Many think that violence is central to religion, but some scholars argue it’s meaningless to single out religion rather than socio-economic factors when assessing violent acts.
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In the great reformer’s eyes, if you didn’t love a rousing tune you deserved only “the music of the pigs”.
Historical accounts of Martin Luther skew or ignore debates about religion and make him hardly recognizable as a pastor and preacher. But his theology changed Europe.
Just what are we celebrating when we imagine an Augustinian friar nailing a document to a church door?
University degrees perform the same function in 2017 as indulgences did in 1517.
Most religions are populated by an impressive cadre of ghosts, gods, spirits and angels.
Martin Luther has always given the country a chance to examine itself. Half a millennium on, the picture is more complex than ever.
Both systems are dangerous in the wrong hands.
We still live in a violent world – and the Bible can help children understand it.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu is first and foremost, a spiritual leader, a man of deep prayer. This motivated his participation in supporting South Africa’s liberation struggle.
Their quest to find ‘something bigger’ to devote our lives to is only a superficial change from religion – and it ignores the psychological reality of our ever-changing self.
Even if secular law changes to allow same-sex couples to marry, churches are protected by religious freedom to choose who they will - or will not - marry.
Arguments over religion miss the point that we have religious urges, whether or not we think they are justified.
Historically, there have been numerous cultural manifestations of austerity that shed light on its enduring appeal.
A scholar argues that like many sacred books, the popular television show encourages men and women to reflect on their lives and choices.
Turkey’s humanitarian response to Rohingya’s crisis highlights President Erdoğan ambition to appear as a world champion for Muslim rights.
Logic, science and critical thinking are working miracles for non-believers.
For a century, Brazil’s Catholic Church has sent holy statues out to parishioners’ homes. A new study finds that these visits create a local subeconomy, benefitting families and the church.
Nuns offer a unique insight into how work is divided between the sexes and rewarded accordingly.
What are the implications of the ‘instant divorce’ ban in India? Will it provoke a wider re-evaluation of India’s Muslim family laws, that affect millions of women?
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Emeritus Professor in the History of Religious Thought, The University of Queensland
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Visiting Research Fellow University of Chester, University of Chester
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Research fellow at Alfred Deakin Institute, Deakin University
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Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Texas State University
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Director of the Wesley Centre for Theology, Ethics, and Public Policy & Associate Professor, New Testament, Pilgrim Theological College, University of Divinity
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Vice-Chancellor, University of Divinity
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Senior Lecturer, The University of Western Australia
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Emeritus Professor of Sociology, Monash University
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Timothy W. Jones adalah Sahabat The Conversation.
Associate Professor in History, La Trobe University
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Senior lecturer, Australian Catholic University
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Senior Lecturer in Religious Studies, Western Sydney University
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Associate Professor in Sociology, Deakin University
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Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology and Legal Studies, University of Waterloo
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Senior Lecturer in Biblical and Religious Studies, University of Sheffield
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
