Under Jewish law the preservation of human life is a cardinal commandment: both suicide and self-endangerment are forbidden.
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New legislation undermines the institution on the island – and creates division.
In his new book, Philip Pullman, once again tackles religion as an oppressive institution. On another level, he continues the quest for explaining human consciousness.
By placing institutional abuse within its larger context, the royal commission has made the prevention and identification of child sex offending a collective responsibility.
Belief in miracles such as the virgin birth of Jesus are surprisingly persistent – even in the 21st century.
By drawing on common values, faith communities can take a lead in making cities fairer, safer, accessible and affordable for all.
Passionate musicians in Western India are committed to “break down the walls” of hate built by opportunistic politics between religious communities.
Before you reach for that checkbook or give to a charity online, pause to think about what makes a cause good in the first place.
As Americans make decisions about year-end giving, how much of it will be influenced by their faith?
There’s still far too much we don’t know about hate crimes in the US – and that affects how we study and enforce these crimes.
Is the Grail the chalice from the Last Supper – or the Crucifixion? Does it contain the elixir of life? Or is it Mary Magdalene’s womb?
In the shadow of Trump-era cross-border discrimination, an early-stage scholar reflects on the meaning of religious diversity and his act of resistance by boycotting conference travel to the U.S.
Contemporary terrorism is rooted in a form of political violence dating from the French Revolution. It is rooted in social facts and is now evolving on a global scale.
Millennial Canadians are identifying themselves as spiritual, but not religious. This entails the desire to develop inner knowledge and to embody the virtues of compassion, empathy and open-heartedness.
There needs to be an urgent debate on the education of Muslim pupils in British schools, but this seems impossible in the current climate.
Family support, being valued in their own homes and enjoying strong support from their social structures helped instill lesbians in a conservative South African province with a strong sense of self.
Its real purpose is to subsume Judaism and exclude Islam.
Women clergy are still fighting a battle for acceptance in the church.
Three minutes of bland and uncontroversial radio which doesn’t reflect the passion and complexity of religion.
Religions tend to portray God as deeply concerned with humans, yet we seem hugely unimportant in the vast scheme of things.
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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 is a Friend of 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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