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Worshippers gather at the New Life Prayer Centre and Church. The head of the Church was recently arrested. Photo by SIMON MAINA/AFP via Getty Images

May 9, 2023

Kenya cult deaths: a new era in the battle against religious extremism

Fathima Azmiya Badurdeen, Technical University of Mombasa

Both cults and violent extremist movements have similar push and pull factors at the individual level.

October 30, 2019

Hell, no! Halloween is not ‘satanic’ – it’s an important way to think about death

Robyn J. Whitaker

While some conservative Christians view Halloween as “devil worship”, finding a way to honour the dead is an important tradition in our generally death-denying society.

Johnny Depp as Gellert Grindelwald. Jaap Buitendijk, photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures

October 23, 2018

Fantastic Beasts: Grindelwald, dark fantasies and secret societies

Marta Cobb, University of Leeds

The latest film from the wizarding world JK Rowling echoes ancient themes of covens and devil worship.

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Marta Cobb
Teaching Fellow in Medieval Studies, University of Leeds
Robyn J. Whitaker
Director of the Wesley Centre for Theology, Ethics, and Public Policy & Associate Professor, New Testament, Pilgrim Theological College, University of Divinity
Fathima Azmiya Badurdeen
Lecturer, Department of Social Sciences, Technical University of Mombasa

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