The genre of contemporary Christian music has been around for decades, but the line between CCM and secular pop music has always been blurry.
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Latina women hold few top leadership positions in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but their contributions help keep congregations going.
From the earliest years of Christianity, some people have been recognised as having lived exceptionally holy lives.
Christian nationalist ideas are about more than simply being religious and patriotic. They form a worldview about how the nation should be structured and who belongs there.
Religious belief in the devil may have declined, but western demons are alive and well in popular culture and contemporary politics.
Rosaries are meant to be used wherever, whenever – and each one tells a story.
Politics in Ghana is heavily influenced by the Christian majority of the population.
If you think of Latino voters as left-leaning Catholics, think again.
Many Republicans have wrestled with whether to embrace Donald Trump and his brash political style. Latter-day Saints are an especially telling example.
In a series of discussions with journalist Sean O'Hagan, we meet an older, reflective theologically-probing musician, drawn to the Christian qualities of mercy, atonement and forgiveness.
College can be a time to interact with people with different worldviews, but meaningful exchanges often require intent.
Morrison’s religion and his government’s disastrous attempt to legislate a religious discrimination bill stirred up renewed public debate about the relationship between religion and politics.
Catholics, Protestants and Eastern Orthodox Christians recognize the authority of the ‘fathers’ to guide teaching on doctrinal issues.
Thousands gathered to express their collective identity and desire to preserve the nation’s political and religious heritage – and to uphold what they saw as the rightful outcome of the 2020 election.
Popes’ roles have changed over time. Some periods produced plenty of saintly popes, while others are notorious for the opposite.
Not only is the claim that sexuality is central to Christian orthodoxy dubious, but it’s unclear same-sex sexuality has always been condemned by the church.
Augustine’s Confessions has become a modern classic because it feels so immediate and familiar to our current desire for self-understanding.
Samaritans still live in Israel, where they are often caught between Israeli and Palestinian identities.
Rituals of rest and contemplation are woven into many religious traditions around the world.
Non-racialism is one of the unexamined dogmas of the governing ANC, which has never fully understood how white racism functions.
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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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Professor Emerita of Religious Studies, College of the Holy Cross
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Visiting Research Fellow University of Chester, University of Chester
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Emeritus Professor in the History of Religious Thought, The University of Queensland
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Senior Lecturer in Biblical and Religious Studies, University of Sheffield
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Professor of Religious Studies, College of the Holy Cross
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Associate Professor of Women and Gender Studies & Jewish Studies, University of Colorado Boulder
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Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Texas State University
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Associate Professor (New Testament Studies), University of Divinity
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Assistant Professor of Intellectual Heritage, Temple University
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President, Institute for Advanced Catholic Studies, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Reader in Social Sciences, Edge Hill University
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Associate Professor of Religious Studies and Jewish Studies, University of Colorado Boulder
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