One page fragment was found in West Germany in a shop adjacent to stalls selling spiced wine and cuckoo clocks in a busy Christmas market.
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Trees that produce resin for frankincense and myrrh – used for thousands of years in healthcare, worship and trade – are facing collapsing populations.
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Academics reflect on books on topical issues in Nigeria that they read in 2021.
Lots of families wrestle with how – and whether – to celebrate both Hanukkah and Christmas.
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Many in PNG have access to the vaccine, even in the remotest corners of the country. But the problem is a deep-seated fear of the vaccine.
The Reformation’s leading figures had diverse views, and some might have recognized themselves in “spiritual but not religious” people today.
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Part of the Christian tradition of Allhallowtide, All Souls’ Day – or the Day of the Dead – takes on special meaning as COVID changes the way we think about life and death.
Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki speaks at an anti-lockdown protest in Auckland.
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Pentecostalism puts its faith in the Holy Spirit more than Pfizer, but there are signs the fast-growing religious movement is not totally immune to scientific reason.
Islam, Buddhism and Hinduism are among the fastest-growing religions in Australia. But the media still struggle to include different faith leaders or the necessary nuance in religion reporting.
For centuries, societies have used visions of the afterlife to discipline people’s behavior.
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Ancient Christian and Jewish texts threatened women with hellfire if they stepped out of line – and those terrifying visions still resonate in U.S. society today.
The U.S. Supreme Court has allowed Texas’ abortion restrictions to take effect.
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The Supreme Court declined to rule on a Texas law that bans all abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. However, abortion and contraception were quite common among pre-modern Christians.
Many of the organizations helping refugees resettle are faith-based groups.
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Members of Christ Church in Moscow, Idaho, protest an order to either socially distance or wear a face mask in public.
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A controversial pastor is aiming to convert a town of 25,000 people as part of grand expansion plans. A scholar says the congregation’s influence is growing.
Communion – including drinking the symbolic blood of Christ – is a spiritual act, not a medical cure. To argue otherwise is a dangerous corruption of Christian belief.
Most religions emphasize rest and contemplation.
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Most religions have periods of rest incorporated into their practice. Medical science has affirmed that short periods of contemplation can have benefits for one’s physical and mental health.
Director of the Wesley Centre for Theology, Ethics, and Public Policy & Associate Professor, New Testament, Pilgrim Theological College, University of Divinity