As well as his 95 Theses, Luther took on the awesome challenge of a new German translation of the Bible in which he set out to challenge both doctrinal and social beliefs.
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We still live in a violent world – and the Bible can help children understand it.
Trust Me, I’m An Expert: Episode 1
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In this episode of Trust Me I'm An Expert, we're wading into the same-sex marriage debate with experts on the Bible and the law, and fact-checking claims that kids do best with a mother and a father.
Raising the status of the African languages to that of official languages in South Africa post-1994 led to an explosion of translation and interpreting work in local and foreign languages.
Many religions see natural disasters as divine punishment. But, a scholar argues, it’s not that simple.
Textual analysis using the digitised text of this 4th-century manuscript has established its authenticity.
For Christian groups to claim the Bible speaks against same-sex marriage is simply a misreading of biblical values.
Psalm 137 – best known for its opening line, ‘By the Rivers of Babylon’ – is a 2,500-year-old Hebrew psalm that deals with the Jewish exile and is remembered each year on Tisha B’av.
The name has become a byword for promiscuity and falsehood – typical of patriarchal readings of the Bible.
Frederick Douglass used the words of Psalm 137 in his famous speech, ‘What to a Slave is the Fourth of July?’ For centuries, this poem has resonated with writers and composers on how humans deal with trauma.
As Harry Potter turns 20, a scholar says protesters who try to censor books do not trust young readers to discern the difference between fantasy and reality. But why?
The Book of Exodus is a provocative work that sees children retelling the biblical tale.
There is nothing inherently Christian about the so-called traditional arrangement of the nuclear family.
There are over eight million Jehovah’s Witnesses in 240 countries worldwide. They have no political affiliations and they renounce violence. However, they have been easy targets for many governments.
Women are constantly implicitly blamed, both in the Bible and in contemporary culture, for their rape.
In countries that identify predominantly as Christian, scripture and its interpretations carry serious sociopolitical weight.
Among the Christians of the Middle East, the largest number – some eight million or so – is of Egypt’s Copts. Here’s their story.
In the early 19th century Catholics were persecuted for refusing to participate in Protestant Bible reading in schools. In many schools, those opting out of Bible classes are harassed, even today.
Here’s what DNA analysis of relics purported to be from Jesus or his family can actually tell us.
A scholar explains how mercy could be a simple act of opening oneself to those with opposing views.
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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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Visiting Research Fellow University of Chester, University of Chester
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Professor of Religious Studies, College of the Holy Cross
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Associate Professor of Religious Studies and Jewish Studies, University of Colorado Boulder
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Senior Lecturer in Biblical and Religious Studies, University of Sheffield
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Associate Professor (New Testament Studies), University of Divinity
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Cadbury Professor of Theology, University of Birmingham
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Professor of Religious Studies, Michigan State University
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Professor of Law & Walter H. Stowers Chair of Law and Religion, Michigan State University
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Research Fellow in Digital Theology, Director of CODEC Research Centre, Durham University
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Assistant Professor of Intellectual Heritage, Temple University
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PhD Candidate in Biblical Studies and Queer Theory, University of Sheffield
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Professor of American Literature and Religion, University of Victoria
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Professor of Sociology, Biola University
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Professor Emerita of Religious Studies, College of the Holy Cross
