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Northern Ireland’s Orange Order will take to the streets on July 12 to commemorate a Protestant military victory. A scholar explains why this year the risk of unrest is heightened.
The presence of pig bones in a refuse dump from Islamic Iberia can tell you a lot about who was doing the eating back then.
Kentucky lawmakers are trying to make the state the 21st to enact a ban on conversion therapy. In states that are ‘silent’ on the issue, nonprofessionals are allowed to continue the harmful practice.
A public monument, a place of memory and a crumbling testament to how far we’ve come. A centuries old church in windy Suffolk, England, is a world away.
Unless there are safety reasons for outdoor weddings, it would be far better for local authorities to focus resources on making more slots available
Mandaeans are followers of ancient Gnostic religion, whose traditional homeland was the region of Iraq and Iran. Today, this small minority lives in many parts of the world, including the US.
Critics who ignore or simply miss the Jewishness of the ‘Schitt’s Creek’ characters fail to appreciate this key aspect of the show’s inclusive reach and appeal to diverse viewers.
Religion affects how people regard qualities like benevolence, kindness, conformity and fairness even after they stop practicing religion.
The SBC is meeting amid divisions, controversy and dwindling numbers. But in pushing rhetoric over its theological mission, the denomination is tapping into a history of white supremacy.
Anti-atheism is ingrained in American politics. A refusal to remove outdated language from state Constitutions perpetuates this prejudice.
A survey of over 3,000 students found that how much students’ appreciation of gay, lesbian and bisexual people increased during college varied by their school’s religious affiliation.
The Nigerian government must design more interventions to improve education, employment opportunities and the economy in order to control the country’s population growth.
Banning the kirpan because it resembles a knife heads Australia down a path of religion free schools.
Fox News viewers sway religious. A dive into who exactly is watching shows that it is a favorite among white evangelicals, Mormons and members of the Eastern Orthodox Church.
Over the past 15 years there’s been a revival of young people - mostly Christians - participating in traditional masquerades, despite these being branded as pagan.
Public health officials and religious conservatives fought over church closures. Data now shows that those who attended worship more frequently in the pandemic reported higher rates of the virus.
Traumatic events can make people question assumptions about their lives, including their spiritual beliefs.
Excommunicating a church member, like ‘canceling’ someone on social media, serves to cleanse the body politic of behavior deemed damaging, suggests a scholar of political theology.
Famine was a constant threat during biblical times. The authors of the Old Testament used it to explain God’s wrath, but also as a narrative device.
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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 adalah Sahabat 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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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
