Faith, religious institutions and spirituality are all part and parcel of American life. But they are often misunderstood. Our new section casts light on these topics from scholars across the U.S.
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Articles on Bible
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A scholar quotes Biblical passages to show how the text affirms – strongly and unequivocally – the obligation to treat strangers with dignity and hospitality.
Jesus wasn’t the only son of a god in ancient times. And, as you’d expect, divine offspring tended to be high achievers.
The nativity offers an enticing opportunity to discover how words and interpretations have shaped the story and our understanding of it.
No other nation has conjoined business success and piety quite like America has. Is Donald Trump’s election a strange perversion of this tradition?
Want to know why Hillary isn’t president? Just turn to the Bible.
Younger evangelicals have a very different view of their faith.Their perspective on issues such as immigration and economic inequality differs widely from that of the religious right.
Humans have invented many technologies to survive better – spears, pots, calculators, even language. With language, however, the raw material used to fashion the technology is the human body itself.
A lot of people thought America’s religious right was losing its mojo – but it’s still got the wherewithal to build a $172m ark.
We need to change our outlook if we are going to improve international relations.
The popular TV series encourages us to question how we understand identity and community in light of religion.
How do you bring someone back from the dead?
Has it really always been an absolute no no?
Jesus’ faithful companion is often cast as reformed sinner, but she may have been anything but.
Many biblical women have suffered from centuries of bad press. So what were they really like?
Judas has had a 2,000-year raw deal. Here’s why it’s time for a rethink.
Lent is inextricably linked to Jesus’s 40 days in the wilderness, right? In fact, it’s not that simple.
In offering to open church buildings across Australia as places of sanctuary for asylum seekers, church leaders are appealing to an ancient notion of how we should treat people in need of protection.
There are, after all, two very different candidates…
It’s regarded as a Biblical myth, but what the magi are supposed to have seen is rooted in astronomy.
Top contributors
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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
