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To qualify as a Catholic ‘saint,’ someone must have two miracles credited to them. But how does the church define a miracle in the first place?
The world today needs a critical understanding of religion, not a return to the historical tradition of universities dominated by faith-based study.
Amid controversy over US bishops’ plans to deny Communion to pro-abortion rights Catholics, a scholar of sacramental theology explains the importance of the ritual to members of the church.
The biblical story of the Israelites’ exodus from Egypt is also a historical tale of reparations after enslavement.
Scholars have scoured the works of the great playwright for clues about his faith. A scholar of theology and Shakespeare’s works says it isn’t as simple as that.
The researchers used machine learning to study the 2,000-year-old document.
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.
Nigeria’s religious leaders can shape the environmental worldviews and behaviour of their congregations
If you still haven’t seen this movie about a jazz pianist whose soul goes on a great adventure, it’s about time you did.
The Christian tradition says the Antichrist will come before the end of the world as we know it. So it’s good to know some background on him … or her … or them.
The ancient term ‘acedia’ describes the paradoxical combination of jangling nerves and vague lack of purpose many of us are feeling now. Reviving the label might help.
Church leaders have raised concerns over a COVID-19 vaccine produced using cells derived from aborted foetuses. But the Vatican has already ruled such vaccines ‘morally separate’ from the abortions.
What if the being responsible for creating our world wasn’t God, but some far lesser, far more fallible being like a scientist or video game designer?
Jean Vanier, Catholic founder of L'Arche International, allegedly had abusive sexual relationships. Religious tolerance for the veneration of male leaders may be partly to blame.
The big questions don’t get much bigger. After the Lisbon earthquake killed thousands, philosopher Voltaire took aim at Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz and skewered his view that God is good.
What is God’s plan? Whether the faithful pray harder, accept their fate or feel safe from harm depends on their interpretation of Divine Providence.
Two precious manuscripts hidden in a bank vault survived the Allied bombing of Dresden, but one wound up in Soviet hands — until it was smuggled home.
By practising double standards, Conservative Christians are missing the point of the scriptures.
Theologian Franz Bibfeldt may never have lived, but his legacy continues in many important ways – most of all not to take ourselves too seriously.
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Emeritus Professor in the History of Religious Thought, The University of Queensland
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Senior Lecturer in Theology, Australian Catholic University
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Professor of Theology, Australian Catholic University
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Emeritus Professor, University of South Australia
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Associate professor, UNSW Sydney
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Chancellor's Professor of Medicine, Liberal Arts, and Philanthropy, Indiana University
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Emeritus Faculty, Australian National University
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Honorary Fellow, School of Historical and Philosophical Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Lecturer of Religion, University of Sydney
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Professor of Organisation Studies, University of Bristol
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Emeritus Professor - Theology. Ethics & Education, University of Newcastle
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Research Fellow in Digital Theology, Director of CODEC Research Centre, Durham University
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Professor Emerita of Religious Studies, College of the Holy Cross
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Director, Centre for Religious Studies, Monash University
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Emeritus Professor of Christian Studies, University of Cape Town
