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The majority of the world’s population identifies with a religion – could their faith be used to save the planet?
Fitness and religion make a potent combination, one people have explored for centuries.
What is shamanism, who practises it and what does it involve?
In a fraught and complex situation the Catholic Church sought to mediate the conflict where it could, but drew much ire and criticism for not doing enough.
Transforming finance could help businesses become more compassionate and inclusive.
Research shows that religious people who actively participate in religious gatherings tend to have a more positive experience of Christmas, with expectations largely fulfilled.
Water is sacred in many religious traditions, holding power that can also be dangerous.
Stormzy’s new album contains some deeply personal reflections on faith.
Chaplains have always provided spiritual care outside traditional houses of worship, but their significance is growing as Americans’ religious identities change.
Liberal schools of thought largely inform how Muslims are viewed across Europe, research finds.
Bias-motivated attacks became a distinct crime in the 1980s. But police investigate only a fraction of the roughly 200,000 hate crimes reported each year – and even fewer ever make it to court.
A look at whether modern Buddhists adhere to the faith’s original religious principles or simply guilty of a cherrypicking cultural appropriation that turns religion into a fad.
Far from an extension of our secular Halloween, this Mexican celebration is a deeply religious custom with its own rituals, folklore and history.
Religious belief in the devil may have declined, but western demons are alive and well in popular culture and contemporary politics.
Inviting Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh – notorious for its role in violent conflicts between Hindus and Muslims in India – could help kickstart a global movement of improved interfaith relations.
Rosaries are meant to be used wherever, whenever – and each one tells a story.
Politics in Ghana is heavily influenced by the Christian majority of the population.
In a series of discussions with journalist Sean O'Hagan, we meet an older, reflective theologically-probing musician, drawn to the Christian qualities of mercy, atonement and forgiveness.
Morrison’s religion and his government’s disastrous attempt to legislate a religious discrimination bill stirred up renewed public debate about the relationship between religion and politics.
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Emeritus Professor in the History of Religious Thought, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor, New Testament, & Inaugural Director of The Wesley Centre for Theology, Ethics, and Public Policy, University of Divinity
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Research Fellow, Middle East Studies, Deakin University
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Commissioning Editor, Health + Medicine and Host of Strange Health podcast, The Conversation
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Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Texas State University
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Associate Director, Yindyamarra Trust, Charles Sturt University
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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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Associate Professor in History, La Trobe University
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Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Theology and Philosophy, Australian Catholic University
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Associate Professor in Sociology, Deakin University
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Senior Lecturer in Biblical and Religious Studies, University of Sheffield
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Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology and Legal Studies, University of Waterloo
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Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Western Sydney University
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Lecturer in Religion, York St John University