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A journalist coined ‘the Bible Belt’ 100 years ago – it’s been oversimplifying the South ever since
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (716+ words) “Look No Further!” a billboard on the side of the highway beckons, drawing my gaze toward the red cover of a Bible. “You Are Worthy of Redemption!” Not far away, another sign urges me to “Keep Christ in Christmas.” Then…...
Religion, power and politics: what’s behind the violent attacks on Ethiopia’s Orthodox Tewahedo Church
1+ week, 5+ day ago (607+ words) Managing religious affairs in Ethiopia is crucial for national cohesion and broader peacebuilding processes....
Most Westerners know Buddhism through meditation, but everyday Buddhist life looks quite different in Thai temples
2+ week, 5+ day ago (735+ words) I recently returned from leading an educational program in Thailand focusing on how Buddhists practice the religion in their day-to-day lives. The participants – Buddhist practitioners from North America and Europe – wanted to deepen their understanding and practice of the religion....
Along Nigeria’s ‘spiritual highway’, prayer camps create a new urban future
3+ week, 2+ day ago (974+ words) The highway between Lagos and Ibadan was built in 1978 at the height of Nigeria’s oil boom. Lagos is the country’s largest city, with an estimated population of over 20 million, and Ibadan the third-largest and home to a globally renowned university....
With religious hostility surging in Australia, we need to rethink our approach to religious education
3+ week, 5+ day ago (891+ words) My research has found religious education can encourage critical thinking in children, instil kindness and tolerance, and help expand students’ worldviews....
Pauline Hanson calls Australia ‘Judeo-Christian’. But the term is a meaningless modern invention
4+ week, 2+ day ago (815+ words) One Nation leader Pauline Hanson argues Australia is “predominately a Judeo-Christian society” and should live under “one cultural umbrella”. The term “Judeo-Christian” is shorthand, here, for a set of values that privilege Western culture. As a term, it explicitly excludes…...
Australians have said they have ‘no religion’ on every census we’ve had – and it is growing every year
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (857+ words) When I sit down to fill in my first Australian Census in 2026, one question I will be watching closely is a familiar one. Back home in India, “What is your religion?” was never really a question – although it is asked…...
The financial dilemma that wound up helping US churches thrive
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (508+ words) By many measures, Americans are growing less religious: Since 2007, for example, the percentage of people who pray daily has dropped, while the “unaffiliated” have grown to 29%. But those numbers can distract from just how much faith still matters in American…...
The enduring legacy of Kashmir’s poet-saints who built bridges between faiths
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (957+ words) What is overlooked in this coverage is Kashmir’s immense artistic, intellectual and spiritual heritage, one shaped by centuries of interreligious and intercultural exchange. As a scholar of Sufism – traditions within Islam that emphasize inner transformation, love of God and a…...
Accepting free will doesn’t exist could make us less hateful and ashamed
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (537+ words) Importantly, even if we don’t believe in free will, our sense of accountability stays intact, according to new research....