Religion Tag Archive
A double-edged sword: the power of religion for good and evil
(7 minute read)
Joseph Evans, a Catholic priest, turns a spotlight on religion’s potential for harm as well as good and dares to think the unthinkable – that not all religions are a positive force in society.
Mosque, church or secular space? Hagia Sophia and the battle for modern Turkey
(6 minute read)
When is a museum not a museum? When it was once a cathedral and then a mosque and is now a mosque again as a politician’s attempted ace card to revive his flagging fortunes. Cihan Eroglu reports.
When religious values help fight a virus
(5 minute read)
Hajra Rehman explains the core principles of Islam which have helped keep the pandemic under control in Muslim nations.
When the thirst for power disguises itself as a thirst for God
(6 minute read)
The influence of religious conservatism on Indonesian society is leading to harsh Islamist policies which suppress the freedoms of religious minorities, argues Alexander Arifianto.
Ethno-religious nationalism in an age of anxiety
(9 minute read)
The hijacking of faith by populism is a growing phenomenon around the globe. In this article Nora Fisher-Onar and Ahmet Erdi Öztürk detail the growing influence of ethno-religious nationalist sentiment as a response to the fading promises of 20th century liberalism.
It’s an ill virus that blows nobody any good
(9 minute read)
Richard Bauckham looks back to a Middle Age fair to make sense of the Covid pandemic.
Healthy minds and healthy bodies
(4 minute read)
Ronnie Convery examines the practical steps we can take to keep our lives in balance, not neglecting mind or matter, as we enter a new version of “normal” after lockdown in many parts of the world.
Not just skin-deep: racism’s lasting wounds
(9 minute read)
Joseph Evans finds himself reflecting deeply on the reality of racism during a panel discussion, and discovers new horizons of pain he had never before considered.
Nigeria’s lights and shadows: finding hope in a sea of fanaticism and secularism
(6 minute read)
Joshua Nwachukwu looks at the challenges overlooked by western commentators in the ongoing battle for the soul of Africa.
Immoral Pursuits: the authoritarian manipulation of religious and spiritual values
(8 minute read)
History offers all too many examples of authoritarian rulers using religion for their own oppressive ends, argue Tiare Gatti Mora, Laura Magro and Hajra Rehman. It’s time to make a change.
