Göbekli Tepe is now a Unesco world heritage site
An astonishing neolithic ruin shows the incomprehensible variety and power of religion
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Can Christian democracy save America from Trump?
Religious conservatism doesn’t have to be populist. It has played an important role for democracy and dignity in Europe – and can do so in the US, too
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Jesus Was Not White. Here Is Why That Matters
I grew up in a Christian home, where a photo of Jesus hung on my bedroom wall. I still have it. It is schmaltzy and […]
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The God Capsule: Can Psychedelics Prove a Biological Basis for Spirituality?
For a long time in western culture, transcendent consciousness was tightly linked with characters on the spiritual fringe: visionary prophets, ascetic sages, and ecstatic poets. […]
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For Native Americans, a river is more than a ‘person,’ it is also a sacred place
By Rosalyn R. LaPier, Associate Professor of Environmental Studies, The University of Montana. Colorado River. AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File The environmental group Deep Green Resistance […]
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Pope Francis picks ‘fake news’ as theme of upcoming address
Pope Francis plans to address the “fake news” phenomenon early next year, His Holiness announced Friday. “I have chosen this theme for World Communications Day […]
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Social media can be utilized for establishing interfaith harmony
Social media can be utilized as a tool for establishing of interfaith harmony among divided communities. These were the views of the speakers who have […]
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Thousands of Americans to stage anti-bigotry rally
Rally sponsors include more than 20 organisations representing the three monotheistic regions, as well as the Buddhist, Sikh, Hindu, and Bahai communities. The initiative comes […]
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Rafia Zakaria: Why Islam Needs Feminist Voices
When the meeting was over, the Council, under the leadership of its chairman, Maulana Sheerani, issued a press release declaring that a man, under certain […]
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Understanding God’s gift of awe
Regardless of what our material senses may try and tell us, awe is not a chemical reaction but a wholly spiritual response to the infinite […]
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