What makes a religion a world religion? Is it the number of adherents? Is it the political and social clout of its followers? Is it…
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What is Sikhism?
What are some of the ways in which a religion could be considered to be unique? Their beliefs about the supernatural? Their moral and ethical…
View More What is Sikhism?Religious Resilience in Canada
I’ve written about the state of spirituality and Christianity in Canada before (click here), but Reginald Bibby has just released a fresh analysis called “A…
View More Religious Resilience in CanadaBasic Christianity
In the not too distant past, Canada was considered to be a “Christian nation”. At a practical level however, that designation was often a vague…
View More Basic ChristianityBuddhist Spirituality
When you think of Buddhism, what images or events come to mind? Meditation, the Buddha, monks chanting in a temple, prayer flags on the sides…
View More Buddhist SpiritualityWhat are Sacred Rituals?
When you think of religion or spirituality, what do you think of first? Does your mind recall particular statements of what religious people believe, or…
View More What are Sacred Rituals?Talking about God – would you buy this book?
I need your help. 🙂 If you were at a bookstore (either online or in “real life”), browsing through all of the titles, and you…
View More Talking about God – would you buy this book?How to Read the Bible
Whether at university, church, or somewhere else, I am often asked “How should I read the Bible?”. That is a great question, and one of…
View More How to Read the BibleThe Extinction of Religion
Could religion be headed for extinction or is something else taking its place? In a recent study presented at a meeting of the American Physical…
View More The Extinction of ReligionComparison of World Religions
Have you ever wanted to compare two or three religions side by side, and you wanted more than just a few basic (and already well…
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