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Talking about God

How to study religion (and God)

I am not a plumber. I don’t have any skills that even remotely look like what a plumber would have. Whenever I encounter a plumbing…

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Religious Resilience in Canada

mark July 31, 2012 1 Comment Canada Christianity demographics religion sociology spirituality statistics

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…

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Studying Religion

mark January 27, 2012 No Comments anthropology education psychology religion sociology world religions

A couple of weeks ago we explored one way to study religion: literary criticism. This week we will expand our understanding to include more than…