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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Category: Spirituality
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…
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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…
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Basic 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…
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Buddhist 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…
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You Lost Me
Have you drifted away from Christianity and/or the church? I have been reading the book You Lost Me by David Kinnaman, and I have been…
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Studying Religion
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…
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How to study religion
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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What is Advent?
Have you ever noticed that the anticipation of an event can often be almost as exciting as the event itself? For example, think of the…
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What 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…
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