On my first day as an Arabic teacher, my school mentor sternly advised me, "Avoid the three taboos: sex, politics, and religion.” When I started teaching Arabic in a public school, I inherited the ...

Religious identity in language education refers to the ways in which learners’ and teachers’ faith traditions shape, interact with and are negotiated through the processes of acquiring, teaching and ...

The sociology of religion examines how religious beliefs, practices and organisations interact with social structures and processes. It addresses the ways in which faith communities shape identities, ...

Most U.S. adults who go to religious services say they’ve recently heard from their clergy about at least one political or social issue.

“We continue to be passionate about fresh light being shed on big questions. Scholars are doing lots of that in countless fields we’re active in—from psychology to history, law to literature—and of ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Former U.S. Sen. John Danforth (R-Missouri) is someone I respect for his keen insights, thoughtful ...

The question of whether science and religion are at odds or generally compatible has long been a topic of interest to philosophers, theologians and scientists, among others. In the Religious Landscape ...

We’ve heard it all before: church attendance is down; seminary enrollment is on a decline; Americans are selecting “none” when asked about religious affiliation—headline after headline declares either ...

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