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The long history of silent meditation retreats and the individuals who helped shape them
8+ hour, 17+ min ago (901+ words) Associate Professor of Religious Studies, University of South Carolina Daniel M. Stuart does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond…...
Synagogue attack: the Manchester I know – by antisemitism researcher and Mancunian Jew
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (770+ words) Tony Kushner does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment. University of Southampton provides funding as…...
What is Christian Reconstructionism − and why it matters in US politics
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (939+ words) Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Dayton Art Jipson does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic…...
How Bluey uses religious parables to teach lessons we all need
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (930+ words) PhD Candidate in Ancient Linguistics, School of Theology, Faculty of Arts and Education, Charles Sturt University Sarah Lawson does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article,…...
Hanukkah celebrates both an ancient military victory and a miracle of light – modern Jews can pick from either tradition
3+ mon, 5+ day ago (1136+ words) Emanuel Ringelblum Professor in Jewish History, University of California, Davis Joshua Shanes does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations…...
What Yiddish literature reveals about Canada’s diverse canon and multilingual identity
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (879+ words) Regan Lipes does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment. MacEwan University provides funding as a…...
How the spiritual sound of the shofar shapes the Jewish new year – a Jewish studies scholar explains
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (939+ words) Professor of Philosophy, University of Denver Sarah Pessin does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment....
The Melbourne butcher’s son who converted to Judaism and guided 10,000 lives in death
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (1217+ words) Janine Schloss is affiliated with Melbourne Jewish Book Week as a Program Manager. Ariel writes that anyone living in the Melbourne Jewish community during this period would "for better or worse" have had something to do with the working-class butcher's…...
The paradox of pluralism: How college shapes students’ views of other religions
7+ mon, 2+ day ago (567+ words) Assistant Professor of Jewish Studies and Sociology, Tulane University Associate Director, Mandel Center for Studies in Jewish Education, Brandeis University Brandeis University provides funding as a member of The Conversation US. Students at elite universities tend to talk a good…...
Germany’s young Jewish and Muslim writers are speaking for themselves – exploring immigrant identity beyond stereotypes
8+ mon, 4+ week ago (643+ words) Carol Kahn Strauss Fellow in Jewish Studies at the American Academy in Berlin, Professor of German and American Literature, University of South Carolina Agnes Mueller does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or…...