Bill Maher and Sam Harris: Racism, Critique, Theology and Islamophobia – Khalidah Ali
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Bill Maher and Sam Harris: Racism, Critique, Theology and Islamophobia – Khalidah Ali

Feb 20, 2015 | No Comments

In the now-infamous episode of “Real Time with Bill Maher,” politically and socially charged topics such as purported violent tendencies in Islamic belief and practice, racism, Islamophobia, and defining the “essential essence” of religion were hotly debated

The Creativity of Place and the Place of Creativity – Emily Macrae

The Creativity of Place and the Place of Creativity – Emily Macrae

Jan 31, 2015 | No Comments

On an October morning in 2014, I found a community at Critical Creativities: Policy, Performance, Diversity and the Arts in the GTA, a research workshop hosted by the University of Toronto’s Religion in the Public Sphere Initiative.

Married Magdalene? A Four-Part Series – Anna Cwikla
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Married Magdalene? A Four-Part Series – Anna Cwikla

Jan 13, 2015 | No Comments

This is the first article in a four-part series exploring The Lost Gospel: Decoding the Ancient Text that Reveals Jesus’ Marriage to Mary the Magdalene. 

Link Roundup: October 2014

Link Roundup: October 2014

Oct 28, 2014 | No Comments
Evil Concentrated and Dissipated: Boko Haram and the Politics of Evil – Cathryn van Kessel
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Evil Concentrated and Dissipated: Boko Haram and the Politics of Evil – Cathryn van Kessel

Sep 15, 2014 | No Comments

“…the religiously loaded term “evil” served a noble purpose in strengthening the public support for action, and yet contributed to a catharsis that has prevented the general public from examining systemic issues in both Nigeria and Canada.”