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Category Archives: Religion
‘Could populism and nationalism be a parallel to religious revivals?’
Economist Matt Lowe writes in a new paper: Cultural beliefs usually evolve slowly, but during times of religious revival, beliefs change rapidly. During the two-year Welsh Revival of 1904-5, roughly 6% of the adult population converted to Christianity, after decades … Continue reading
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Science Envy in Theories of Religion
Aaron W. Hughes published in 2010: In the recently published Contemporary Theories of Religion (Stausberg; 2009, hereafter CTR), at least 9 of the 15 chapters are devoted to theories that interpret and/or explain religion from perspectives that can loosely be … Continue reading
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Where this show is better than the New York Times (4-16-24)
The New York Times and the rest of the elite media consistently put out more compelling articles than I do, but in their abundance of production, they often create more confusion than clarity. Why is this? Does it have something … Continue reading
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The Side Effects Of Religion, Recovery, Wellness, Exercise (3-31-24)
01:00 Everything comes with side effects04:30 Does Mindfulness Meditation Work for ADHD, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFJBwdpSPmU23:00 The Emergence Of Conspirituality, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=15432224:00 Guardian: The dark side of wellness: the overlap between spiritual thinking and far-right conspiracies, https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/oct/17/eva-wiseman-conspirituality-the-dark-side-of-wellness-how-it-all-got-so-toxic25:00 Getting Too Good at the Wrong Thing, … Continue reading
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