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The Online Centre for Religious Studies promotes and facilitates the academic study of religion for all.

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I’d like to say I planned for this to come out on #International_Womens_Day to celebrate two wonderful women in RE but it’s just a wonderful coincidence

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Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad (aba), the Worldwide Head of the #Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, is to make his keynote address shortly at the #PeaceSymposiumUK. A diverse audience, including Muslims and non-Muslim friends in the audience. Watch it live here: youtube.com/live/nmEaQQFkq…

Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad (aba), the Worldwide Head of the #Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, is to make his keynote address shortly at the #PeaceSymposiumUK. A diverse audience, including Muslims and non-Muslim friends in the audience. Watch it live here: youtube.com/live/nmEaQQFkq…
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The International Church of Cannabis is a religious group based in Denver, Colorado, USA, which uses cannabis during its ceremonies in order to help members have a better understanding of themselves. understandingreligion.org.uk/p/internationa…

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Caodaism emerged in Vietnam during the 1920s and based its structure on that of the Roman Catholic Church, but drew its principles and practices from Buddhism, Daoism, Christianity, and Confucianism. understandingreligion.org.uk/p/caodaism/

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Strictly sociological studies of soteriology, or occasional adventures in understanding expressive imagination? Are you a softie for stories, or are you all about the data? What makes you tick might make us tick - what a schtick! Come tell us things. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

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New gifts launch projects and experiential learning in Sikh studies at University of California news.ucsc.edu/2024/03/sikh-s… via UC Santa Cruz

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As we enter the world of religious studies, we do so as conditioned individuals, with our own background and history, as well as the inherited values of the society within which we were raised. understandingreligion.org.uk/p/bias-context…

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Looking for Religious Education resources? We’ve got you covered! Something missing? Tag it here and we’ll add it to the list 🥰 understandingreligion.org.uk/tags/religious… AULRE Tweets @nasacre AREIAC NATRE RE Hubs RE Today Services #RE #REChatUK

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The seven dimensions of religion are a framework for exploring and understanding religion, developed by the Scottish scholar of religion, Ninian Smart. Read more here 👉 understandingreligion.org.uk/p/seven-dimens…

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To claim that a location, structure, or geographical feature is sacred is to assert that it is set apart and regarded with special reverence… Read more here 👉 understandingreligion.org.uk/p/what-makes-a…

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Guess who’s going to be on the Muslim Women Talk Ramadan podcast tomorrow…? It’s a brilliant conversation with some real gems. I absolutely do not cry at the end. Subscribe to get it as soon as it drops and catch up on last week’s fab ep w/ Sayeeda Warsi audioboom.com/channels/51283…

Guess who’s going to be on the Muslim Women Talk Ramadan podcast tomorrow…? It’s a brilliant conversation with some real gems. I absolutely do not cry at the end. Subscribe to get it as soon as it drops and catch up on last week’s fab ep w/ <a href="/SayeedaWarsi/">Sayeeda Warsi</a>  audioboom.com/channels/51283…
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Share your thoughts and help shape the future development of the OCRS! The 2024 OCRS survey is open until 31 March, you can access it here: forms.gle/VwxYBaFhQLtbTi…

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Judith & Wonder Woman both exemplify the power & danger of female beauty in male imaginations, but they also have the potential to offer more liberatory understandings. Read Judith and Wonder Woman by Jessica Tinklenberg buff.ly/3wEhbjz #WomensHistoryMonth Women Bible Scholars

Judith &amp; Wonder Woman both exemplify the power &amp; danger of female beauty in male imaginations, but they also have the potential to offer more liberatory understandings. Read Judith and Wonder Woman by Jessica Tinklenberg buff.ly/3wEhbjz #WomensHistoryMonth <a href="/Women_Scholars/">Women Bible Scholars</a>
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The Anand Karaj (Sikh marriage ceremony) is one of the life stages outlined with specific sentiments and ceremonies for Sikhs. Its procedures have received increased attention in recent years as a major community issue. These discussions revolve mainly around the right to

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Jumping for joy in the turbine hall at the Tate Modern for Open Iftar 👏 #OpenIftar Bringing Muslims and non-Muslims together to enjoy a wonderful iftari meal (after a day of Ramadan fasting), provided by Comptoir Libanais, thank you Tony Kitous طوني كتوس ⵜⵓⵏⵢ ⴽⵉⵜⵓⵓⵙ 😋 Interfaith yumminess for one

Jumping for joy in the turbine hall at the Tate Modern for <a href="/OpenIftar/">Open Iftar</a> 👏 #OpenIftar 

Bringing Muslims and non-Muslims together to enjoy a wonderful iftari meal (after a day of Ramadan fasting), provided by Comptoir Libanais, thank you <a href="/tonykitous/">Tony Kitous طوني كتوس ⵜⵓⵏⵢ ⴽⵉⵜⵓⵓⵙ</a> 😋

Interfaith yumminess for one
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One of the key aspects of religion – particularly in public discourse – is the relationship between 'organised religion' and small groups of devotees lead by charismatic individuals, commonly referred to as cults. Read more here 👉 understandingreligion.org.uk/p/cult

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Buddhism is a family of traditions which trace their lineage back to a figure known as Siddartha Gautama, a man who discovered a means of escape from the suffering of existence. Read more here 👉 understandingreligion.org.uk/p/buddhism/

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The online course “Introduction to Sabad Kirtan” is based on traditional style of Kirtan learning. Explore the basics of Sabad Kirtan including the relationship between Gurbani and Rags, fundamentals of vocal singing, rhythm (tal), notation system and learn simran of Satinam

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Please consider proposing a paper or panel for the next British Association for the Study of Religions conference at Leeds. #BASR #Religion basr.ac.uk/2024/03/19/bas…