Politics in Ghana is heavily influenced by the Christian majority of the population.
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In a series of discussions with journalist Sean O'Hagan, we meet an older, reflective theologically-probing musician, drawn to the Christian qualities of mercy, atonement and forgiveness.
Morrison’s religion and his government’s disastrous attempt to legislate a religious discrimination bill stirred up renewed public debate about the relationship between religion and politics.
Latest figures show that Northern Ireland comprises not just Catholics and Protestants but a third group that defies religious categorisation.
King Charles inherits a multi-faith Britain. An expert explains the monarch’s complicated relationship with religion.
If the All Blacks again fail to fire against Australia in the first Bledisloe Test, perhaps the game’s administrators should take advice from another group of experts entirely.
Narcissism among young people is often associated with selfies and showing off on social media, but it can also take the form of religious expression or fanaticism.
Writers seem to be especially vulnerable in polarized times, when the nuances of works are more likely to be overlooked.
The Chautauqua movement symbolized progressive reformers’ hopes that public learning could create a healthy democracy.
As the US gets less religious, some thinkers warn that it may get more selfish as people engage less with their communities. A team of scholars decided to investigate that concern.
Study shows that so-called “socio-cultural attitudes” are not a plausible explanation for the Muslim penalty.
Media houses fined recently by Nigeria’s Broadcasting Commission for documentaries on terrorism should approach the courts for redress.
Academics and religious leaders address the role of faith and community in managing mental health issues in young people and society as a whole.
Seventy-five years after the partition of India, it’s time to dispel some commonly held misconceptions.
Recent incidents have been read as a campaign against Christians, but other religious groups feel they are targets too.
It is reasonable to expect that any apology from the Pope will be met with mixed responses.
Can you be a woman with agency, be a feminist and have faith? After her marriage breaks down, former Pentecostal preacher Louise Omer travels the world in search of answers.
People are increasingly identifying less with religious tradition and are looking for meaning and identity in the things they love most.
Crystals are part of a larger tradition of metaphysical religions that have a long history in the U.S.
Purity culture is based in sexual abstinence until marriage.
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