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...religions also provide frameworks for how to live a good and moral or ethical life (although what counts as ‘moral’ or ‘immoral’ differs between religions and often changes within a religion over time). The range of ideas about living well, however, also poses a problem for psychology researchers who, unlike religious leaders or ancient philosophers, are not...

...religion, disability, sexuality or parenthood status...Session 2: Understanding yourself and others: how identities shape and develop: 4 Identity and culture - One of the first steps you can take is to begin to understand your own unique identity. This will enable you to recognise that you see and interpret the world in a particular way. The next activity will help you...

...Religion also influences population growth, because it often promotes large families, which increase the number of people in their faith and encourage a stronger community. Some religions will even forbid the use of contraceptives by their followers, pretty much ensuring large families. And there are cultural influences that promote large families too. Having children...

...religion”. But a visit to a Polish hospice sparked a “revolution in [her] brain”. Then she understood that palliative care is total care, she says, something that covers “all physical, psychological, spiritual and social pain”. The idea of palliative care being holistic can be traced back to Cicely Saunders, the British nurse and doctor who established the first...