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Religious literacy for Further education: A social justice approach
History & The Arts

Religious literacy for Further education: A social justice approach

...religion intersects with society and culture. It also aims to challenge stereotypes and promote understanding of religious identities in further education...The two OpenLearn resources available here are the outcome of an Open University research project titled ‘Religious Literacy for FE (Further education): A Social Justice Approach’, funded by St Peter’s Saltley...
A spiritual revolution? Wicca and religious change in the 1960s
History & The Arts

A spiritual revolution? Wicca and religious change in the 1960s

...religion in the Sixties in the Western world. It explores the process of religious renewal, looking at the development of Wicca, the prototypical form of modern Paganism. Originally presented as a Goddess religion of great antiquity, which had survived the Roman invasion and Church persecution, Wicca is in fact best seen as a new religion, clearly belonging to an age in...
What did Voltaire think about Buddhism?
History & The Arts

What did Voltaire think about Buddhism?

...religion, the French Enlightenment thinker prefigured an approach now familiar in the West...[Voltaire by William Blake] Voltaire by William Blake After Ignatius Loyola formed the Society of Jesus in 1539, he required that his missionaries send back detailed letters describing their activities and the peoples and places they encountered. In France, over the course of the...
Sacred and secular: Jaclyn Neo
Society, Politics & Law

Sacred and secular: Jaclyn Neo

A focus on the Malaysian government's use of law and religion to exercise power...Transcript
Sacred and secular
Society, Politics & Law

Sacred and secular

Leaders in the fields of religion, law and business discuss the complications when the three align in this short video series.
Sacred and secular: Cole Durham
Society, Politics & Law

Sacred and secular: Cole Durham

Broader autonomy is needed in religious organisations, argues the director of International Center for Law and Religion Studies...Transcript
Sacred and secular: Silvio Ferrari
Society, Politics & Law

Sacred and secular: Silvio Ferrari

This video looks at the problems connected to religious freedom and the imbalanced protection of religion within the secular state. ...Transcript
Sacred and secular: Iain Benson
Society, Politics & Law

Sacred and secular: Iain Benson

Recognising differences is one way law and religion can complement eachother, says Professor Iain Benson. ...Transcript