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Health, Sports & Psychology
Magical Modernity in a Muggle World? Witchcraft, Spirituality and Everyday Enchantment
Does magic only exist in the wizarding world for the likes of Harry Potter? Dr Sara MacKian explores all the enchantment and spiritualities of our muggle-filled land.
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History & The Arts
Can you resist zombification?
From The Walking Dead to Call Of Duty WWII, zombies are everywhere. Join us on an exploration of the undead amongst us...
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Education & Development
Including diversity in race, ethnicity and culture in your teaching
Are you an educator, someone working with children or with adult students, who hopes to use the Black History Month resources to make your teaching practice more inclusive for pupils and students from a black or minority ethnic background? Here are some quick tips from Anita Naoko Pilgrim on how you might approach that work.
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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.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Why is it so difficult for Muslim women to play sport?
How are Muslim women represented by the media and what implications does this have on their participation in sport? Rukhsana Malik draws on her own experiences in this article.
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History & The Arts
Exploring Religion in London
Take a guided tour around 8 of London’s principal religious buildings in full 360° detail.
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History & The Arts
Life After Death
Suzanne Newcombe discusses what happens to us after we die in this short video..
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History & The Arts
Ashura
Ashura is a day of commemoration in Islam. It occurs annually on the 10th of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar, and is particularly significant for Shi‘a Muslims. Find out more about it in this article.
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History & The Arts
Eid al-Adha
Eid al-Adha or the Feast of Sacrifice is the second and the larger of the two main holidays celebrated in Islam. This article explains more about the Hajj pilgrimage and the commemoration of the prophet Abraham.
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History & The Arts
The Life of Saint George
This extract from Alban Butler's 18th Century work on the lives of the saints tells the story of England's patron saint.
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History & The Arts
Diversity in religion: Islam
In this short course, Diversity in religion: Islam, you will explore how attitudes and opinions within a single religious tradition can be internally diverse. You will look at Islam in particular, considering the diversity of Muslim attitudes to same-sex relationships. This will focus mainly on relationships between men because Muslim legal ...
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History & The Arts
Religion and Violence
What is religious violence? How much violence is about religion - and is religious violence inevitable? Prof. John Wolffe explores these questions here.