Religion

‘I’m not going to waste my time on prayers’: how secular teachers navigate working in religious schools

February 9, 2022 // 0 Comments

Ilana Finefter-Rosenbluh, Monash University The recent case of a Christian school in Queensland asking parents to sign a contract, stating, among other things, homosexuality [...]

Who was Mary Magdalene? Debunking the myth of the penitent prostitute

March 9, 2018 // 0 Comments

Detail from Caravaggio’s Mary Magdelene, painted circa 1594-1596. Wikimedia Commons Dorothy Ann Lee, University of Divinity Who was Mary Magdalene? What do we know about [...]

What history really tells us about the birth of Jesus

December 24, 2017 // 1 Comment

The nativity scenes celebrated each Christmas bear little resemblance to history. skepticalview/Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND Robyn J. Whitaker, University of Divinity I might be about [...]

White House in turmoil shows why Trump’s no CEO

February 20, 2017 // 3 Comments

Bert Spector, Northeastern University Throughout the 2016 presidential campaign, Donald Trump made much of his business experience, claiming he’s been “creating jobs and [...]