Christianity, Demons and Mental Disorder
by Dr Tasia Scrutton Last Tuesday was the first day of Lent, the forty days in which Christians observe the temptation and testing of Jesus...
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Representation, self-disclosure and the role of the teacher in the study of religion
A little while ago, there was an interesting twitter discussion about whether, as teachers, we should be open with students about our own religious backgrounds...
How Long Is Now? Reflections on Berlin, Deep Time and Planetary Futures
Stefan Skrimshire is a lecturer in Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Leeds, UK. He was a research fellow at the Institute for...
Re-imagining a True Social Order: how the First World War shaped Quaker social action
By Dr Rachel Muers In May 1918, Quakers in Britain gathered in London for their annual meeting. The times were turbulent. The death toll from...
Religion and Mental Health
By Dr Tasia Scrutton, University of Leeds What has religion got to do with mental health and mental illness? One way of answering this question...
Does Brexit mean the end of the world? Yes, and not in a good way.
Dr Stefan Skrimshire, University of Leeds In the weeks leading up to the referendum, both Leave and Remain campaigners were accused of invoking apocalyptic scenarios....
The Greatest Taboo? What The Bible Says About Incest
Johanna Stiebert (University of Leeds) and Katie Edwards (University of Sheffield) have written a great piece for The Conversation, which we re-publish (with permission) below:...
The Buddha and the Foxes: What Leicester City FC might tell us about Buddhism in Britain
By Dr Caroline Starkey Whilst the world (or at least, some of it) waits with baited breath for the Chelsea v Tottenham score to see whether Leicester City...
Being Muslim in Bradford and Southeast Michigan: Exclusion and Visibility, Diversity and Cohesion
by Dr Sean McLoughlin A few years ago I was fortunate to be invited to undertake a three-day lecture tour in the United States organised...