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History An independent team of historians was given unprecedented access to archives of the Swiss Catholic Church to investigate cases of sexual abuse within the church. The researchers have now documented 1,002 cases of sexual abuse committed by Catholic clerics, church staff and members of Catholic orders that have occurred in Switzerland since the mid-20th century.

News from "Multiple Secularities - Beyond the West, Beyond Modernities" is the name of a German Research Foundation (DFG)-funded Centre for Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences (CASHSS)

A new £2.4 million project at the University of Glasgow exploring manuscripts and knowledge in multiple religions in partnership with world experts in their field.

Quebec-born children with one Muslim immigrant parent forge identities that mix that parent's cultural references and Quebec culture.

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Initial findings from the -Asking the Pope for Help- project: approach of Christian charity clearly recognisable during the Nazi period.

April 19, 2023 Does a commitment to one-s God facilitate altruistic behavior that benefits only members of the same religious group? Or does it extend to helping members of a different religion? University of Illinois Chicago social psychologist Michael Pasek and colleagues examined this question through field and online experiments involving more than 4,700 people from diverse ethnoreligious populations in three political and cultural contexts.

Benjamin Gagné studied young Quebec adults to understand what led them to turn away from the religion of their convert parents. The impossible imperative of conversion and the unsustainable ideal of sexual purity and marriage are two of the main reasons why young Quebec adults born to parents who had converted to evangelicalism are deserting the religion and leaving the community.

The recent Nazi-tainted demonstration in Melbourne has highlighted the vulnerability of our ethical codes.

In September 2022, Mahsa Amini , a 22-year-old Iranian woman, was allegedly murdered by the Iran morality police for improperly wearing her headscarf.

In a new book based on a major in-person survey, a misconception is debunked: there's actually a wide diversity of religious beliefs in what's supposed to be "secular" Quebec.

Three powerful Christian leaders uniting to condemn ethnic violence in South Sudan sends a strong message about Christianity's moral opposition to hatred As part of his 'Africa Tour' Pope Francis was

Unless you are an important statesman, an influential thinker, a powerful religious figure, or a popular celebrity, chances are that after you die, you will probably not be the subject of a biography or have your life recounted in oral traditions.

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Philip Bockholt researches the history of the Turkish-Persian world using historical manuscripts When historians devote their attention to translations, they are not primarily concerned with the language.

Drawing on insights from intercultural and decolonial theology, Jean-François Roussel deconstructs the story of the Mohawk saint.