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Globalization, Social Capital and the Challenge to Harmony of Recent Changes in Australia's Religious and Spiritual Demography: 1947-2001

Sociology

Religious organizations have been one of the primary engines of social capital in Western societies. Globalization, demographic change, the...

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This paper tackles a highly pertinent and complex topic at the intersection of religious studies, sociology, and social policy, examining the profound...

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Rowan Ireland, Lyn Baker

New Forms of Religious Life and Civil Society in Australia: Fragmentation or Enrichment?

Religion

Acts of religiously inspired terrorism have revived fears about the fragmentation of civil society as religious diversity increases in Euro...

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The article, "New Forms of Religious Life and Civil Society in Australia: Fragmentation or Enrichment?", addresses a highly timely and pertinent conce...

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Ivan Strenski

Economic Globalization and Natural Law Theology

Theology

Economic globalization has always required ideological legitimation. In the first instance this legitimation was explicitly theological; to...

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This paper offers a timely and thought-provoking examination of the theological underpinnings of economic globalization. The abstract posits that the...

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Scott K Phillips

Inter-faith Dialogue, Inter-cultural Dialogue: A Basis for Developing Global Security

Peace

The paper will build on the case made by Bhikhu Parekh (2002) for the development of inter-cultural dialogue as the most strategically rati...

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This paper presents a timely and highly relevant exploration into the potential of inter-faith and inter-cultural dialogue as a foundational strategy...

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Paul James

God Bless America: From a National Covenant to the Global War on Terror

Sociology

Religion has always played a role in nation formation, and continues to do so even in these late-modern and post-sacred times. The overall...

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This essay offers a compelling and nuanced exploration of religion's enduring, albeit complex, role in nation formation, even within supposedly post-s...

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Mervyn F Bendle

Global and Jihad and the Battle for the Soul of Islam

Religion

The violence of the present global crisis tends to obscure another battle that is presently underway within Islam, one "for the soul of the...

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This paper, titled "Global and Jihad and the Battle for the Soul of Islam," addresses a profoundly important and often overlooked dimension of contemp...

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Carole M Cusack, Justine Digance

Religious, Spiritual, Secular: Some American Responses to September 11

Religion

This paper examines particular examples of therapeutic and meaning-making responses to the events of September 11 from non-traditional reli...

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The paper "Religious, Spiritual, Secular: Some American Responses to September 11" proposes a timely and important examination of how diverse belief s...

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Anne Pattel-Gray

The Aboriginal Process of lnculturation

Anthropology

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The submitted article, "The Aboriginal Process of lnculturation," addresses a topic of significant academic and cultural importance. The exploration o...

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Ellen Bosman

A Study of Church Libraries in Australia

Religion

Australia and the United States share many similarities, including British heritage, language, constitutional protection against state spon...

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This paper presents a fascinating and timely exploration into the realm of church libraries in Australia, drawing a compelling comparison to the Unite...

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This paper addresses a highly pertinent and evolving topic: the multifaceted relationship between identity and religious/spiritual engagement within c...