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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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Philip Hughes, Alan Black, John Bellamy, Peter Kaldor
Identity and Religion in Contemporary Australia
Religion

This paper draws on data from two national surveys conducted by Edith Cowan University and NCLS Research to examine the nature of religious...

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

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Michael Carden
Of Fathers and Daughters - Biblical Studies as a Multi-Faith, Pluralist, and Multi-Cultural Project
Theology

The essay argues that biblical studies is a unique area for inter-religious and inter-cultural dialogue and enrichment. The biblical narrat...

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The proposed essay, "Of Fathers and Daughters - Biblical Studies as a Multi-Faith, Pluralist, and Multi-Cultural Project," presents a highly compellin...

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Ray Kerkhove
Towards a Multi-Faith History of the Sunshine Coast
History

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The title, "Towards a Multi-Faith History of the Sunshine Coast," immediately signals a highly promising and pertinent area of historical inquiry. By...

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Anton Karl Kozlovic
'A rose by any other name?': Navigating through the Maze of Religious Dialogue Descriptions
Religion

The field of religious dialogue is fraught with a bewildering variety of names to describe essentially four basic interrelationships, namel...

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The paper, aptly titled "A rose by any other name?": Navigating through the Maze of Religious Dialogue Descriptions, addresses a critical and often ov...

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Roxanne D Marcotte
Conference Report
Theology

The First Islamic Studies Seminar at the University of Queensland

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The provided title, "Conference Report," is exceedingly generic and lacks the specificity expected for a scholarly publication. Similarly, the abstrac...

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Production Editor
Front matter
Informatics

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This submission presents a significant challenge for review, as both the title and abstract are profoundly uninformative. The title, "Front matter," i...

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