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IWD: To celebrate or to mark?

Posted on March 10, 2012 by Myriam Francois-Cerrah

On the 101st International Women’s Day – like many women, I’m faced with a mixed bag of emotions. I want to celebrate our achievements, our gains, our pioneers – but I’ve also just retur... Read More

Goodbye Jesus, Hello… Atheism?

Posted on February 1, 2012January 31, 2012 by Funlayo Wood

As 2011 drew to a close, a number of articles surfaced about Black atheists in the US – being Black and a scholar of religion, they caught my interest. Though the amount of recent attention belies t... Read More

Normative Inculturation? A Thirteenth–Century Example of the Middle Ground in Relations between the Latin Church and the Church of the East

Posted on April 8, 2011April 9, 2011 by Journal of Inter-Religious Studies

This paper looks at two thirteenth century accounts, the Itinerarium by the Franciscan William of Rubruck and the Syriac Church of the East text Tashīthā DemārYaballāhā (the History of Mar Yaball... Read More