An analysis of the epistemic link between the Catholic religion and violence in Uganda's history by Kizito Kiyimba

“…I examine the literature critically in order to test the plausibility of various positions on the possible link between the Catholic religion and violence in Uganda. …”
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Religion som fenomen og historie - til fornyelse og reinterpretasjon by Nils Olav Breivik

“…The classical phenomenology of religion has been severely criticized in the current methodological debate in religions studies. …”
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Religion, Mass Violence, and Illiberal Regimes: Recent Research on the Rohingya in Myanmar by Faizah Binte Zakaria

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Religion and Cinema as Subversive Memories: A Possible Relationship in the Brazilian Context by Júlio Cézar Adam

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Un sociologue des religions en occitanisme, Jean (-Baptiste) Séguy by Philippe Gardy

“…Jean Séguy (1925-2007), a researcher at the CNRS, devoted a significant part of his time for a period of fifteen years, in parallel with his more "official" career as a sociologist of internationally recognized religions, to research in the Occitan field. This change led him to become a defender of the Occitan language, as Jean-Baptiste (or Joan-B.) …”
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A Spiritual Perestroika: Religion in the Late Soviet Parliaments, 1989–1991 by Ivan Sablin

“… The article discusses various meanings which were ascribed to religion in the parliamentary debates of the perestroika period, which included Christian, Muslim, Buddhist, and other religious and lay deputies. …”
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Conflict between Freedom of Expression and Religion in India—A Case Study by Amit Singh

“…Conceptually, the author approaches the tussle between freedom of expression and religion by applying a contextual approach of secular-multiculturalism. …”
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Religion, mass violence, and illiberal regimes : recent research on the Rohingya in Myanmar by Faizah Zakaria

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The Religious Genesis of Conspiracy Theories and Their Consequences for Democracy and Religion: The Case of QAnon by Juan Antonio Roche Cárcel

“…Finally (3), from a critical perspective, we will describe the causes and harmful consequences of QAnon, both for religious sentiment itself and for democracy. …”
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Sámi indigenous(?) Religion(s)(?)—Some Observations and Suggestions Concerning Term Use by Konsta Kaikkonen

“…If, for example, outsider academics wish to deem modern-day Indigenous persons as “neo”-something, issues of power and essentialism blend in with the discourse. This paper critically explores terms used around the Sámi religion in different time periods and attempts to come to suggestions that could solve some of the terminological problems a student of modern practitioners of indigenous religions inevitably faces.…”
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The Role of Religion in Social Transformation: Challenge of Ushuluddin’s Studies in Globalization Era by Suraiya IT

“…Religion has plays a major role in influencing cultures and shaping social behavior. …”
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Genocide, Oppression, Ambivalence: Online Narratives of Identity and Religion in Postcolonial Nigeria by Sokfa Francis John

“…The study also shows that forum users were more likely to be critical of religion during conversations about preferences regarding political candidates and elections. …”
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Decolonizing the Study of Religions: Muslim Intellectuals and the Enlightenment Project of Religious Studies by Abdulkader Tayob

“…Intellectuals from Muhammad Abduh (he died in 1905) to recent scholars like Nasr Hämid Abü Zayd (he died in 2010) have used religion as a critical term to develop a critique of tradition and modernity, and a strategy for renewal. …”
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Re-visioning gender in philosophy of religion: Reason, love and epistemic locatedness by Anderson, P

“…This book presents invaluable new perspectives on the philosopher's ever-increasing awareness of his or her own locatedness, on the gender (often unwittingly) given to God, the ineffability in both analytic and Continental philosophy, the still critical role of reason in the field, the aims of a feminist philosophy of religion, the roles of beauty and justice, the vision of love and reason, and a gendering which opens philosophy of religion up to diversity. © Pamela Sue Anderson 2012. …”

Freedom of Religion and Beliefs and Security under the Attack of COVID-19 pandemic by Olga Shimanskaya

“…Now the church representatives declare the right to religious freedom being violated and criticize national governments for overall discrimination towards the believers. …”
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Stigma and fear during COVID-19: essentializing religion in an Indian context by Debajyoti Biswas, Sanjukta Chatterjee, Parvin Sultana

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Re-envisioning the sites and sights of the late twentieth century study of religion by Rosalind Hackett

“…Scholars of religion are are being outpaced by these developments, whether because of the limitations of vision, or the shortsightedness of theoretical lenses.' …”
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The Bio-Evolutionary Approach to Religions: A Study of David Wilson's Perspective by Haleh Abdullahi Rad

“…David Wilson, an American biologist, sees religion as a "multilevel adaptation" and product of cultural evolution, shaped by participation and solidarity between groups, and what has led to the survival of religions throughout history and their diversity in different cultures. …”
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İbn Kayyim el-Cevziyye’nin Tahrîf Anlayışı/Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya’s Understanding of Taḥrīf by Akif Göçmen

Subjects: “…history of religions…”
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Religion and Politics in the People’s Republic of China: An Appraisal of Continuing Mistrust and Misunderstanding by Tak-ling Terry Woo

“…Western media reports on the relationship between state and religion in the People’s Republic of China (PRC), American media especially often focuses on the anti-religious repression and violence in the Tibetan Autonomous and Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Regions on the western border of the country. …”
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