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What is the difference between spirituality and religion?

спрашиваетSteven Harsant  · 6 ответов
I feel that religion binds you, where as spiritual being and connection surpasses all religions of time.  I have often found that people that are truly spiritual are genuinely kind... Читать далее
Senior Lecturer, School of Theology, Australian Catholic University. @ACUmedia

Why did religious holidays become such an important part of contemporary culture?

спрашиваетMaria Kornienko  · 2 ответа
Religious holidays are a peculiar phenomena. In a cultural context that professes secularism, pluralism and rationalism, these holidays seem somewhat at odds with contemporary Western... Читать далее
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Lecturer in Biblical and Religious Studies at the University of Sheffield. She leads the Embodied Religion research theme and researches the symbolic role of food, eating, and the sense of taste in the religions of antiquity. @drmjcwarren

What did Jesus eat at the Last Supper?

спрашиваетMaria Kornienko  · 1 ответ
The Last Supper remains one of the most culturally recognised meals. We are so familiar with the image of Jesus and his disciples sitting around a table, but if you had to put some food... Читать далее
Synthetic biologist//currently working with plants// at ETH Zurich//occassional biotechnology blogger//@_devangm

How can I win an argument for evolution against a stubborn creationist?

спрашиваетAndrew Mueller  · 2 ответа
Just to add to the point about the eye, Richard Dawkins gave an excellent demonstration about the evolution of the eye in his Christmas Lectures in 1991. https://www.youtube.com/embed/eA1r... Читать далее
Dr. Mark Hocknull, Canon Chancellor of Lincoln Cathedral and Visiting Senior Fellow at the University of Lincoln @LCChancellor

Would it matter if nobody believed in God?

спрашиваетIan Gittins  · 1 ответ
On a philosophical level, you could turn this question around and ask, say, would it matter if nobody believed in Italy any more? In a sense, no: because Italy would still exist. So from... Читать далее
Author of The Book of Christmas (Ebury Press, £9.99) and numerous books on British history and traditions. janestruthers.com @JaneStruthers

Aside from mistletoe and Christmas trees, which other pagan traditions do we still observe over Christmas?

спрашиваетJames Medd  · 1 ответ
Christmas itself is a pagan tradition, which has been given a Christian makeover. For thousand of years we’ve celebrated the Winter Solstice, which occurs on or around 21 December. It’s... Читать далее
Dr. Mark Hocknull, Canon Chancellor of Lincoln Cathedral and Visiting Senior Fellow at the University of Lincoln @LCChancellor

Can you be a real scientist if you also believe in God?

спрашиваетIan Gittins  · 1 ответ
Well, I certainly hope that you can be a real scientist and be a Christian as well, because that's what I am! I got a doctorate in biochemical engineering in my twenties and then went on... Читать далее
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Dr. Mark Hocknull, Canon Chancellor of Lincoln Cathedral and Visiting Senior Fellow at the University of Lincoln @LCChancellor

Is the Nativity really just a fairy story?

спрашиваетIan Gittins  · 1 ответ
Only two Gospels actually have the Nativity story: Matthew and Luke. John starts right at the beginning of time – "In the beginning was the Word" – and in Mark, Jesus first appears as an... Читать далее
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Rector at St Mary’s Collegiate Church, Warwick. Co-author of 'Personal Jesus: How Popular Music Shapes Our Souls' and contributor to the Bloomsbury Handbook to Religion & Popular Music. @VaughanSRoberts

Is there a place for popular music in religion and religious practices?

спрашиваетMaria Kornienko  · 1 ответ
This is a fascinating question because it opens up a discussion about precisely what we are exploring with these terms. What is ‘popular’ music? What is ‘religion’? And then how do they in... Читать далее
Correspondent for Al Jazeera, based in Beirut, Lebanon. He has previously lived in Pakistan and Israel. @ImtiazTyab

What exactly is the Sunni-Shia conflict?

спрашиваетEmma Nelson  · 1 ответ
It's a divide that dates back really to the early years of Islam fourteen hundred years ago. We can really trace it back to the death of the prophet Mohammed. Very broadly, Sunnis believe... Читать далее