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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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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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Kalpana Ram

Religion, Gender and the Postcolonial Crisis of the Present: Reflections on and from India

Sociology

The paper explores the crisis in modernity's incapacity to address the Other in various overlapping domains, those of 'religion', 'woman',...

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This paper presents a timely and ambitious intervention, positioning itself at the critical intersection of religion, gender, and postcolonial studies...

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Adam Possamai

Intellectuals of the Other in Religion: Fear and Fascination

Religion

The analysis of the role of intellectuals in social life has been widely studied and theorized. However, little application has been made o...

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The paper titled "Intellectuals of the Other in Religion: Fear and Fascination" proposes an engaging and timely exploration into a relatively under-re...

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Joan Daw

Catholic Church Engagement in Australian Society: A Symbiotic Relationship between "The Religious" and "The Secular"?

Sociology

The Catholic Church is a major provider of social welfare services in Australian society. Attitudes and practices relating to charitable/we...

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This paper investigates the multifaceted engagement of the Catholic Church in Australian society, particularly through its substantial role as a provi...

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Marian de Souza, Richard Rymarz

The Transmission of a Religious Heritage to Younger Members of Small Ethnic Communities in a Pluralist Society: The Perceptions of Young Australian Copts

Sociology

Contemporary Australia has clearly become a multi-faith and multi-cultural society. Even within the mainstream Christian religions there ar...

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This paper addresses a highly pertinent and timely topic concerning the transmission of religious heritage within small ethnic communities operating i...