The argument is concerned with the contribution of fiction to the secularisation of religion and, in particular, with the development in fiction of a secular religious discourse. The literary ...

Iran’s 1979 Islamic revolution was a defining event that changed how we think about the relationship between religion and modernity. Ayatollah Khomeini’s mass mobilisation of Islam showed that ...

Cet article fait partie du dossier sur le suicide des prêtres. (Cf. le sommaire en pied de page). Jean-François Noël est prêtre du diocèse d’Aix-en-Provence et psychanalyste (1). Il a quitté une ...

New research measuring the importance of religion in 109 countries spanning the entire 20th century has reignited an age-old debate around the link between secularization and economic growth. The ...

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The findings: Secularisation occurs before economic development which means development does not cause secularisation. But does secularisation lead to development? Respect for individual rights ...

University of Bristol provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation UK. We have known for decades that secular countries tend to be richer than religious ones. Finding out why involves ...

Dans tout ce débat autour de la laïcité, on ne peut faire abstraction d’un certain courant fort présent dans la société québécoise et aussi dans les autres sociétés occidentales. Je pense ici au ...

Pour beaucoup de petits Européens, le mois de septembre marque aussi la rentrée du « caté ». À un âge assez proche - vers 8 ans -, les enfants rejoignent des groupes animés dans les paroisses par des ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...