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Between the years in the Andes: Celebrating the new beginnings at different times of the year
Each June and August people in the Andean countries, especially Peru, Bolivia and northern Argentina, celebrate the arrival of the new native or ancestral year. The fact that this happens in two different months may show a lack of coherence, … Continue reading
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Tagged Andes, Critical Religion, culture, politics, Quechua, religion
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The Role of the University Amplified
I return to the topic of the role of the University, addressed in my first blog (31 January 2011), because of several recent events. The first gave me reason for great applause: the 2011 Gifford Lecture (31st May), in the … Continue reading
“Saving the Indiansʼ souls” in colonial Peru – Contributions to Religion at the Stirling Workshop on Andean Studies
On the 27th and 28th of May 2011 we held at Stirling University the first research workshop on Andean Studies in the UK, attended by senior and postgraduate colleagues in order to share and discuss their most recent research in … Continue reading
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Tagged Amerindian languages, Andes, colonial era, conversion, Critical Religion, culture, dead/death, language of Christianisation, mission, mission history, power, Quechua, religion, soul, translation
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Churches, marriage and same-sex relationships…
This week, the Church of Scotland will be discussing a specially commissioned report on Same Sex Relationships and the Ministry at its General Assembly in Edinburgh. Essentially, it will be seeking to reconcile the unavoidable fact that a number of … Continue reading
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Tagged Biblical criticism, crisis, Critical Religion, culture, gender
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The murder of Osama bin Laden – the end of the beginning of the clash of civilisations?
This morning I awoke to the news that Osama bin Laden was dead, murdered by the United States of America in a what appears to have been a heavily fortified compound in Pakistan; more precise details will no doubt emerge … Continue reading
Sport, Politics and Religion
Colette Gilhooley is writing her MLitt in Postcolonial Studies under Professor David Murphy. A combination of International Women’s Day and the anticipation of the Olympics may make this an opportune time to look at issues facing female athletes which have … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, body, Critical Religion, culture, gender, Muslim, performance, politics, religion, sport, women
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