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The Conversation

The Conversation is a collaboration between editors and academics to provide informed news analysis and commentary.

What do protests about Harry Potter books teach us?

But not everyone celebrated Harry’s big day. In fact, a vocal group of Christians – usually identified as “Bible-believing” or fundamentalist Christians – has been resistant to Harry’s charms from the start.

Before the digital age, how religious groups increased the numbers in their order

By sharing their work through the latest means of communication, these religious orders are only adapting what has been a long tradition of making contact with the world.

Can yoga be Christian?

Yoga has never had a single purpose for its seekers – whether it is philosopher-ascetics seeking enlightenment, ecstatic devotees expressing love of God, people in pursuit of yogic superpowers, fitness buffs seeking the perfect “yoga butt” or Christians wanting to get “closer to Christ.”

When is a leak ethical?

I would argue that because of the broad scope of their leaks, the disclosures had the potential to cause greater harm than more limited leaks – an important factor that scholars weigh in when measuring the ethics of leaking.

Loving v. Virginia: Exploring biracial identity and reality in America 50 years after a landmark civil rights milestone

We set out to answer questions like: What is it like to be a biracial person in today’s America? How does biracial identity develop, and what should the rest of us understand in order to not inadvertently trivialize, fetishize or discriminate against biracial people? What does the country think of our kids and families, and how are they reflected in the culture, a half-century after Loving v. Virginia?

How a growing number of Muslim women clerics are challenging traditional narratives

Rachel Rinaldo, University of Colorado Recent terrorist attacks such as the one in London inevitably lead to coverage of Islamist ideology, Muslim culture and Muslim...

The rising homegrown terror threat on the right

Beyond the terror that victimized communities are experiencing, I would argue that this trend reflects a deeper social change in American society.

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