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Many philosophers cast doubt on ‘doxastic voluntarism’: the idea that we can control what we believe, just like that. So can people be held to account for their beliefs?
The creation of delusions may involve a fair bit of rational thinking.
Online Ramadan content has boosted Muslim voices and empowered people to to speak for themselves and on their own terms.
Secularization has fascinated sociologists for 200 years – but that doesn’t mean they always agree on what it is, or how much it’s happening.
What is shamanism, who practises it and what does it involve?
America’s religious landscape is getting more diverse as people find new ways of expressing spirituality.
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Research Fellow, Alwaleed Centre for the Study of Islam in the Contemporary World, University of Edinburgh
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Doctoral Researcher, Health Services Management Centre, University of Birmingham
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Post-Doctoral Researcher (Digital British Islam), University of Wales Trinity Saint David
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Professor of Sociology and Secular Studies, Pitzer College
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Foglio Endowed Chair of Spirituality, Michigan State University
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Conjoint Senior Lecturer in Psychiatry, UNSW
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Hon Professor of Neuropsychology, Cardiff University
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Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Fort Lewis College
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Associate Professor, School of Psychology, Faculty of Science, University of Sydney