The Intersection of Belief and Climate Change

The Intersection of Belief and Climate Change

  Though some people believe that religion conflicts with science, some believe that religious people are all anti-science, and others use religion to explain global events, there are several religious, spiritual, and religiously unaffiliated groups in the world...
Teaching about Religion

Teaching about Religion

  Religion is often named by teachers – at primary, secondary or post secondary levels – as a sensitive topic. And for good reason! Religion has all the characteristics of a sensitive theme: Religion does evoke values, but not only because it proposes ways of...
What is “religion”? What’s in a definition?

What is “religion”? What’s in a definition?

  In 2018, reporters asked the newly minted national NDP leader Jagmeet Singh about his views of violence after videos surfaced of him at previous rallies supporting an independent Sikh homeland. In one video Singh was on a panel where a fellow panelist indicated...
The ‘Islamization’ of  Identity

The ‘Islamization’ of Identity

Religious literacy challenges ignorance, discrimination, conflict, and exclusion. This ignorance can manifest itself in the  “Islamization” of other identities, when non-Muslims are assumed to be Muslim. Faith identities are primarily seen as religious-based...