The Explainer: Hanukkah
GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO, of Associated Press, explains what Judaism’s “festival of lights” is all about…
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The Explainer: “Something special, otherworldly” – why so many people are making maritime pilgrimages
Pilgrimage researcher – and sailor – ANNE BAILEY, in an article first published on The Conversation, looks at the appeal of sea-based pilgrimages…
The Explainer: Is synodality just another word for collegiality?
US Catholic commentator THOMAS REESE, in an article first published on Religion News Service, looks – in the context of the Catholic Church’s ‘Synod on Synodality’, at what ‘synodality’ means…
The Explainer: The Global South is on the rise – but what exactly is the Global South?
JORGE HEINE, interim director of the Frederick S Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, Boston University, looks – in an article first published on The Conversation – at what the term means…
The Explainer: What is the difference between nationalism and patriotism?
In an article first published on The Conversation, JOSHUA HOLZER, assistant professor of political science at Westminster College, explains…
The Explainer: Jewish denominations – a brief guide for the perplexed
In an article first published on The Conversation, JOSHUA SHANES, a US-based scholar of modern Jewish history, explains the differences between Judaism’s major denominations…
The Explainer: ‘Ring for the King’ – the long history of England’s bellringing tradition
In an article first published on The Conversation, KATHERINE BUTLER, of Northumbria University, Newcastle, looks at the role church bell-ringing has played in coronations and other aspects of life in the UK…
The Explainer: Vatican repudiates the ‘Doctrine of Discovery’
Responding to Indigenous demands, the Vatican has formally repudiated the “Doctrine of Discovery” – papal documents from the 15th century that legitimised the colonial-era seizure of native lands. The Associated Press provides some background facts and figures…
The Explainer: Why is a love poem full of sex in the Bible? Readers have been struggling with the Song of Songs for 2,000 years
As the world marks Valentine’s Day, JONATHAN KAPLAN, associate professor of Hebrew Bible and ancient Judaism at the The University of Texas at Austin, looks – in an article first published on The Conversation – at the Biblical book, Song of Songs…
The Explainer: Calls for Pope Benedict’s sainthood make canonising popes seem like the norm – but it’s a long and politically fraught process
In an article first published on The Conversation, JOANNE M PIERCE, of the College of the Holy Cross, looks at the process of canonisation in the Catholic Church – particularly as it relates to past popes…
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