Religious freedom has become a live issue today. The latest Synod of Bishops on New Evangelization (October 7-28, 2012), in its final list of Propositions, said in No. 16: The Synod Fathers reaffirm that religious freedom is a basic human right. This includes the freedom...Read More
Is Religious life in crisis today? The lack of vocations in the richer and more secularized countries and the rise of the Laity who are now doing much of the work that the clergy and the Religious used to do in the past may make...Read More
Talk about the dialogue between religions by Christians has normally been set in the context of mission. Some would see dialogue as a step towards the proclamation of Christ and of the Church as the only way to salvation. Christianity is seen as the fulfillment...Read More
The Questions One of the existential problems that people, religious or non-religious, face is the experience of suffering. The source of suffering could be a natural catastrophe like an earth quake, a tsunami, a heat wave. It can be physical like various types of illnesses...Read More
A starting question could be whether I should speak of “Religions and Social Movements” or “Religions as Social Movements”. Religions can be seen as social movements. On the other hand, social movements can simply be social with religions playing a part it, sometimes an important...Read More
