Linked to an increasing emphasis on counter-ideological work as part of efforts against radical Islamic groups, several countries are developing “terrorist rehabilitation programs.” On Feb. 24–26, RW attended an international conference on the topic in Singapore, organized by the International Center for Political Violence and Terrorism Research (ICPVTR). For jailed terrorists and extremists, prison can […]
On/File: January/February 2009
01: Dorothy Rowe has created a niche for herself as an atheist self-help guru. Rowe, a British clinical psychologist and author, has recently written What Should I Believe?, which merges the two worlds of atheism and self-help. With strong influence from “new atheist” spokesman Richard Dawkins, Rowe’s basic argument is that religion, by which she […]
Findings & Footnotes: January/February 2009
01: EnlightenNext is the latest incarnation of the New Age alternative spirituality magazine known as What Is Enlightenment? The change of title, along with its new subtitle, The Magazine for Evolutionaries, reflects the magazine’s concern to blend holistic spirituality with evolutionary science. An editorial in the inaugural issue (December/February) of the revamped magazine defines an […]
Recent moves in world Orthodoxy opening new perspectives?
In the ongoing issue of the unity of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, the (autonomous) Ukrainian Orthodox Church under the Moscow Patriarchate is asserting its role as an independent actor, write two Russian Orthodox theologians, Priest-Monk Savva (Tutunov) and V.V. Burega, in an article translated into German in the monthly G2W (January). Orthodoxy in Ukraine is […]
Korean Protestantism suffering from image problem?
A recent survey reveals a level of distrust toward Protestantism in South Korean society, reports the Union of Catholic Asian News (Nov. 27). The survey was conducted by the Christian Ethics Movement of Korea, a group that has been involved for years in promoting church reform and renewal (and thus is not entirely “neutral”). More […]
Christianity, Buddhism and Taoism seeking and finding converts in Singapore
Different religions are competing in Singapore, although only a segment of the nation’s population is open to conversion, according to recent research. Pointers (December), the newsletter of the Christian Research Assocation of Australia, cites research from the recent book Rationalizing Religion that shows that members of mainly the Chinese population of Singapore have converted to […]
Current Research: January/February 2009
01: Recent research of mosques in both southern California and northern England finds that the most successful tend to create social integration between members and their respective societies. The Christian Century (Jan. 13) cites the journal Muslim World as finding that the mosques in these two areas with the highest concentration of post-1965 immigrants who […]
UFO belief split between New Age and scientific wings
Contrary to predictions, belief in UFOs has not significantly declined in the 60 years since such claims have been made, but it has changed, with a major split occurring between “New Age” and “scientific” UFOlogists, writes Robert Scheaffer in the Skeptical Inquirer magazine (January/February). Scheaffer, a skeptic regarding UFOs, writes that UFO belief has come […]
Devotion to bodhisattvas and ritual grows among American converts
There is a growth of devotion to bodhisattvas, or Buddhist gods and goddesses, among American converts to Buddhism, particularly the Chinese figure Kuan-yin. In the Journal of Contemporary Religion (October), Jeff Wilson writes that supernaturalism has not held a significant place among the large segment of converts in the US. But partly because of a […]
Black churches follow congregants in exodus from cities
While blacks have been following whites in fleeing cities for the suburbs for several decades, it is only recently that African-American churches been following their members in their exodus from urban areas, according to research by Michael Emerson of Rice University. Christianity Today (January) cites Emerson’s research as showing that the change is most evident […]
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