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Detail from  探花直播Kiss of Judas

Reformation 鈥榬ecycling鈥 may have saved rare painting from destruction

27 Nov 2015

A rare medieval painting depicting Judas鈥 betrayal of Christ may have survived destruction at the hands of 16th century iconoclasts after being 鈥...

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 探花直播Obelisk, St Peter's Square

Opinion: 鈥榁ati-leaks 2鈥 scandal hinders attempts by Pope Francis to reform Catholic HQ

11 Nov 2015

John Pollard (Faculty of History) discusses the latest book exposing battles for power and misbehaviour in the Vatican.

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General Sir Edmund Allenby enters Jerusalem in December 1917.  探花直播widely-circulated image of him entering the Old City on foot conjured up images of Christ-like humility in the Bible in a calculated attempt to win over hearts and minds.

A conflict of Biblical proportions: How the Bible was used to turn the First World War into a Holy War

08 Nov 2015

探花直播significance of the Bible in the war, and anti-war efforts, of both Allied and Central powers in the First World War are to be examined in a new...

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From one extreme to the next?

05 Feb 2015

探花直播threat to peace posed by the Islamic State group has been described as 鈥渦nprecedented in the modern age鈥, yet research on the rise and fall of an...

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Heavenly matters, earthly delights

26 Jan 2015

In his book, Gothic Wonder, Professor Paul Binski explores a period in which English art and architecture pushed the boundaries to produce some of...

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Remember, remember: how education 鈥渂eyond the seas鈥 kept Catholicism alive

05 Nov 2014

Bonfire night marks a plot in 1605 to burn down the Houses of Parliament. It鈥檚 also a reminder of the ferocious divides that existed between...

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Coal mine in Dhanbad, India.  探花直播biodiversity loss caused by the Indian mining industry has been widely criticised and is an example of the type of issue around which scientists now claim religious leaders could mobilise public action.

Science turns to religion for 鈥渕ass mobilisation鈥 on environmental change

19 Sep 2014

Ahead of the UN summit on climate change, two leading scholars in the field make a watershed appeal to religious leaders for help in mobilising...

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Looking for the good

03 Aug 2014

Anthropology looks at human differences in its study of the 鈥榦ther鈥 and at human commonalities in its more recent focus on the 鈥榮uffering鈥. In...

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Animal, vegetable, mineral: the making of Buddhist texts

12 Jul 2014

探花直播wide-ranging objects on display at Buddha鈥檚 Word, an exhibition at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, show how Tibetan book makers used...

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Jewish refugees from Russia in Liverpool, 1882

Migration: Britain鈥檚 hospitable past

10 Feb 2014

In the midst of current controversies over immigration law and policy, Professor Alison Bashford discusses why it's important to recall Britain鈥檚...

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Jordanian women in Amman.

Belief that honour killings are 鈥榡ustified鈥 still prevalent among Jordan鈥檚 next generation, study shows

20 Jun 2013

New research into attitudes of 15-year-olds in Middle Eastern nation shows that the practice of brutal vigilante justice, predominantly against young...

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Woman praying

Female conversion to Islam in Britain examined in unique research project

17 May 2013

A ground-breaking report examining the experiences of nearly 50 British women of all ages, ethnicities, backgrounds and faiths (or no faith) 鈥 who...

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