What does spiritual but not religious really mean? – York Daily Record

What does spiritual but not religious really mean?
York Daily Record
Another SBNR individual objects to being put "in a box with a label" (Baptist, Catholic or Muslim), but has no problem putting herself in a SBNR box with a thin pedigree, a questionable philosophy and no time-tested or proven tradition.

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Jehovah’s Witnesses and (Academic) Dialogue with Non-Members at the Society of … – Huffington Post (blog)

Jehovah's Witnesses and (Academic) Dialogue with Non-Members at the Society of
Huffington Post (blog)
At this meeting, scholars benefit from sessions on religion, philosophy, ethics, and diverse religious traditions" (http://sbl-site.org/meetings/AnnualMeeting.aspx). When joined with the American Academy of Religion, which is the case for the November

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First Methodist to host preaching mission series – Lexington Dispatch

First Methodist to host preaching mission series
Lexington Dispatch
Warlick serves as dean of the chapel and professor of religion and philosophy at High Point University, a position he has held since 1989. During the summer months, he serves as the resident minister of Blowing Rock Methodist Church.

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How an AP reporter found religion – GetReligion

How an AP reporter found religion
GetReligion
The AP's very talented religion editor once described the faith beat as “intimidating,” and I think that's absolutely right, for precisely this reason. There is no government, economic philosophy or baseball team on the planet with a back story as rich

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Why We Need Philosophy in General Education? – GreaterKashmir.com (press release)

Why We Need Philosophy in General Education?
GreaterKashmir.com (press release)
Prophets have taught both religion and philosophy (in traditional sense and not in modern sense of a discipline that begins from doubt or ends in nihilism) as have saints; and these have changed the world. Philosophy begins in wonder and ends in gnosis

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Photo by Carmela Kelly
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Smith says she was subjected instead to the religious beliefs and doctrine of Burton and the beliefs of Gangadean through his textbook. Smith expected to learn a survey of historical philosophy. “We do think it's a problem,” says Lopez.

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Glendon Speaks On Threats To Religious Freedom – Georgia Bulletin

Glendon Speaks On Threats To Religious Freedom
Georgia Bulletin
These questions are matters of very serious debate in political philosophy, Glendon noted, and not easily resolved. The “central worry” in her speech, she said, is that if religion is increasingly viewed as a private matter only “we lose … a sense

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There May Be Fewer Dangerous Asteroids Than Previously Thought – Forbes

There May Be Fewer Dangerous Asteroids Than Previously Thought
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I'm a freelance writer and blogger who writes about pretty much everything under the sun, including politics, art, religion, philosophy, sports, music, culture, and science. Here at Forbes, I focus on futurism, cutting edge technology, and breaking

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Trance Medium’s New Book Provides a Definitive Guide to the Afterlife – San Francisco Chronicle (press release)

Trance Medium's New Book Provides a Definitive Guide to the Afterlife
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
Religion and philosophy have tried to answer these questions throughout the ages. Author Michael G. Reccia says his new book, "The Joseph Communications: Your Life After Death", answers these questions and more, calling it the "definitive guide to the

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New African-American museum has WKU ties – College Heights Herald

New African-American museum has WKU ties
College Heights Herald
The museum will open in either June or July 2012, if all goes as planned, and will be housed at 301 State Street, said Dr. John Long, longtime professor in the department of philosophy and religion and a member of the Steering Committee for the museum.

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