Bishop's Encyclopedia of Religion, Society, and Philosophy

James A. Bishop (PhD candidate, Department for the Study of Religions, University of Cape Town)

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Category: Articles Religion

May 11, 2022 James Bishop

What is Religious Experience?

February 9, 2022 James Bishop

What is the Separation of Church and State and Why is it Important?

February 4, 2022 James Bishop

Why Are Women More Religious than Men?

October 30, 2021 James Bishop

What is Mystical Experience?

July 24, 2021April 25, 2023 James Bishop

Religion and the State in Contemporary Japan

July 9, 2021June 2, 2022 James Bishop

Religion and COVID-19: Adaption, Problems, and Benefits

May 31, 2021December 9, 2021 James Bishop

How Are Churches Responding to COVID-19?: Vertical and Horizontal Responses in the Reformed Church in Zambia

May 29, 2021May 30, 2021 James Bishop

Subjective Religiosity and the Religiosity of the Unaffiliated

May 5, 2021May 5, 2021 James Bishop

The New Atheism’s Futile Crusade in its Fight Against Religion

May 2, 2021February 21, 2023 James Bishop

Legitimizing Religion: The Appeal to Archaism

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