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

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February 9, 2022 James Bishop

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

April 3, 2020October 13, 2021 James Bishop

Emile Durkheim – Sociologist and His Theory of Religion

March 2, 2020December 22, 2021 James Bishop

Max Weber – Social Theorist, Protestantism as the Origin of Capitalism

May 11, 2019December 19, 2021 James Bishop

Emile Durkheim – Religion as an “Eminently Social” Reality

March 22, 2019March 23, 2019 James Bishop

An External Analysis of Religion Through Durkheim’s Notion of Religion As “Eminently Social”

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