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

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Category: World Religions

April 19, 2020April 19, 2020 James Bishop

E. Evans-Pritchard – The Animistic Religion and Culture of the Nuer

April 18, 2020April 18, 2020 James Bishop

Some Feminist Concerns in Japanese Temple Buddhism

April 4, 2020January 23, 2023 James Bishop

Who was Guru Nanak? (Founder of Sikhism)

March 18, 2020April 5, 2022 James Bishop

Why Did the Privileged Buddha Become an Impoverished Ascetic?

March 12, 2020March 12, 2020 James Bishop

The First Buddhist Council and the ‘Three Baskets’

March 10, 2020March 12, 2020 James Bishop

Why Does the Qur’an View Christians as “Tritheists”?

March 5, 2020March 5, 2020 James Bishop

What is the Islamic Concept of God?

February 11, 2020December 9, 2021 James Bishop

Christianity Declining in America, Unaffiliated Demographic Grows

February 3, 2020August 21, 2020 James Bishop

What is the Qur’an?

February 1, 2020December 9, 2021 James Bishop

What is the Tao Te Ching and the “Tao”?

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