Questions tagged [religious-issues]

On issues that arise in an academic setting because of the religious beliefs held by an individual or institution.

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Discrimination against theists by atheists in academia

Several times I read or heard about the claim that there is a discrimination against theists in academia by atheists. For example the german newspaper ZEIT Campus ONLINE cites an anthropologist Robert J. Priest: Für Akademiker ist es ganz einfach,…
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How would you react if a reference book you're reading contains religious undertones?

One reference book I'm reading contains religious undertones in favor of Christianity. In one chapter, for example, the author quoted a biblical verse in support of her claim that the 21st century is the "Asian Century".
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Does academia have a specific perspective on religion?

The response to many questions which connected/related issues of religious beliefs and adequate/correct behaviour of academia? For instance the recent (Will ISIS attacks hurt my PhD application as a Muslim?) featured many responses that suggest the…