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Can religion be democratic? | The question Read this on the publication's site
Guardian Unlimited  |  How much sense does it make as a system of church organisation? As the General Synod meets in London, the obvious question is "why"? It has an elaborate and cumbersome machinery ... | More...
Jonathan Merritt: How Big is God? Bigger than an Elephant? Read this on the publication's site
Huffington Post  |  I don't believe God is politically partisan. I know we like to shore up our egos with visions of God marching with us to the ballot box and guiding our hand to vote one party ... | More...
In Egypt, Clashes Tied to Religion Are Officially Anything but That Read this on the publication's site
New York Times  |  A police officer guarded a church in Nag Hammadi. Three weeks ago, a Muslim gunman opened fire on worshipers as they walked out of church, killing 7. | More...
France's misguided plan to ban burkas Read this on the publication's site
Los Angeles Times  |  France is a militantly secular state that is determined to remain culturally homogeneous. While holding dear the ideals of equality and human rights, the country also widely ... | More...
Could God exist? Read this on the publication's site
Telegraph  |  No Comments On about music and healing the discussion veered in a Godward direction after I suggested that for me one of the reasons atheism falls short is in its lack of ... | More...
Anglo-Catholics on the brink, again | Andrew Brown Read this on the publication's site
Guardian Unlimited  |  Opponents of women priests must finally make up their minds which church they belong to. Neither much wants them The majority of the Church of England has lost patience with the ... | More...
Sikh 'ceremonial daggers' should be allowed in schools, says judge Read this on the publication's site
Telegraph  |  Sir Mota Singh QC defended the right of Sikhs to wear the five inch Kirpan blades in public amid a growing revolt against a perceived clampdown on religious freedom in schools. | More...
Investigating Wittgenstein, part 3: Religion as a language game Read this on the publication's site
Guardian Unlimited  |  Wittgenstein argues that justifications have to come to an end somewhere, and they come to an end in what we actually do Many of us have a dim and distant memory of early ... | More...
Lack of faith in politicians damages Britain Read this on the publication's site
The Times  |  The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, believes that Britain is beset by such a deep crisis of faith in politicians that society is being badly damaged. | More...
How Obama's favorite theologian shaped his first year in office Read this on the publication's site
CNN  |  Obama called Reinhold Niebuhr his favorite philosopher, but few know about the controversial pastor today. | More...
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Pierre Robert Olivétan
Oxford Ency of Reformation  |  (also Louis Olivier ; Lat., Olivetanus ; c.1506 -- 1538 ), French Protestant reformer and translator of the Bible into French.
Reformation Studies
Oxford Ency of Reformation  |  The scholarly study of the Reformation is virtually as old as the Reformation itself. While the key doctrinal battles were still being fought and the issues remained fluid and ...
Sante Pagnini
Oxford Ency of Reformation  |  (1470 -- 1536 ), Italian Dominican friar. Born in Lucca, Pagnini studied and worked first in various religious houses of his order at Fiesole, Florence, where he ...
Hendrik Jansen Van Barrefelt
Oxford Ency of Reformation  |  (also Barrevelt; Hiël; 1520?–1594?), radical spiritual leader in the Low Countries. Born around 1520 in Barneveld (near Amersfoort), Barrefelt, a poor weaver, lived ...
Robert Persons
Oxford Ency of Reformation  |  See Parsons, Robert .
Alberto Pio
Oxford Ency of Reformation  |  (1475 -- 1531 ), humanist prince of Carpi, diplomat, and writer. Born the eldest son of Lionello I, coruler of Carpi, and of Caterina Pico Pio, the sister of ...
Ambrogio Catarino Politi
Oxford Ency of Reformation  |  (Ital., Lancellotto de'; Lat., Ambrosius Catharinus ; 1484 -- 1553 ), Dominican theologian, polemicist, and bishop.