Category Archives: Religion

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Environmental performance affected by ethnic and religious diversity

Posted on 2, January 2013 by

Ethnically or religiously diverse countries underinvest in measures to improve their environmental performance, according to new research by an academic at the University of East Anglia. 2-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Dr Elissaios Papyrakis also found that religious diversity has a … Read the full press release →

Posted in Education, Environment, Religion, Science, Society, United Kingdom

The modern view of nature has religious roots

Posted on 31, October 2012 by
The Ploughshare Tortoise is one of the worlds most endangared species. Scientists estimate the current population size to less than a thousand. Photo:@Scanpix

31-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — All over the planet, people are fighting to save animals and plants from extinction – even though many species have no utilitarian value for us. In a new book, University of Copenhagen theologian Jakob Wolf takes up … Read the full press release →

Posted in Denmark, Education, Environment, Religion, Science, Society

A cancer diagnosis does not make young people religious

Posted on 26, October 2012 by

26-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — A sociologist of religion from the University of Copenhagen has interviewed 21 young patients diagnosed with a life-threatening cancer about their religious beliefs. She concludes that a cancer diagnosis will not make young people, who are not … Read the full press release →

Posted in Art & Culture, Denmark, Education, Healthcare, Religion, Society