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In a world where violence in the name of religion can impact so many other people's lives, it's critical to understand the intersection between religion and violence. What's required is not to see religion as inherently violent but to recognize that the violence associated with religious groups and communities is worth exploring and interrogating. In these 24 lectures, embark on a global, multidisciplinary investigation of religious violence. Delivered with honesty and sensitivity to the diversity of spiritual beliefs, these lectures examine the roots of this phenomenon and guide you toward more informed ways of thinking about it.

The recent rise in Christian nationalism and religious violence demands new approaches to scriptural interpretation that are rooted in nonviolence and moral seriousness. In The Accessorized Bible, David Dault explores the ethical implications of how we use scripture as an accessory, whether as an accessory to our fashion choices or as an accessory to our crimes and violence against one another.

The ”PURPOSE After Domestic Violence,” podcast is where getting freedom from the effects of domestic violence meets empowerment to walk in the fullness of your God designed PURPOSE. This is a sacred space where the shackles of domestic violence are broken, and empowerment takes root, grows and flourishes. Here, we’re not just surviving; we’re thriving in the fullness of our God-designed PURPOSE.

Mother’s War On Violence is a podcast hosted by Yolanda Wallace, an Urbana native who lives in Peoria, Illinois. Yolanda lost her son, Jon Buckley, to gun violence in 2006. Her organization, Mother’s War On Violence, and this podcast aims to help families stop violence. This podcast is a co-production of WCBU Peoria Public Radio.

Are you confused and feeling like you’re not in control of your own life because your husband is isolating you from everyone? Does the thought of escaping your marriage leave you feeling guilty and ashamed even though you are no longer safe? Are you in the process of divorce and you have no idea what your parental or financial rights are? Welcome sister, to She Wears Armor! This podcast is dedicated to growing a safe community of Christian women who encourage and build one another up! Lean in as I teach you practical strategies to navigate your high conflict divorce and show you ways to cope...

Deepak Chopra’s passionate new book, Peace Is the Way, was inspired by a saying from Mahatma Gandhi: “There is no way to peace. Peace is the way.” In a world where every path to peace has proved futile, the one strategy that hasn’t been tried is the way of peace itself. “We must not...

Deepak Chopra’s passionate new book, Peace Is the Way, was inspired by a saying from Mahatma Gandhi: “There is no way to peace. Peace is the way.” In a world where every path to peace has proved futile, the one strategy that hasn’t been tried is the way of peace itself. “We must not...

Join Rachel Mann, PhD, sacred activist, social scientist, shamanic healer, teacher, and spiritual mentor and her amazing guests on her podcast, Destiny Lines: Sacred Activism for Peacemaking & Ending Violence as they explore the multidimensional sources and impacts of violence and how we can end the cycle for future generations into an enduring peace. In these tumultuous times, it is critically important to continue to build a Great Wave of Peace on a planetary level. Destiny lines are energetic pathways of light along which humanity and the planet travels from the dimension of the soul at the...

Conversations about places where faith and politics overlap, with particular interest in extremism and violence. Run by the Centre for the Study of Bible and Violence www.csbvbristol.org.uk. Meet our hosting team. Helen Paynter is a Baptist minister and biblical specialist, and director of the Centre for the Study of Bible and Violence. Matthew Feldman is an expert on the radical right and director of the Centre for the Analysis of the Radical Right, although he speaks here in a private capacity. Maria Power is a Catholic social historian and an expert on peace-making initiatives in Northern ...

The Colloquium on Violence & Religion (COV&R) hosts conversations with authors and thinkers who apply the insights of mimetic theory in everyday life and actions.