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Jenna Belk

May 3, 20201 min read

It's a new day, it's a new life!

Can you put yourself in Neo's shoes in "The Matrix"?

Dr. Darren M. Slade

May 1, 20201 min read

Conspiracy Theories and Coronavirus

Jenna Belk (Atheistasis Podcast) interviews GCRR Executive Officer, Dr. David Kyle Johnson, on how fallacies often fuel conspiracy theories.

Introducing the Head of Global Philosophy of Religion

Dr. Darren M. Slade

Apr 27, 20202 min read

Introducing the Head of Global Philosophy of Religion

GCRR is proud to introduce the Head of our "Philosophy of Religion" division, Professor George Dunn.

CHRISTIAN THEOLOGICAL TALK IN THE MIDST OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Josfin Raj, Academic Dean, NLBS

Apr 24, 20208 min read

CHRISTIAN THEOLOGICAL TALK IN THE MIDST OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC

A Christian response to COVID 19. It is lesson to develop a spirituality beyond religion, aiming at the value of human life and respect....

Religious Trauma Syndrome Neuroimaging Study

Dr. Darren M. Slade

Apr 22, 20203 min read

Religious Trauma Syndrome Neuroimaging Study

GCRR is building a team of neuroimaging researchers to study the effects of “religious trauma” on individuals.

2020 International eConference on Religion and the Holocaust

Dr. Darren M. Slade

Apr 20, 20202 min read

2020 International eConference on Religion and the Holocaust

GCRR is hosting the 2020 International eConference on Religion and the Holocaust.

Dr. Darren M. Slade

Apr 17, 20206 min read

Is Metaphysics a Science?

Can the study of metaphysics be classified currently or ever qualify in the future as a scientific endeavor?

Religious Agnomancy: Faith, Ignorance, and Illness in a Time of Plague

Jack David Eller

Apr 15, 20206 min read

Religious Agnomancy: Faith, Ignorance, and Illness in a Time of Plague

Religious institutions are practicing an intentional disregard of, indifference to, and even hostility to facts about the Coronavirus.

Faith Leaders Need to Connect with Young People During Social Distancing

Josh Packard

Apr 13, 20204 min read

Faith Leaders Need to Connect with Young People During Social Distancing

New survey by Springtide Research Institute found that social distancing provokes fear, uncertainty, and anxiety in young adults.

Introducing the Head of Global Anthropology of Religion!

Dr. Darren M. Slade

Apr 13, 20202 min read

Introducing the Head of Global Anthropology of Religion!

GCRR is proud to introduce the Head of our "Global Anthropology of Religion" division, Dr. Jack David Eller.

David Kyle Johnson

Apr 10, 202012 min read

Let's Let Go of The Shroud (of Turin)

The blog argues that the Shroud of Turin should be considered a forgery created in the 13th century according to Schick's SEARCH method.

Dr. Darren M. Slade

Apr 10, 20201 min read

Join the GCRR Board of Directors!

GCRR is looking for qualified scholars with a doctorate in a field related to religious studies to join the Board of Directors.

We’re in the middle of an epidemic. But it’s not the one you’re thinking of.

Josh Packard

Apr 9, 20202 min read

We’re in the middle of an epidemic. But it’s not the one you’re thinking of.

Springtide Research Institute revealed that our youngest generations are more lonely and isolated than any other group of people.

Reimagining the Jesus of History and the Christ of Faith

Dr. Darren M. Slade

Apr 8, 20207 min read

Reimagining the Jesus of History and the Christ of Faith

This blog demonstrates how Christians can appropriate historical criticism by reimagining the Jesus of History and the Christ of Faith.

Make a One-Time Donation to GCRR and Help Fund Global Scientific Research on Religion

Dr. Darren M. Slade

Apr 6, 20201 min read

Make a One-Time Donation to GCRR and Help Fund Global Scientific Research on Religion

Become an Active Supporter of GCRR and SHERM Academic Journal.

(Part 3) Theologizing the Person of Christ in the Fourth Century: Logos-Sarx Christology

Dr. Darren M. Slade

Apr 3, 20204 min read

(Part 3) Theologizing the Person of Christ in the Fourth Century: Logos-Sarx Christology

Aloys Grillmeier’s main position is that the Christology leading up to the Council of Nicaea was predominantly a Logos-sarx principle.

Worship in the Midst of COVID-19: Clinging to Old Paradigms Can Be Fatal

Dr. Darren M. Slade

Apr 1, 20202 min read

Worship in the Midst of COVID-19: Clinging to Old Paradigms Can Be Fatal

Why churches need to change how they worship during the Coronavirus pandemic.

A Ruist (Confucian) Perspective on Metaphysics as a Science

Dr. Darren M. Slade

Apr 1, 20204 min read

A Ruist (Confucian) Perspective on Metaphysics as a Science

Dr. Bin Song takes a Confucian perspective to the question of whether metaphysics should be considered a science or not.

Rebuffing and Rejecting the Resurrection: An Explanation of Cavin and Colombetti's Article

David Kyle Johnson

Mar 31, 202014 min read

Rebuffing and Rejecting the Resurrection: An Explanation of Cavin and Colombetti's Article

Per Cavin and Colombetti, belief in the resurrection is not only unscientific, but fundamentally irrational.

The Myth of the Alexandrian-Antiochene Schools of Hermeneutical Interpretation (Patristic Exegesis)

Dr. Darren M. Slade

Mar 30, 20201 min read

The Myth of the Alexandrian-Antiochene Schools of Hermeneutical Interpretation (Patristic Exegesis)

Neither the Alexandrian nor the Antiochene schools of interpretation sanctioned just one exegetical method over another.