Perspectives on 2020

Perspectives on 2020

Below, you will find the articles published in the book in alphabetical order. Each individual article contains all sources and several related articles. Enjoy reading!

Articles in alphabetical order

200 antisemitic messages a day
A final resting place – Christianity
A new reality for the Spanish Catholic Church
A pandemic of antisemitism
A universal virus with unequal challenges
Apps, robots, and facial recognition in the church
EARS - Two persons studying Bible Are blasphemy laws outdated?
Are kosher and halal slaughter dying out?
Are the changes to the Criminal Code homophobic?
EARS - Woman at church door Attending church on Sunday – Is it a must?
EARS - Public crossing Authority in the face of the digitalisation of religion
Ban of the veil
Battling imprisonment in religious marriage
Black lives matter in the Church of England?
Social distancing - shoppers Breaking the breadline: The Church’s response to food poverty in the UK
EARS - Gamer playing Can a computer game be a religious experience?
EARS - Empty office space in big city Can Christians practice yoga?
EARS - Baby hand reaching for adult Can religion contribute to rebuilding trust in Europe?
Can religion save the planet?
Catholic feminism: Maria 2.0
Charlie Hebdo trial opens in Paris. Will France find closure?
EARS - Aspects Christianity and Islam in Nagorno-Karabakh
Coronavirus and Christianity: a call for creativity
COVID-19: Is poverty the real pandemic?
Denmark – taking a turn towards Christianity?
Did God send us coronavirus?
Digital religion
Do female priests represent a true religious reform?
Do Finnish media avoid spiritual discussion?
Do you have to pray at school?
EARS - People shaking hands Do you trust religion?
Does it matter how Finnish media write about traditions?
Does religious belief affect views of the EU?
EARS - People seen from the back Does the digitalisation of religion make us individualists or collectivists?
Does the pandemic unite Muslims and Christians?
Ending conversion therapy
Exodus from the Catholic Church
EARS - Bird's eye view2 Extremes and Tensions in COVID-19 Europe
Trappenhuis Female Jewish rabbis are rising
Freedom of religion vs. public health
EARS - Station French Catholic Church: The war of masses
EARS - People on escalator French President wants to fight against “Muslim separatism”
Gender equity in the Church of Sweden – and beyond?
God is trending
Hagia Sophia and inter-religious tension
Hard times: British Muslims under lockdown
Home alone: digital religion
How Bible translations are still shaping the world
Trappenhuis How dangerous is religious singing?
EARS - News on mobile How do Irish media cover religion?
EARS - Person cycling with mouth mask How do Spain’s media cover religion?
EARS - Mother and child walking on street How Dutch media portray a rule-balancing church
EARS - Camera in church How real is virtual religion?
How religious leaders in Russia are weaponising the coronavirus pandemic
How to believe in a postmodern world
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Is AI a god of the future or the present?
Is the church handing out discounts?
EARS - Pro abortion sign ROC Religion Russia Putin Is the Russian Orthodox Church’s anti-abortion stance helpful for Putin?
Is veganism a religion?
EARS - Veiled woman seen from the back Islamist extremism in France
Islamist extremism in the Netherlands
EARS - Veiled woman seen from the back Islamophobia – The origins of a confusing concept
EARS - People on bus Islamophobia and the misrepresentation of Muslims in Britain
Islamophobia in the UK government
Let’s talk about Christian women’s legacy
Lisa Smith: An example of radicalisation in Europe
London: City of sinners or saints?
EARS - Audience in dark Narratives of digitalisation and religion: conditioned, idealistic, and pragmatic
EARS - View of COVID IC Organic and existential life
EARS - Sign: We need change Partisan polarisation in the US and religion in Europe
Poland: LGBT-free zones and ban on Pride marches
Pope Francis calls for action
Portraying Jesus as a black man
EARS - Buddhists with umbrellas Power and abuse in Buddhism: Sogyal Lakar and Rigpa
EARS - Buddhists in robes Power and abuse in Dutch Buddhist communities
Punishment from God or a shared mourning?
Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks: An example of Jewish pluralism
EARS - People waiting in public space Rebuilding trust in the Roman Catholic Church among youth
Religion and television
Religion’s relation with politics and science
Religious organisations are addressing COVID-19 disparities
EARS - Broken glass Kristallnacht Remembering the night of broken glass
Return to communication
Rising antisemitism in Denmark
Saving the Notre-Dame
EARS - People on street 3 Should churches be prosecuted for LGBTQ discrimination?
Should schools offer lessons about gender and sexuality?
Should the Vatican trust China?
Should we translate the Bible into a gender-inclusive language?
EARS - Cyclists and mopeds on street Skating in empty churches
EARS-Arc-de-Triomphe-with-smoke laïcité Strained fraternity: Macron and France’s ‘allies’
EARS - Waiting space airport Strangers within: Can minorities trust Europe?
EARS - Flyover Technology as a religious agent
EARS - Camera setup The challenges and consequences of covering laïcité
The fate of religious education
The long road to female leadership
EARS - Church bells The modern evolution of the Catholic exorcism
The rise of evangelical churches
EARS - People on escalator The rise of militant Christianity in the United States
The rise of women in the Catholic Church
EARS - Looking up at skyscrapers The role of Catholicism in the 2020 election
The Russian crackdown on Jehovah’s Witnesses: an accelerating problem?
Thriving or just surviving? The future of the Finnish national church
To ban or not to ban: burkas in Switzerland
EARS - Man with bicycle Transformation of religion in modern European society
EARS - Election Trump and the evangelical voting bloc
Violence against Muslims, a growing concern
Virus and vitriol: Are Muslims to blame for spreading?
EARS - European old street What does French secularism (not) have to do with the recent Islamist terrorist attacks?
EARS - People in debate What’s behind the reluctance to ban circumcision?
EARS - Two people on crossing When is it right for a Christian to break the law?
Why does the Orthodox Church quarrel over a spoon?
Will marriage theology break the Church of Finland?
Will the COVID-19 vaccine be ethically tainted?
Worship in times of social distancing