Religion
Report
A primer on the ideological and theological drivers of AQ and Daesh: al-Qaedaism
This special report aims to explain the persistent and enduring allure of al-Qaedaism as an ideology that is apocalyptic and conspiratorial.
Report
Economic value of donating and volunteering behaviour associated with religiosity
This research is the first in a series of reports from a new national organisation called SEIROS. It includes leaders and representatives from different religious traditions, academics and policy makers.
Report
The ayatollahs and the demonstrators: is the Iranian theocracy running out of time?
The current demonstrations in Iran could prove to be a watershed in the Islamic Revolution. The theocrats have been shocked by the demands from the demonstrators calling for their removal. Given the deep currents of dislike for the theocracy among many ordinary Iranians, it is difficult to see how the ayatollahs will placate the demonstrators.
Report
Reason, repentance, and the individual: recovering the religious roots of Western civilisation
This paper argues that the West cannot remain the West if it becomes indifferent or hostile to its religious heritage.
Briefing paper
Anti-retroviral therapy and social danger in Papua New Guinea
Reports new ways that anti-retroviral therapy in Papua New Guinea is being refracted through Christian moral discourses.