Prof. Dr. Erin K. Wilson
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Prof. Dr. Erin K. Wilson
@ekwilson.bsky.social
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Professor of Politics and Religion, Faculty of Religion, Culture and Society, University of Groningen

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Prof. Dr. Erin K. Wilson @ekwilson.bsky.social · Mar 28
Is #religion violent or peaceful? Is the #Taliban a religious or political organisation? Is the #Ukraine conflict about religion? These are the wrong questions to ask. My latest book explains why, and it’s free for anyone to read here.
www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-mon...
Religion and World Politics | Connecting Theory with Practice | Erin K
Religion and World Politics provides a short, accessible, and practical introduction to how we can understand the place of religion in world politics in a more
www.taylorfrancis.com

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Prof. Dr. Erin K. Wilson @ekwilson.bsky.social · Oct 17
This year there have been headlines that have declared both that religion is growing and that religion is declining all over the world. So which is? But also - why do we care so much? I wrote a piece pondering this. www.rug.nl/research/cen...
Why do we care so much about the fate of religion?
On 4 September this year, the national Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant published an article profiling recent sociological research on rising secularisation...
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Prof. Dr. Erin K. Wilson @ekwilson.bsky.social · Sep 27
Lack of Religious literacy remains a huge challenge.

We need “Lived religions" literacy, that engages and understanda what "religion" is and looks like at the grassroots

Unless we change our underlying assumptions, we will continue to get religion wrong.
jliflc.bsky.social Joint Learning Initiative on Faith and Local Communities @jliflc.bsky.social · Sep 24
Religion’s role in peace & conflict is nuanced but often stays within academic circles.
We’re building the State of the Evidence Navigator, an open, interactive platform with new formats to reach wider audiences. 🌍 Stay tuned for more info!

📚 jliflc.com/2022-state-o...

#FaithAndConflict

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Joint Learning Initiative on Faith and Local Communities @jliflc.bsky.social · Sep 24
Religion’s role in peace & conflict is nuanced but often stays within academic circles.
We’re building the State of the Evidence Navigator, an open, interactive platform with new formats to reach wider audiences. 🌍 Stay tuned for more info!

📚 jliflc.com/2022-state-o...

#FaithAndConflict

Reposted by Erin K. Wilson

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Dr Pauline McGonagle @pgmcgonagle.bsky.social · Jun 21
A great honour to be invited to attend inaugural lecture and function for @ekwilson.bsky.social yesterday. @rug.nl

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Roland Bleiker @bleiker.bsky.social · Jan 6
Here it is: a tribute to Emma Hutchison, my amazing wife and research collaborator. I hope it does justice to the brilliant scholar and the remarkable person she was. Sorry it took me a while after Emma’s passing to gather enough strength to honour her. www.rolandbleiker.com/tribute-to-e...