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Unis are killing the critical study of religion, and it will only make campuses more religious

  • Written by Christopher Hartney, Lecturer of Religion, University of Sydney
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Global developments in tertiary education suggest the critical scientific study of religion is endangered. One of the departments slated for extinguishment amid the pandemic-related upheavals was my own at the University of Sydney. This reflects a trend that has captured the academy in Australia and worldwide.

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