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Higher Education’s Downsizing of Religious Studies — The Revealer
Dear Revealer readers, Since 2020 I have been informally tracking the number of colleges and universities that have closed their religious studies departments, or stopped offering religious studies as a…
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Crucifying the Musical Christ — The Revealer
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