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Should I change my name?
Robert Beckford explores the significance of slave names and their impact on individuals

The caste faultlines in Modi’s India
How the Hindu majority in Modi’s India is still divided by caste

An ‘Encore’ for Jesus
The older women taking vows and becoming nuns in their 50s and 60s.

How the Church’s role in Argentina’s dictatorship shook the nation’s faith
How the Church’s role in Argentina’s bloody military dictatorship changed people’s faith.

I became a Muslim after the Taliban kept me hostage
Jibra’il Omar, formerly Timothy Weeks, spent three years in captivity in Afghanistan

The new iconographers
How the ancient tradition of iconography is being translated for the 21st Century

Ladino: Saving Greece’s ancient Jewish language
How the language of Thessaloniki’s Jews disappeared

The killer's counsel
Psychiatrist Gwen Adshead reflects on her faith and working with violent offenders

Religion in the 21st Century: Buddhism
What does it mean to be a young Buddhist today?

Religion in the 21st Century: Hinduism
What does it mean to be a young Hindu in 2024?