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Linda Woodhead

Linda Woodhead [@LindaWoodhead] is professor of sociology of religion at Lancaster University and director of the Westminster Faith Debates. www.faithdebates.org.uk

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Religion Dispatches

Right Wing Morality is Costing the Church of England Dearly

At last. The Church of England’s General Synod has voted to allow women bishops. A disastrous failure to do so in 2012 preceded Rowan Williams’s departure as Archbishop, and led to huge public and…
Linda Woodhead
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Religion Dispatches

Note From Across The Pond: Church-State Separation Isn’t For Everyone

The State Department’s new office for religious engagement should resist the temptation to impose a US model of religious freedom on the world. Church-state separation may work well in the US, but in other contexts, not so much.
Linda Woodhead
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Religion Dispatches

New Poll: ‘Faithful Catholics’ an Endangered Species

As Pope Francis launches a survey of Catholic opinion, a new survey reveals a yawning gap between the leadership and British Catholics.
Linda Woodhead
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