As Protestants prepare to mark the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, new Pew Research Center surveys show that in both Western Europe and the United States, the theological differences that split Western Christianity in the 1500s have diminished to a degree that might have shocked Christians in past centuries.  [Da www.pewforum.org del 31/08/2017] REFORMATION

Pubblichiamo la presentazione dei lavori del Comitato Scientifico di Oasis che si è riunito a Villa Cagnola il 29 e 30 giugno 2017 sul tema “Oltre ISIS. Autorità e libertà nell’Islam” contemporaneo Martino Diez mercoledì 2 agosto 2017 [Da www.oasiscenter.eu] ISLAM

For American Muslims, being highly religious does not necessarily translate into acceptance of traditional notions of Islam. While many U.S. Muslims say they attend mosque and pray regularly, sizable shares also say that there is more than one way to interpret their religion and that traditional understandings of Islam need to be reinterpreted to address the issues of today. [Da www.pewresearch.org del 28/08/2017] AMERICAN MUSLIMS

La cultura induista comincia a radicarsi in Italia con le seconde generazioni. A raccontarla, i protagonisti di questo nuovo processo di integrazione: i giovani. [Da www.hinduism.it] INDUISMO

Alla “Chiesa evangelica valdese – Unione delle chiese metodiste e valdesi” fa capo una popolazione complessiva di circa 25.000 persone. [Da www.nev.it] UNIONE DELLE CHIESE METODISTE E VALDESI

Uno studio del Metropolita Gennadios Arcivescovo Ortodosso d’Italia e Malta. [Da www.ortodossia.it] GRECI ORTODOSSI IN ITALIA MERIDIONALE

Confraternite, misticismo, santi e mausolei. Una guida per capire la corrente più spirituale dell’Islam. [Da http://www.oasiscenter.eu del 01/06/2017] SUFI

Muslims are the fastest-growing religious group in the world. The growth and regional migration of Muslims, combined with the ongoing impact of the Islamic State (also known as ISIS or ISIL) and other extremist groups that commit acts of violence in the name of Islam, have brought Muslims and the Islamic faith to the forefront of the political debate in many countries. [Da www.pewresearch.org] MUSLIMS … Continua a leggere Muslims and Islam: Key findings in the U.S. and around the world »

Una ricerca del Pew Research Center. The former Yugoslavia spent much of the 1990s in turmoil, with a series of wars taking place amid the country’s breakup into its present-day states – each of which has a distinct ethnic and religious makeup. [Da www.pewresearch.org] YUGOSLAVIA