Oxford to study faith in God
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University of Oxford researchers will spend nearly $4 million to study why mankind embraces God. The grant to the Ian Ramsey Center for Science and Religion will bring anthropologists, theologians, philosophers and other academics together for three years to study whether belief in a divine being is a basic part of mankind's makeup.
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People of faith have long contended that the power of prayer can help heal the sick. Now a study conducted in Rome suggests that religious faith may help people recover from a stroke.
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TZOVA, Israel  - A British archeologist has dug up  evidence linking John the Baptist to a cave used for bathing  rituals in hills near Jerusalem in what he said could be one of  the biggest recent finds for Christian history.
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Â· Archbishops to draw up historic covenantÂ· Conservatives see chance to crack down on dissent
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WIMBLEDON, England -- "God Made Roger Federer." That sign, white block letters on a dark background, stands in front of a church in Wimbledon village, about a 20-minute walk from the All England Club. Told about it, Federer appreciated the sentiment.
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Fortnightly church attendance could be required for children to get into popular faith schools, a Church figure suggests.
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LOGAN -- The 12th annual Leonard J. Arrington Mormon History Lecture at Utah State University will be Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Logan LDS Tabernacle, 50 N. Main.  Historian Thomas G. Alexander will present this year's lecture. The event is free and open to the public.
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including out of print volumes -- soon will become part of the vast Google database. Harvard, Stanford, the University of Michigan, the University of Oxford, and the New
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The Ole Miss coaching search became a search for somebody who actually wanted the job. The Southern Cal assistant coach is in Oxford this morning, ready to take on his dream job with the Ole Miss Rebels.
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Oxford University is to bring in bursaries worth up to Â£13,000 for students from low-income homes.
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LONDON (Reuters Life!) - A team of British-based researchers will spend the next three years probing why people believe in religion.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Harvard University proposed a curriculum overhaul Wednesday to emphasize sciences, religious beliefs, and world cultures.
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Japan&#39;s Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko visited the historic University of Oxford on Monday during their three-day tour of Britain.
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Jason Robinson has said that he turned to his faith after he was asked to be England captain by coach Andy Robinson. Robinson, who is a devout Christian, will lead England against Canada at Twickenham on Saturday.
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In the first of a two-part series on Wangari Maathai, Kenyaâs and Africaâs first woman Nobel Peace Prize winner, religious writer Joseph Ngala traces her humble beginnings and story of courage that is bound to offer inspiration to a world that still
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With spirited preaching and conservative teaching, the South is giving the faith a new flavor
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NEW YORK - A British philosophy professor who has been a leading champion of atheism for more than a half-century has changed his mind. He now believes in God - more or less - based on scientific evidence, and says so on a video released Thursday.