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Research Topics

Intersections organizes all of its content into the four research topics below. Each research topic is associated with original editorial content, such as field reviews and essays as well as curated content, such as HRLI project descriptions, citations, and profiles that showcase the work of our diverse network of experts.

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    Religion & Democracy

    How far should religious freedom extend in democratic societies? This research topic examines how religion aids, complicates, and restricts democratic engagement in the world.
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    Climate Futures

    This topic focuses on two key questions: what is the relationship between religion and climate change? And what kinds of alternative climate futures can we imagine through the lens of religion?
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    Religion in the Digital Age

    We live in an undeniably digital age. But what does this mean for our sense of community and of self? This research topic encompasses studies of how practice and belief are changing in unexpected ways.
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    Policy Focus

    How do faith traditions, practitioners, scholars, and religiously-motivated state actors shape the formation of policy? This research topic addresses how religion figures into diplomacy, foreign policy and global development agendas, bringing reports and policy briefs to the fore.
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