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It's Easter Weekend and for the occasion, I've assembled some really interesting reads from across the global network of The Conversation. Whether you're Christian or another denomination, spritiual or an aethist, these stoires will help you learn more about the origins of important Christian traditions.
Looking for a different kind of religious experience? Check out the take on Game of Thrones or, for those who are believers in the pan-Canadian religion of hockey, a story about the Winnipeg Jets that you'll never see on Hockey Night in Canada.
Have a great weekend and we'll be back in your Inbox on Monday.
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Easter Weekend Reads
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Jane Stevenson, University of Oxford
Easter is actually a mish-mash of different traditions celebrating the coming of spring.
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Dr Emily Guerry, University of Kent
One of the most sacred relics in the Christian world was saved from the Notre Dame fire. Here is its history.
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Robyn J. Whitaker, University of Divinity
In the Bible, heaven is where God resides, rather than a place of eternal life. But over time it has become conflated with ideas of paradise and eternal salvation.
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Robyn J. Whitaker, University of Divinity
"Hell" in the Bible is a highly symbolic idea designed to persuade people to stay faithful to their God, not to set out a precise agenda for the afterlife.
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Elizabeth Schafer, Royal Holloway; Julian Meyrick, Flinders University
Was Jesus Christ the first male lead in the history of modern theatre?
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Michael Rapport, University of Glasgow
From coronations to Revolution to reconciliation, Notre Dame has witnessed nearly 900 years of French history.
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Anthony Gierzynski, University of Vermont
The vast majority of stories told in movies, in books and on television conclude with happy endings – and this has real-world political consequences.
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Lori Wilkinson, University of Manitoba
A celebration for the Winnipeg Jets turned controversial when an anti-racist group challenged a "make Winnipeg white again" headline about the city's NHL playoff "whiteout" parties.
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