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Traditionalist Catholic sensibilities in Argentinean Catholicism: modern risks and (con)spirituality in contemporary Catholic communities

SWell Research Network @swellresearchnw.bsky.social · 15d

In this article Veronica Gimenez Beliveau considers the risks and fears that circulate within traditionalist sensibilities in Argentinean Catholicism.

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Catholicism has historically been an active producer of diverse and contrasting imaginaries, emphasising radically transformative utopias or accentuating the return to well-ordered and idyllic past...

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SWell Research Network @swellresearchnw.bsky.social · 27d

@cristinarocha.bsky.social and @annahalafoff.bsky.social respond to the migration 'debate', showing Australia has always been spiritually and ethnically diverse, starting with First Nations and the arrival of Asian spiritualities. Migrants have always contributed 🙌🏽

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As white Christian nationalism grows more assertive, we must tell the truth about Australia’s religious diversity - ABC Religion & Ethics

While Anglo Australians march against migration and politicians rail against migrant groups, it is important to remember that these diverse communities have long histories on this continent — they are...

Watch Spiritual Divide: Insight

SWell Research Network @swellresearchnw.bsky.social · 27d

@annahalafoff.bsky.social Anna Halafoff FAHA recently took part in this thought provoking episode of Insight (Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) Australia) which looks at the complex spiritual and religious lives of Australians.

www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/new...

Watch Spiritual Divide for free with SBS On Demand, your ultimate destination for diverse entertainment. Stream now!

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SWell Research Network @swellresearchnw.bsky.social · Jul 27

What does Alone Australia show us about Australian spirituality? SWell's coordinator, Assoc Prof Anna Halafoff @annahalafoff.bsky.social , interviewed on ABC Listen. 'Seeking the wild: Alone Australia and connection to nature.' Listen here: www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Seeking the wild: Alone Australia and connection to nature - ABC listen

Corinne Ooms was, a contestant in the most recent series of the reality show Alone Australia. She spent 70 days, by herself, in the remote west coast ranges of Lutruwita, Tasmania. And there, she had...

Astrology and tarot — telling the future, or connecting with the present? - ABC listen

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SWell Research Network @swellresearchnw.bsky.social · Jul 22

'Astrology and tarot - telling the future, or connecting with the present?' Prof Andrew Singleton recently interviewed on ABC Radio National. Listen here!
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Younger Australians are less religious than ever before, but that doesn't mean they don't engage with spiritual practices. Astrology and tarot card reading are especially on trend, but rather than tel...

Seeking the wild: Alone Australia and connection to nature - ABC listen

SWell Research Network @swellresearchnw.bsky.social · Jul 27

What does Alone Australia show us about Australian spirituality? SWell's coordinator, Assoc Prof Anna Halafoff @annahalafoff.bsky.social , interviewed on ABC Listen. 'Seeking the wild: Alone Australia and connection to nature.' Listen here: www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Corinne Ooms was, a contestant in the most recent series of the reality show Alone Australia. She spent 70 days, by herself, in the remote west coast ranges of Lutruwita, Tasmania. And there, she had...

Astrology and tarot — telling the future, or connecting with the present? - ABC listen

SWell Research Network @swellresearchnw.bsky.social · Jul 22

'Astrology and tarot - telling the future, or connecting with the present?' Prof Andrew Singleton recently interviewed on ABC Radio National. Listen here!
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Younger Australians are less religious than ever before, but that doesn't mean they don't engage with spiritual practices. Astrology and tarot card reading are especially on trend, but rather than tel...

Returning to the sacred spring? Spa treatments, mineral springs and spirituality in settler Australia since 1852

SWell Research Network @swellresearchnw.bsky.social · Jun 17

Freshly published Open Access!

Returning to the sacred spring? Spa treatments, mineral springs and spirituality in settler Australia since 1852.

By SWell member Tim Jones and Nadia Rhook.
Journal of Beliefs & Values, 1–14.
doi.org/10.1080/1361...

Spas and mineral springs constitute major sectors of the global wellness economy, which now exceeds the size of the global biomedical economy. The industry, media and its critics emphasise ‘wellnes...

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‘Alone Australia’, nature connection and spiritual complexity in popular culture

SWell Research Network @swellresearchnw.bsky.social · Jun 17

Great new article on Aus survival TV and spirituality by Anna Halafoff annahalafoff.bsky.social, Samantha Hauw samanthahauw.bsky.social and Tyson Yunkaporta.

‘Alone Australia’, nature connection and spiritual complexity in popular culture. Journal of Beliefs & Values, 1–25.
doi.org/10.1080/1361...

Since the turn of the twenty-first century, scholars of religion have focused considerable attention on the rise of religious diversity and the non-religious, particularly in Western secular societ...

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SWell Research Network @swellresearchnw.bsky.social · May 12

SWell Research Network @swellresearchnw.bsky.social · May 12

*Reannouncement with Open Access Link!
www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/16...

What is Girl Mossing?

Find out in a fascinating new article by hannahgould.bsky.social and annahalafoff.bsky.social :

Girl Mossing, Rotting and Resistance: Relational naturalism and dying well together.

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5Rhythms dance as lived spirituality: women, embodiment, and relational wellbeing

SWell Research Network @swellresearchnw.bsky.social · May 12

Dance as lived spirituality? @samanthahauw.bsky.social and @annahalafoff.bsky.social discuss women's embodiment and relational wellbeing in their new article.

5Rhythms dance as lived spirituality: women, embodiment, and relational wellbeing

Access here! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

5Rhythms dance has enjoyed a growing uptake in the past decade, alongside rising interest in holistic spirituality. This article reports the first sociology of religion study of 5Rhythms dance as a...

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‘Saving Australia’: global populism and the rhetoric of the Australian Christian Right

SWell Research Network @swellresearchnw.bsky.social · May 12

Fab new article by Elenie Poulos and Cristina Rocha examines how the intersection between the Christian Right and populism takes shape in Australia.

'Saving Australia': global popularism and the rhetoric of the Australian Christian Right.

Available Open Access: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

This article examines how the intersection between the Christian Right and populism takes shape in Australia. It analyses how Australian Christian Right (ACR) actors mobilise the ideology, rhetoric...

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SWell Research Network @swellresearchnw.bsky.social · May 2

What is the impact of the rise of right-wing Christian populism on Australian politics?

Find out in this fresh Conversation piece by SWell Researchers Elenie Poulos (Macquarie University) and Cristina Rocha (Western Sydney University):
theconversation.com/the-rise-of-...

The rise of right-wing Christian populism and its powerful impact on Australian politics

A network of Australian Christian groups have adapted the language of global right-wing populism to amplify their influence on Australian politics.

theconversation.com

SWell Research Network @swellresearchnw.bsky.social · Apr 26

An important new article investigating anti-trans mobilisations, studied at the nexus of science and religion, by SWell members Rafael Cazarin and Mar Griera, with Josh E Warren and Rebecca Catto.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Transgender bodies as battlefields in science and religion: A cross-cultural media analysis - Rafael Cazarin, Josh E Warren, Rebecca Catto, Mar Griera, 2025

The last decade has seen an intensification of anti-trans mobilisations as backlash to efforts to expand rights and increased visibility in multiple countries. ...

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SWell Research Network @swellresearchnw.bsky.social · Apr 15

Curious about / watching White Lotus?

Latest juicy ABC piece by Anna Halafoff, supported by Samantha Hauw.

The White Lotus, fashionable Buddhism and the Western malaise: How season three navigates "spiritual complexity"

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The White Lotus, Buddhism and the Western malaise: How season three navigates “spiritual complexity” - ABC Religion & Ethics

The public fascination with The White Lotus series seems more about immoral excess than enlightenment — but its third season illustrates that the capitalist uptake of spirituality does not necessarily...

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: World Interfaith Harmony Week Lecture ZOOMED from Parliament House Canberra. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the me...

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SWell Research Network @swellresearchnw.bsky.social · Mar 3

Meet the Authors!

Masoumeh (Sara) Rahmani and Peter Adds discuss their article:

"Māori Atheism: A Decolonising Project?" Kōtuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online (2024)

The Nonreligion in a Complex Future Project, Zoom, 20 March 7pm ET, 21 March 11am AEDT.

Register here:

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SWell Research Network @swellresearchnw.bsky.social · Mar 3

Meet the Authors!

Masoumeh (Sara) Rahmani and Peter Adds discuss their article:

"Māori Atheism: A Decolonising Project?" Kōtuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online (2024)

The Nonreligion in a Complex Future Project, Zoom, 20 March 7pm ET, 21 March 11am AEDT.

Register here:

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SWell Research Network @swellresearchnw.bsky.social · Jan 17

Religions for Peace Australia & Canberra Interfaith Forum
invites ALL to our World Interfaith Harmony Week Event 2025

Wednesday 5th February 5.30-7.30pm AEDT
ZOOMED from Parliament House Canberra

Religions for Peace Australia (RfPA) Zoom registration link
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Religions for Peace Australia & Canberra Interfaith Forum invite you to our Annual WH Lecture This year by Professor Anne Pattel Gray Topic: Acknowledging Respect & Inclusion of Indigenous Nations ...

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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: World Interfaith Harmony Week Lecture ZOOMED from Parliament House Canberra. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the me...

SWell Research Network @swellresearchnw.bsky.social · Jan 17

Religions for Peace Australia & Canberra Interfaith Forum
invites ALL to our World Interfaith Harmony Week Event 2025

Wednesday 5th February 5.30-7.30pm AEDT
ZOOMED from Parliament House Canberra

Religions for Peace Australia (RfPA) Zoom registration link
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Religions for Peace Australia & Canberra Interfaith Forum invite you to our Annual WH Lecture This year by Professor Anne Pattel Gray Topic: Acknowledging Respect & Inclusion of Indigenous Nations ...

us02web.zoom.us

Menopause is now discussed openly — but not all voices are included - ABC Religion & Ethics

SWell Research Network @swellresearchnw.bsky.social · Dec 20

Not everyone experiences menopause as dominant discourses say. In this recent piece for the ABC, Anna Halafoff
@annahalafoff.bsky.social explains "menowashing" in her call to recognition of menopause complexity.
www.abc.net.au/religion/ann...

This new era of public menopause awareness, fuelled by markets and social media, is largely dominated by Western, and often white, women — yet not everyone experiences menopause the same way.

View of Dying ‘Buddhish’: Death, Diversity, and Worldview Complexity in and Beyond Australia

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SWell Research Network @swellresearchnw.bsky.social · Dec 20

How do Buddhism and Buddhist-inspired phenomena contribute to a new way of death or 'deathstyle'?
Read more in this fascinating, newly published article by Hannah Gould @hannahgould.bsky.social , Anna Halafoff @annahalafoff.bsky.social and Ruth Fitzpatrick.
www.globalbuddhism.org/article/view...

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SWell Research Network @swellresearchnw.bsky.social · Dec 6

Andrew Singleton, Anna Halafoff @annahalafoff.bsky.social and Rosie Shorter's latest piece for the ABC - an exciting first glimpse of the results of the Australian Spirituality and Wellness Survey led by Andrew.

www.abc.net.au/religion/the...

The meaning of “spirituality” among Australian adults: Connections to self, community and beyond - ABC Religion & Ethics

Personal and broader connections are more significant among “spiritual” Australians than traditional religious practices and beliefs — this is not surprising, given that fewer Australians find meanin...