Faith influences culture deeply, and is itself influenced by culture in its turn. The relationship is complex, being mediated by long-term social processes, and it is often misunderstood. Find resources here for understanding the relationship.
Biblical and Islamic Values This is a speech delivered by Mark Durie at an Aspire Conference in Sydney, 25 February 2026. Christianity is the seedbed of everything that makes the West what it is. Without it I worry where we may end up. – Tom
Christian Concern in the UK has published a paper of mine on the Grooming Gang Crisis. This can be downloaded as a PDF. In the paper I argue that Islam has influenced the ideology and patterns of behaviour of the gangs. Below is the Christian
This article appeared in the March 2025 edition of Quadrant. At a recent meeting in Germany, religious freedom experts from around the world warned of a climate of “increasing intolerance” towards people of faith in Western nations. Anja Hoffmann, Executive Director of the Observatory on
Manchester, N.H.: Sophia Institute Press, 2021. 336 pp. $21.95. Published in the Middle East Quarterly, Summer 2023. Iranian-French humanitarian worker Goodarzy recounts his experiences in Syria and Iraq in Kidnapped in Iraq. He weaves together three strands. The first tells about Goodarzy’s kidnapping in Iraq
Mark Durie
