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Exploring the implications of a liberal understanding of freedom for religion in civil society, and analysing religion as a form of social capital in the public sphere. Recent research focuses on anti-Semitism and religious hatred, along with broader questions as to the meaning and value of religion in Australia.

The Eclipse of Reason: The Real Crisis in the West
Peter Kurti, Melanie PhillipsFebruary 10, 2022

On Tuesday, December 7 we hosted our final webinar of 2021. CIS culture program director,...

Legal Protections for Religion Are Protections for Us All
Peter KurtiOctober 1, 2021The Epoch Times

Unless we are vigilant, Australians will soon find that any public declaration or practice of...

Why Religious Freedom Laws Are Needed in Australia Now More Than Ever
Peter KurtiJuly 1, 2021The Epoch Times

Cowed by public health reprimands and driven back into lockdown for fear of contagion, many...

Court short
Peter KurtiJanuary 28, 2021Spectator

Reserved for ‘eminent achievement and merit of the highest degree in service to Australia’, no...

Victoria’s anti-belief law will face many obstacles
Peter KurtiJanuary 17, 2021CANBERRA TIMES

In an extraordinary act of authoritarian over-reach, the Victorian Government is intent upon regulating private...

What a weary world needs is to rejoice in the four Christmases
Robert ForsythDecember 22, 2020AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW

Oddly enough, it was a Bunnings television advertisement that said it best: “Everyone is looking...

Chaining Australia: Church Bureaucracies and Political Economy
Geoffrey BrennanAugust 1, 1984R6

If we lived in a perfect world, church bodies would not have gotten together to...

The Christian and the State
Geoffrey BrennanApril 1, 1983OP7

What should be the nature of social and political action which flows from Christian commitment?...

Uncharitable politics: Time to give not-for-profits back their independence
Helen AndrewsFebruary 11, 2014ABC Religion & Ethics
Beseech God And Fear The Greens
Peter KurtiFebruary 8, 2014Quadrant Online
Time to end the fetish of diversity
Peter KurtiDecember 16, 2013ON LINE Opinion
Hard multiculturalism’s rise in Australia
Peter KurtiDecember 13, 2013

Australia's success story of building a harmonious nation of immigrants is now threatened by the...

Multiculture melting pot threatened by hardliners
Peter KurtiDecember 12, 2013The Daily Telegraph

Australia is a success story. We have built a harmonious nation of immigrants from around...

Haria Law
Peter KurtiNovember 15, 2013Quadrant Online

At the World Islamic Economic Forum held in London last week, British Prime Minister David...

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