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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.

Fractured Loyalties. Australian citizenship and the crisis of civic virtue
Peter KurtiMarch 6, 2025AP79

Can citizenship survive the end of tolerance? One of the principal tenets of a secular...

Interest, Usury and the Common Good
Ian Harper, Peter KurtiFebruary 20, 2025OP205

Introduction: Is there a problem with interest? Making money out of lending money has generated...

Adam and Eve after the Pill Revisited
Adam and Eve after the Pill Revisited
Mary Eberstadt, Peter KurtiAugust 14, 2024
Join us in Sydney on September 3 as we welcome Mary Eberstadt to discuss her...
Religious schools
Religious freedom is not an absolute right
Simon CowanMarch 23, 2024CANBERRA TIMES

It seems we are to go through yet another debate on the issue of religious...

Hamas Palestine Gaza
Don’t be fooled by Hamas
Peter KurtiNovember 10, 2023SPECTATOR

Many Christians were clearly unsettled by the determination with which the Israel Defence Force (IDF)...

Religious schools
Majority keeping the faith in religious schools
Peter KurtiApril 26, 2023DAILY TELEGRAPH

Pot shots are taken regularly at religious schools whenever their beliefs come into conflict with...

A Quartet of Freedoms: Freedom of Religion, Speech, Association and Conscience
Jeremy Sammut, Peter Kurti, Robert ForsythOctober 16, 2014OP135

Political Rights, to which Australia is a signatory, gives high prominence to freedom of religion....

The Forgotten Freedom: Threats to Religious Liberty in Australia
Peter KurtiJuly 1, 2014PM139

The campaign for what has been dubbed ‘marriage equality’ is gaining ground in many Western...

Independent Charities, Independent Regulators: The Future of Not-for-Profit Regulation
Helen AndrewsFebruary 6, 2014IA143

The Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits Commission was established by the Gillard government in 2012 with...

Multiculturalism and the Fetish of Diversity
Peter KurtiDecember 10, 2013PM138

Multiculturalism began as a response to the White Australia policy and continues to enjoy public...

In the Pay of the Piper: Governments, Not-for-Profits, and the Burden of Regulation
Peter KurtiApril 23, 2013IA139

Reforms intended to boost confidence in Australian charities risk turning the charitable sector into just...

What Kind of Religion Is Free in the Public Square? A Warning from the United States
Ryan MessmoreMarch 6, 2013OP129

Recent events in the United States suggest a weakening of robust religious freedom, with religious...

The uncivil society
Andrew BakerMarch 1, 2013

Over the last century, Australia’s welfare state has steadily taken over many aspects of human...

Pope Benedict’s legacy
Peter KurtiFebruary 22, 2013

‘What do they call a former pope?’ I was asked when the news broke that...

Making the moral case for capitalism
Peter KurtiNovember 23, 2012

Those committed to the great redistributionist project of the welfare state regard the concepts of...

Faith-based initiatives deserve a place in the public sphere
Ryan MessmoreOctober 22, 2012The Australian

The violence of radical protest groups? Lawsuits of secularists bent on scrubbing religion from the...

After the riot: A civil discussion of multiculturalism
Jeremy SammutOctober 5, 2012

In the wake of the violent demonstration by Muslim protestors in the Sydney CBD a...

A multicultural success story
Benjamin HerscovitchSeptember 28, 2012

The violent protest two weeks ago in Sydney’s CBD by Muslim activists prompted much strident...

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