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"What drew you to Paganism?"
In some new videos practising Pagans, David and Geoff, answer my questions – and I began by asking them what originally drew them towards Paganism: See the Religion, Philosophy & Ethics course blog at
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Religion, Philosophy & Ethics
Welcome to the course blog for Religion, Philosophy & Ethics at University of Gloucestershire.
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How do different academic disciplines use the term ‘Spirituality’?
In this video, Dr David Webster talks to Knut Melvær about the different ways a variety of academic areas use the term ‘Spirituality’: ——- See the Religion, Philosophy & Ethics course blog at
Asking Knut Melvær about his Study of Spirituality in 20th Century Norway
In this video, Dr David Webster asks Knut Melvær about his Study of Spirituality in 20th Century Norway – and this raises some general issues about the nature and study of Spirituality more widely: ——- See the Religion, Philosophy & Ethics course blog at
Talking to Knut Melvær about the term ‘Spirituality’
In this video, Dr David Webster asks Knut Melvær about the notion of Spirituality – and Knut gives us some of the historical context: ——- See the Religion, Philosophy & Ethics course blog at
What is meant by the phrase ‘Otherkin’?
In this video, Dr David Webster asks Venetia Robertson (Sydney) what is meant by the term ‘Otherkin’. At you can see some of Venetia’s published work on Therianthropy, mermaids, Brony fandom and more.. [the sound is a bit blowy at the start – due…
Sport as form of moral education. Can Sport make us Good?
In this video, Dr David Webster asks Dr Emily Ryall whether sport can feature in our moral education – whether it contributes to character formation. In short – can sport make us good? This video really just acts as a starting point – and…
Philosophy of Sport – new video interviews
Over at our video blog, we have a series of new video-interviews about the Philosophy of Sport. They involve interview with Dr Emily Ryall, and can be seen at Topics include sport as morally educational, sport as art, and whether…
Is Sport a form of Art? A video interview with Dr Emily Ryall.
In this video, Dr David Webster asks Dr Emily Ryall whether sport can, in some sense, be regarded as ‘art’.. Those interested in this topic may also want to visit where Stephen Mumford is interviewed (audio, 1 hour) on related issues. Dr Ryall…
Should we regard Elite Athletes as Heroes?
In this video, Dr David Webster asks Dr Emily Ryall whether we should regard elite athletes are heroes? Don’t they make better heroes than reality TV stars? Dr Ryall teaches at the Oxstalls campus of the University of Gloucestershire, and is Senior Lecturer…