(Con)spirituality in Australia Project

'(Con)spirituality, Science and the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia' Project. Led: @Deakin_ADI & @RSRCWesternSyd. Funded: @Science_Belief

[David G. Robertson 🍉 @d_g_robertson]

New journal issue on "(Con)spirituality, Science and COVID-19", Guest Edited by Anna Halafoff, @EnqiWeng, @AlexRoginski and @crocha2

https://t.co/HSEyW1k2Bt

[(Con)spirituality in Australia Project @conspiritualaus]

We're pleased to announce that our Special Issue on '(Con)spirituality, Science and COVID-19' has been published with @JASReligion. Eds: Anna Halafoff, @EnqiWeng, @AlexRoginski and @crocha2. Access: https://t.co/oafQx4zaP1 Intro: https://t.co/XJR1o4PsgW @Science_Belief

[Alexandra Roginski @AlexRoginski]

More from our special issue. Bernard Doherty addresses conspiracism in Catholic Church history, "outlining ...five major permutations: anti-Masonry, antisemitism, anti-communism, anti-Satanism and anti-modernism". @conspiritaus @Science_Belief @Deakin_RSC https://t.co/Ma2PPRczyw

[Cristina Rocha @crocha2]

Hot off the press: my new article with @AlexRoginski on what counts as evidence for many spiritual people and how to counter anti-vax fears. 😷@RSRCWesternSyd @conspiritualaus @aus_anth @westsydusoss @westernsydneyu

[Enqi Weng @enqiweng .bsky.social @EnqiWeng]

Really interesting article from our (Con)spirituality Special Issue by the lovely @AlexRoginski & @crocha2 on how the healed body is evidence for alternative medicine & spirituality: https://t.co/heUZQXScE4 @conspiritualaus @Deakin_ADI @Deakin_RSC @RSRCWesternSyd @Science_Belief

[Greg Barton @gregbarton.bsky.social @gregjamesbarton]

@AvertResNet @conspiritualaus Great insights here! The dark underbelly of white privilege & deeply gendered framing of society is sharply at odds with romanticised views of the wellness/new age spirituality & goes some way, as @MiaMBloom points out, to explaining the openness to QAnon & other conspiracies

[(Con)spirituality in Australia Project @conspiritualaus]

In the latest from our series for @ABCReligion, Matthew Sharpe looks at the melding of ideas that serves to attract new followers to the extreme right.

[Alexandra Roginski @AlexRoginski]

Factual truth vs 'sincerity'. "The case of Serbia shows that once leaders seek popularity by offering anti-scientific views about the pandemic it can be especially hard for them to start speaking accurately."
https://t.co/O6OgZeNlCO

[Virginia Trioli @LaTrioli]

Tony’s son believes the moon landing was faked and Covid is a hoax: this weekend, the families torn apart by Covid conspiracies. ⁦@abcnews⁩ ⁦@abcmelbourne⁩ https://t.co/0NCL9WU0Ni

[(Con)spirituality in Australia Project @conspiritualaus]

@d_g_robertson @ABCReligion Great link. Thanks David.

[(Con)spirituality in Australia Project @conspiritualaus]

Vaccine conspiracy theories date back to the invention of the smallpox vaccine. We just see a lot more of them now in our digital world, writes @d_g_robertson in the latest piece from our Conspirituality oped series on @ABCReligion.
https://t.co/9MVBsgqkG4

[(Con)spirituality in Australia Project @conspiritualaus]

How do we decide who to trust? In a piece for our oped series on @ABCReligion, David Voas outlines how "In the spiritual marketplace, it is common to declare that the self is the ultimate authority. That idea resonates strongly with conspiracists".
https://t.co/LcDPxlT48b

[(Con)spirituality in Australia Project @conspiritualaus]

How do we decide who to trust? In a piece for our oped series on @ABCReligion, David Voas outlines how "In the spiritual marketplace, it is common to declare that the self is the ultimate authority. That idea resonates strongly with conspiracists".
https://t.co/LcDPxlT48b

[Alexandra Roginski @AlexRoginski]

https://t.co/4HIFktV07t

[Deakin Science and Society Network @SSNDeakin]

@AlexRoginski starts of with Craig Kelly's so-called-data-backed research. How can we communicate effectively in face of denial? These questions link to Roginski's @conspiritualaus work, and to her historical work on discredited phrenology.

[(Con)spirituality in Australia Project @conspiritualaus]

A/Prof Anna Halafoff recently spoke on 'Mental and #spiritual wellness in isolation' on ABC RN's God Forbid. Tune in: https://t.co/0UTfgneGYx #conspirituality @Deakin_ADI
@RSRCWesternSyd @DeakinSociology

[Deakin Sociology @DeakinSociology]

Great to hear @DeakinSoc's A/Prof Anna Halafoff chatting on @RadioNational - check it out

[(Con)spirituality in Australia Project @conspiritualaus]

Our project lead, A/Prof Anna Halafoff spoke on 'Mental and #spiritual wellness in isolation' on ABC RN's God Forbid. Tune in: https://t.co/0UTfgnwhQ5 #conspirituality @Deakin_ADI
@RSRCWesternSyd @DeakinSociology

[Spirituality and Wellness in Australia Project @AusSpirituality]

We invite you to take the Deakin/WSU #Spirituality and #Wellness in #Australia Survey: https://t.co/oqMYW6GIr2
#yoga #mindfulness #NewAge #consciousdance #holistichealing @Deakin_ADI @RSRCWesternSyd