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Chester Ronning Centre for the Study of Religion and Public Life

The Chester Ronning Centre for the Study of Religion and Public Life is a gathering point within a public university in Canada focusing on a broad range of themes where religion and public life intersect. The Centre seeks to bring to the university and to the general public original contributions that embody the highest standards of academic scholarship.

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Settling It Ourselves: What Hockey Fights and Vigilante Justice Say About Us

"Violence often becomes acceptable when the systems meant to uphold fairness and justice fail. In hockey, this plays out in fights, celebrated as acts of schoolyard justice. In society, it takes the form of vigilantes like Luigi Mangione"

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