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A Spirituality of Work?

A Spirituality of Work? By Dion Forster I need to begin with a confession of sin. In the late 1990’s I was serving as the minister of a vibrant faith community in Cape Town. Our Read more…

May 3, 2022

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Stolen Focus as Spiritual Crisis: On Joining the “Attention Rebellion”

Stolen Focus as Spiritual Crisis: On Joining the “Attention Rebellion” By John Thatamanil Of the creation and enumeration of crises, there is no end. Any short list of major contemporary crises must include the ongoing Read more…

April 26, 2022

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Teaching Through Sirens

Teaching Through Sirens By Anna Mercedes There seems to be a general sentiment of burn out at the liberal arts college where I teach in the American Midwest. When the Chronicle for Higher Education published Read more…

April 20, 2022

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Hospitality in an Era of Pandemics, War, and Climate Change

Hospitality in an Era of Pandemics, War, and Climate Change By Whitney A. Bauman The western Christian Easter season has become increasingly hard for me over the years. This April marks the first anniversary of Read more…

April 13, 2022

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Awakening to the Dreams of History

Awakening to the Dreams of History By Laura J. Vollmer The COVID-19 pandemic has had a surprising effect: a renewed interest in dreams, as people are sleeping later and dreaming more. Dream sharing and interpretation Read more…

March 29, 2022

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Body Knowledges and Practices (and the Coronavirus)

Body Knowledges and Practices (and the Coronavirus) By Lina Aschenbrenner Coming down with the coronavirus reminded me once again of how important it is to take seriously the role of bodies in processes of meaning-making. Read more…

March 23, 2022

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A New Approach for Fighting Religious Violence

A New Approach for Fighting Religious Violence By Sofia Parenti “If we’re going to successfully combat violent extremism, we’d better understand all of the factors because we can’t change minds without knowing what’s in them. Read more…

March 15, 2022

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The Accidental Simplifier: On Smoking, Animals, and Happiness

The Accidental Simplifier: On Smoking, Animals, and Happiness By Teya Brooks Pribac Truths are as good and beautiful as they promote the flourishing of multiple planetary bodies. – Whitney A. Bauman In his essay on Read more…

March 8, 2022

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Decree of Death

Decree of Death By John William Bailly Throughout history, art has been critical to the sociopolitical narrative of society. It has been used as a tool of power by governments and religious institutions, as a Read more…

March 1, 2022

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Knowledge Hidden in Plain Sight

Knowledge Hidden in Plain Sight By Jeff Bowersox Debates over rights, citizenship, and belonging in Germany (as elsewhere in Europe) often revolve around competing notions of history, different bodies of knowledge about the past and Read more…

February 22, 2022