Many people raised in high-control religious environments carry a conflicted image of God—one that is both loving and punishing, intimate and exacting. You may have been told that God’s love was ...

Creativity and spirituality have a lot in common. My wife, Jill, an artist, recently spoke at a Unitarian Universalist church on “Creativity and Spirituality.” She began with some definitions: ...

In my interview on “The Spiritual Life” podcast with the talented Jesuit Cristóbal Fones, S.J., now the executive director of the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network, we talk about his work, his prayer, ...

Spirituality is a core human experience, albeit often ignored or not talked about. Spirituality is often mixed with religion or religious beliefs or practices. Nonetheless, newer definitions of ...

Many of us sense that there’s more to life beyond the five senses. We may glimpse an awareness of something amazing and mysterious that transcends the self. We may seek greater meaning in our lives or ...

Foreword / Catherine L. Albanese and Stephen J. Stein -- Introduction: A Sense of Crisis -- pt. I. Vision and Image. 1. From Vision to Image: Continuity in Shaker Experience. 2. Image and Iconoclasm: ...

I’m sitting beside a brown, bald Santa Claus. Sort of. But instead of asking me what I want for Christmas, he’s asking me, “Who are you?” It’s taken a long time, a plane ride from North America to ...