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Tag: spirituality

The Ocean of My Words

The Ocean of My Words

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Phillipe Copeland
In Man’s Search for Meaning, Holocaust survivor and psychiatrist Viktor Frankl wrote: “There is nothing in the world…that would so effectively help one to survive even the worst conditio... Read More
Torah Study As a Spiritual Practice

Torah Study As a Spiritual Practice

Posted on November 28, 2011November 28, 2011 by Lauren Tuchman
This article was originally posted at http://judaism.bellaonline.com. Torah study is an integral part of Judaism and living a full and vibrant Jewish life. We are all commanded to dedicate some part o... Read More
The End of Spirituality: On the Trail to a Sacred Secularity

The End of Spirituality: On the Trail to a Sacred Secularity

Posted on September 2, 2011September 2, 2011 by Guest Post
This is a guest post by Chris Highland a professor at Cherry Hill Seminary. We are all tired of the contemporary cliche, “Spiritual but not Religious.” We might be surprised to hear someon... Read More
Zen and the Art of Bicycle Commuting

Zen and the Art of Bicycle Commuting

Posted on August 13, 2011August 29, 2011 by Jenn Lindsay
I started bicycle commuting for my health. I quickly realized that biking around in the city of Boston is a huge threat to my health. I live in the quaint flowery suburb of Jamaica Plain. I bike to my... Read More
The Harry Potter Phenomenon: What a Post-Potter World Might Mean for Religion and Society

The Harry Potter Phenomenon: What a Post-Potter World Might Mean for Religion and Society

Posted on July 18, 2011July 17, 2011 by Nicolas Cable
It is in most instances quite difficult to gauge cultural and generational shifts in society through the present lens. Social movements, political or otherwise, that we have witnessed throughout the a... Read More
The Soul of Unemployment

The Soul of Unemployment

Posted on July 6, 2011July 10, 2011 by Phillipe Copeland
Previously published at Baha’i Thought Reading an editorial by Paul Krugman this morning got me thinking. Here’s a taste of it: “More than three years after we entered the worst econ... Read More
Guest post: God1 and God2

Guest post: God1 and God2

Posted on June 11, 2011September 12, 2011 by Guest Post
This article was written as a guest submission by Matthew Lowe, a Jewish educator in Boston, MA, and an lay leader at the Moishe Kavod Social Justice House in Brookline, MA. He blogs about the possibi... Read More
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