Art As Spiritual Activity

Studies in neuroscience demonstrate that a focus on mindfulness meditation and contemplative spiritual practice has the capacity to increase our non-anxious awareness and significa...

A prominent mystic and renowned anti-colonial warrior from Indonesia, Shaykh Yusuf of Macassar (1626–1699) was exiled to South Africa, where he played a pioneering role in laying t...

The decline of Christianity in the West is undeniable but commentators differ in their understanding of what this represents. For some, it shows a decline in interest in religion; ...

African American culture draws upon a rich body of traditions from Africa, Latin America, and the South, and folklore is fundamental to the African American heritage. The first wor...

Chapter 5 focuses on female readings of the fleshly connection between Christ and his mother, Mary. For Aemilia Lanyer and Dorothy Leigh, Mary’s material labour had spiritual conse...

Christians who are same-sex attracted but single find themselves in a hard theological space. If they are remaining single, they often don’t fit the mold of contemporary LGBTQ+ act...

Not many people would think of philosopher Edith Stein (1891-1942) as an author on spirituality. And yet, even some of Stein's highly philosophical writings hold spiritual treasure...

Offerings of the Heart. This phrase sets the tone for the Jewish spiritual perspective that money is a tool for actualizing God’s presence in the world. Building on this core value...