Spirit

Filling our lives with motivation and meaning.

Fighting the Cancer, Healing the Soul

by Pamela O'Malley Chang

posted Aug 29, 2006

The Charlotte Maxwell Complementary Clinic provides all-around care including alternative treatments for low-income women diagnosed with cancer.

Imperial Politics, Christianity and the True Jesus: Reflections on the 2004 Election

by David C. Korten

posted Dec 13, 2005

The challenge before us is to displace the politics of Empire with the politics of Earth Community based on inclusion, possibility, and partnership — an authentic values-based, problem-solving politics of mature adulthood consistent with the moral teachings of Jesus.

Make a Living-With Dignity

by Michael Ramos

posted Nov 08, 2005

The religious community, labor unions, and community groups have come together to sponsor 122 living wage ordinances in towns large and small throughout the United States.

A Stranger at the Door

by Anna Maria Pineda

posted Nov 08, 2005

Although Las Posadas is a beautiful ritual, the reality it addresses is a painful one: the reality of human need and exclusion.

What Can Congregations Do?

by Richard Lang

posted Nov 07, 2005

Three steps for congregations towards creating new economic practices of sharing

The Prophets Versus Empire

by Richard Lang

posted Oct 31, 2005

Is it time for Americans to build a culture that rejects empire and adopts the principles of the Jubilee?

An Offer of Unconditional Love

by Jamal Rahman

posted Oct 31, 2005

My grandfather, a Sufi Muslim teacher and healer in northern Bengal, often reminded his students: “If I cannot be compassionate with myself, I cannot truly be compassionate with others,” he said.

The Fragrance of Faith: the Enlightened Heart of Islam by Jamal Rahman

by Rabbi Ted Falcon

posted Jan 19, 2005

A book as important as Jamal Rahman's The Fragrance of Faith needs to be recommended with as much grace as possible for it contains precious reminders that the spiritual teachings of Islam are as filled with compassion as they can be.

the gifts from the four directions

by Ilarion (Larry) Merculieff

posted May 20, 2004

the gifts from the four directions by Ilarion (Larry) Merculieff. The elders tell us that when the people of the four sacred colors come together at last, we will see the beginnings of a new world.

A Pilgrimage to Syria

by Elias Amidon, Elizabeth Rabia Roberts

posted May 20, 2004

The Damascus peace mission: pilgrims to Syria find that the healing of wounds begins with listening, learning, and praying together in many languages.

A Force More Powerful Than Violence: An Interview with Bob Edgar

by Carolyn McConnell

posted May 20, 2004

Carolyn McConnell interviews Bob Edgar general secretary of the National Council of Churches (NCC).

Put Some Heart Into It: Spirit in Action

by Linda Stout

posted Dec 31, 2002

Spirit in Action: Create a collective vision; Take time for community, and bring spirit into our work for change.

In the Native Way

by Tom Goldtooth

posted Nov 05, 2001

For a sundancer and bundle-keeper in the Dakota tradition, the world and the spirit are identical.

Freedom's Sacred Dance

by Vincent Harding, Rosemarie Freeney Harding

posted Oct 27, 2000

The Veterans of Hope Project brings together veterans of the civil rights movement with young activist to explore links between religion and social transformation.

Street Ministers

by Michael Jonas

posted Sep 30, 2000

In 1990 Boston had 152 killings; in 1999, the number had fallen to 30, not one of them a juvenile. Boston's nationally acclaimed approach to stemming gang violence and youth crime is examined.