Spirit

Filling our lives with motivation and meaning.

What We Could Lose Unless We Change: Remembering Ray Anderson

by Paul Hawken

posted Aug 12, 2011

"Reimagining the world was a responsibility for Ray, a gift to a future that is begging for selflessness and vision." Paul Hawken honors the life of a green business pioneer.

Keeping Faith With Peace

by Valerie Schloredt

posted Aug 05, 2011

On the anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Jesuit Priest Bill Bichsel talks about why he went to prison for a future without nuclear weapons.

A Meditation on Revolution

by Bert Sacks

posted Jul 29, 2011

From Tel Aviv to Baghdad, a lifelong peace activist remembers why true transformation comes from the power of nonviolence.

“God is What Happens When Humanity is Connected”

posted Jul 19, 2011

Jim Gilliam: Why the Internet is my religion.

Building a Resilient Congregation

by Sarah Byrnes

posted Jun 24, 2011

Religious congregations are embracing a new role: economic support groups.

Spiritual Environmentalism: Healing Ourselves by Replenishing the Earth

by Wangari Maathai

posted Jun 03, 2011

Wangari Maathai: What role does spirituality play in our work to heal the earth?

I’m Looking for Justice, Not Vengeance

by Brooke Jarvis

posted May 03, 2011

A 9/11 widow on working for peace when the world expects you to want revenge.

Violence Disguised as Religion

by Pastor Don Mackenzie

posted May 03, 2011

Pastor Don Mackenzie on how to keep religion from being used to justify hatred and suffering.

Answering Your Interfaith Questions

by Rabbi Ted Falcon

posted Apr 07, 2011

If compassion is taught as the heart of all religious traditions, why is it that religion seems to divide us?

Greed is Not a Virtue

by David Korten

posted Apr 05, 2011

Wall Street's celebration and promotion of moral perversion as a virtue must be exposed and condemned.

Book Review: GreenDeen

by Jamal Rahman

posted Apr 01, 2011

How Islamic faith and environmentalism can be combined in everyday life.

Saying Goodbye: What Do We Teach Kids about Death?

by Shannon Hayes

posted Mar 31, 2011

Shannon Hayes: When we shelter ourselves and our kids from the realities of death, what else might we be sacrificing?

The Teatime Series

by Betty Udesen

posted Mar 30, 2011

How backyard hummingbirds gave a healing photojournalist a new lens on life.

Tolerance in a Small Town

by Sven Eberlein

posted Mar 08, 2011

Residents rally for their Muslim neighbors when authorities target the local Islamic center.

Film Trailer: The Economics of Happiness

posted Feb 14, 2011

How going local can restore our ecosystems, our societies, and our spirits.