There are many ways to find "All-That-Is," or whatever you call the experience. You can start to practice your own brand of spirituality by finding a method that helps you notice and connect more ...

Many people today wrestle with understanding whether they identify as religious, spiritual, or somewhere in between. It’s not uncommon to hear someone say, “I’m spiritual, not religious,” but what ...

When Annika Peterson glides along a frozen lake on her cross-country skis, she feels something sacred. On a blindingly sunny afternoon in Minneapolis, the 25-year-old can let go of the stress of her ...

In the religious / spiritual dimension of your life, how do you identify? For example, with respect to religion / spirituality, fill in the blank: “I am a(n) _____.“ You may find this sentence easy to ...

When French intellectual Alexis de Tocqueville toured the United States in the early 19th century, he was struck by how religious Americans were. He linked that religiosity with the success of our ...

Many people today (on dating sites, for example) describe themselves as "spiritual but not religious." I always say that I am not spiritual because I don't believe in spirits and other supernatural ...

It’s a phrase repeated often in the rooms of 12 Step recovery meetings: “Spiritual, not religious.” To the uninitiated, it can be difficult to make a distinction between those two terms, and for good ...

(RNS) — “If the concept of God has any validity or any use,” James Baldwin wrote in “The Fire Next Time,” “it can only be to make us larger, freer, and more loving. If God cannot do this, then it is ...

Catholic U. professor Brandon Vaidyanathan has been awarded a $3.89 million grant from the John Templeton Foundation to study ...

The possibly-spiritual-but-definitely-not-religious are growing in ranks, says the Pew Forum, and the resulting Nones On the Bus blogo-tour is as usual drawing good crowds. Paul Waldman highlights one ...