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What Gaudí and the Sagrada Família can teach us about leadership
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (866+ words) When Pope Leo XIV blessed the Sagrada Família’s tallest, gravity-defying tower on June 10, he took a moment to remember not only the church’s architect, Antoni Gaudí, but also the many people – workers and funders alike – who have made its ongoing…...
Many Americans are moving away from congregations, but not necessarily from religion – movies, plays, art and social media fill the gap
2+ week, 5+ day ago (638+ words) “Emma,” a young Jewish woman who we met in 2019, didn’t belong to a synagogue. She didn’t have a Jewish partner. She didn’t observe Jewish rituals regularly. On most surveys about religion, she would not seem very engaged with Judaism. But…...
Meditation and speaking in tongues: the surprising similarities between two spiritual practices
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (966+ words) Do the world’s religions and contemplative traditions send people to the same place – compassion, bliss, awe, a sense of God, awareness, or the universe? We conducted a study that asked a smaller version of this question. As scientists with a…...
A Hindu soldier and a Muslim poet show how religious identities overlapped in 19th-century India
3+ week, 4+ day ago (598+ words) When India became independent in 1947, its constitution affirmed a commitment to religious diversity and pluralism as a national ideal. India is one of the world’s most religiously diverse countries. While a majority of its population is Hindu, it is home…...
A journalist’s journey through faith and identity
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (437+ words) News about what we’re doing and where we’re going Senior Religion + Ethics Editor, Director of the Global Religion Journalism Initiative Alongside experiencing the uniqueness and piety of Islam in Malaysia during the year, I had visited sacred spaces associated with…...
Australians have said they have ‘no religion’ on every census we’ve had – and it is growing every year
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (857+ words) When I sit down to fill in my first Australian Census in 2026, one question I will be watching closely is a familiar one. Back home in India, “What is your religion?” was never really a question – although it is asked…...
With religious hostility surging in Australia, we need to rethink our approach to religious education
3+ week, 5+ day ago (891+ words) My research has found religious education can encourage critical thinking in children, instil kindness and tolerance, and help expand students’ worldviews....
Plutarch’s ancient advice for how to be happier online
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (852+ words) Plutarch’s practical ethics propose two ways we can live happier, more serene lives....
‘Philistine’ is a byword for boorish ignorance – but the real Philistines were cultured. Who were they?
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (572+ words) The Philistines moved from the Aegean region to an area later called Palestine in 1200 BC. Their depiction as barbarians can be traced to the Old Testament....
Most Westerners know Buddhism through meditation, but everyday Buddhist life looks quite different in Thai temples
2+ week, 5+ day ago (735+ words) I recently returned from leading an educational program in Thailand focusing on how Buddhists practice the religion in their day-to-day lives. The participants – Buddhist practitioners from North America and Europe – wanted to deepen their understanding and practice of the religion....