Today, we largely associate daily “devotionals” — short, reflection-spurring texts — with religious scriptures and faith-themed books which feature musings, challenges, and brief bits of inspiration for each day of the year. But as Seneca proves above, for millennia, devotional-type exercises...
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talismanic objects. Religious thought, which used to guide human behavior and perception of the world, remains an important source that mediates our connection to the unknown. Artist Lu Yang routinely taps into neuroscience to reinterpret how idol-making and worship might still operate in today’s ...
(My original post),The Two Kingdoms: A Guide for the PerplexedbyW. Bradford Littlejohn(My original post),Saint Cyril of Alexandria and the Christological ControversybyJohn McGuckin(My original post), andThe Hijacked Conscience: An Informed and Compassionate Response to Religious Scrupulosityby...
(though she is not, significantly, forced to put her own life on the line as he is), while Franz himself, in his evident torment and possible doubt, seems to embody the great unanswered questions of all religious and moral questioning: what does all this suffering and strife mean, and ...
The same is true for the author who insists on the religious, Buddhist, or other nature of mindfulness. Nevertheless, the arguments supporting each definition are based on parti- cular premises in which perceived continuities and similarities between Buddhist practices and contemporary mindfulness ...
Religious pilgrims have been traveling to Jerusalem for centuries, yet you don’t have to share their zeal in order to appreciate this city’s profound cultural and historical significance. Plan on seeing the major sights, but also leave plenty of time to walk through the streets and simply im...
The Purpose of the one true God, exalted be His glory, in revealing Himself unto men is to lay bare those gems that lie hidden within the mine of their true and inmost selves. That the diverse communions of the earth, and the manifold systems of religious belief, should never be allowed...
@anon133681 - There are several community organizations which may be able to help. If you belong to a church or other religious organization, I would start by asking the leaders about organizations which may help - many churches offer programs, especially during the holidays, for needy families...