World Religions

Reflections On Wisdom, Wellness, And Wholeness

Joel and Michelle Levey | Posted 05.30.2012

Read More: Dalai Lama, Wisdom, Contemplation, Wholeness, Meditation, Merton, Buddhism, Compassion, Mind, Wellness, Spiritual Development, World Religions, Religion, Mindful Living, Spirit, Emotional Wellness, Spirituality, Healthy Living News

The teachings of all the world's great wisdom traditions remind us that we have both an ordinary and a extraordinary identity, a personal and a universal nature.

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Survey Reveals Strong Link Between Age, Religious Faith

Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Elderly, World Religions, Religion, Aging, Video, Old People, Religious Belief, Religion in America, Belief in God, Science News

By: Jeanna Bryner, LiveScience Managing Editor Published: 04/28/2012 05:24 PM EDT on LiveScience Across the world, people have varying levels of...

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The Zen Of Christmas

Mary Anne Mercer | Posted 02.22.2012

Read More: Religion, World Religions, The Golden Rule, Christmas, Christmas Story, Religious Tolerance, Religion News

Christmas is indeed special -- for Christians, a celebration of the earthly birth of the Son of their God, the Christ child.

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Spiritual Precision: Emily Cheng Bridges Science And Art

G. Roger Denson | Posted 09.10.2011

Read More: Taipei Museum of Contemporary Art, Hong Kong Hanart TZ Gallery, World Religions, Painting, Arts News, Emily Cheng, Arts News

New York artist Emily Cheng attempts to reconcile the traditionally oppositional modes of science and faith in two concurrent solo exhibitions of ...

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God Is Not A Christian

Desmond Tutu | Posted 08.01.2011

Read More: Religious Tolerance, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Interfaith, Christians, Desmond Tutu, World Religions, Christianity, God, Religion News

Many of us perhaps need to have our notion of God deepened and expanded. We must be ready to learn from one another, not claiming that we alone possess all truth and that somehow we have a corner on God.

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10 Holy Pilgrimage Destinations

Posted 07.23.2011

Read More: Holy Land, World Religions, Kumbh Mela, Muslim Pilgrimage, Religious Pilgrimages, Pilgrimage, Hajj, Holy Pilgrimages, Pilgrims, Holy Sites, Christian Pilgrimage, Religion News

One thing that most, if not all, of the world's religious traditions have in common is a strong reverence for specific holy sites that are important t...

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A Journey Into Interfaith Engagement

David Ford | Posted 06.02.2011

Read More: Religious Tolerance, Islam, Religious Minorities, Religion, World Religions, Understanding, Interfaith, Christianity, God, Scriptural Reasoning, Interfaith Dialogue, Multifaith, Judaism, Religion News

The global interfaith challenge we face requires institutional creativity, conversation, collaboration and thorough theological work and education, locally, nationally and internationally.

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Faith Diplomacy's Importance Is Growing

Philip Seib | Posted 05.31.2011

Read More: Religion Diplomacy, Douglas Johnston, Faith Diplomacy, Bob Roberts, International Center for Religion and Diplomacy, State Department, World Religions, Diplomacy, International Relations, Faith, Foreign Affairs, Religion News

The world is becoming more religious, and to pretend otherwise limits the effectiveness of foreign policy.

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Clinton Applauds U.N.'s Religious Freedom Resolution

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Religious Minorities, World Religions, Religious Tolerance, United Nations, United Nations Religious Tolerance Resolution, Religious Freedom, United Nations Religious Freedom Resolution, Hillary Clinton, Religious Tolerance Resolution, Religion News

By Kevin Eckstrom Religion News Service WASHINGTON -- U.S. officials praised a United Nations council for a new statement on religious freedom that s...

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God and The Marketplace

Matt J. Rossano | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: World Religions, Marketplace, Religion, Trust, Economics, Fairness, Economy, Ethics, Religious Ethics, Evolution, Morality, Morals, Market Economy, Religion News

How did "market norms" of trust and fairness come to rule our everyday lives? Some recent studies have demonstrated the critical role God may have played in this evolutionary transition.

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Sacred Music Traditions Of The World (VIDEOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sacred Music, Buddhist Chant, World Religions, Sacred Steel, International Festival of Sacred Music, Ravi Shankar, Christian Music, Hindu Devotional Music, Shye Ben Tzur, Jewish Music, Indian Classical Music, Religious Music, Slidepollajax, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Music and Religion, Religion News

There is something -- well, everything, really -- about that spiritual experience that is ineffable and eternally elusive. It's no wonder, then, that ...

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The Rabbi Who Believes In Zeus: Why All Intuitions Of God Are Incomplete

Rabbi Alan Lurie | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Blogs, World Religions, Santa Claus, Rabbi, Judaism, Greek Mythology, Commenters, Jewish Mysticism, Divine, Zeus, Religious Tolerance, Blog Comments, Spirituality, Religion News

No, I don't think that there is a huge bearded guy dressed in a toga sitting in a palace on a mountain in the sky. I believe in Zeus in the same way that Parmenides, Pythagoras and Plato did.

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Christians Under Siege: The Challenge Of Religious Pluralism In The Muslim World

John L. Esposito | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Christians, Religion, Islam, Global, Muslims, Minority Rights, Pluralism, Christianity, Religion News, World Religions, Religious Minorities, Middle East, Middle East Christians, Religion News

While entitled in many countries to equality of citizenship and religious freedom, religious minorities in the Muslim world increasingly fear the erosion of their rights -- and with good reason.

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New Report On International Growth Of Islam

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Census, World Religions, Religion News, Religion, Islam, Pew Forum, Muslims, Global Muslim Population, Pew Forum Muslim Report, Muslim Population, Population, Muslim Countries, Religion News

Washington, D.C. -- The world's Muslim population is expected to increase by about 35 percent in the next 20 years, rising from 1.6 billion in 2010 to...

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Honoring The Golden Rule With The State Of The Union Seating Arrangement

Brandon G. Withrow | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: World Religions, The Golden Rule, Congress, Third Way, Barack Obama, State of the Union, Jesus, State of the Union Seating, Seating at State of the Union, Sotu, Obama State of the Union, Religion News

Civility begins with breaking old patterns, even the simplest ones. What if those that represent us could take one night off from confirming what we already know -- that they do not agree?

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Jews Score Highest On "Well-Being" Survey

Posted 05.25.2011

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By Kevin Eckstrom Religion News Service American Jews scored the highest of any religious group on a "well-being" index even though more than half...

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Two Essential Books on Dreams

Anne Hill | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Red Book, Religion, Children's Dreams, World-Religions, Dreams, Cherry Hill Seminary, Philemon Foundation, Dream Interpretation, Aniela Jaffe, Carl Jung, Marie-Louise Von Franz, Kelly Bulkeley, Sleep, Living, Books News

I have immersed myself lately in some wise books on dreams. Here, rising to the top of the pile, are two books that I consider essential to the serious study of dreams.

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Voices From Haiti: "God, We Have Not Heard You for a Long Time"

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cathedral of Notre Dame, Children, Hope, Help Haiti, Americana Music, Port-Au-Prince-Haiti, Catholic Church, Haitiblog, World Religions, Religion, Haiti Earthquake, God, Haiti, Diana Jones, Voudun, Faith, Pat Robertson, World News

For the survivors it was the initial primeval instinct for life that shocked stopped hearts into beating. Haiti has had a massive coronary and, collectively damaged, is operating at a fraction of its normal output.

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