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National
She chased 'ego death' — first in religion, then in parenthood
Jia Tolentino has a nuanced perspective on her religious upbringing and her subsequent rejection of that belief system. And then what it meant to become a parent.
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The search for a church that isn't a church
Plenty of Americans consider themselves to be unaffiliated from any religious institution. Yet for some, including Perry Bacon, the pull to a community like a church remains strong.
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Books
This 'Jane Eyre' enthusiast invites you to treat your favorite books as sacred text
Author and atheist chaplain Vanessa Zoltan finds spiritual meaning not in the Bible or the Torah but in secular texts.
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National
Why this chaplain sees her atheism as a gift
Vanessa Zoltan describes herself as a Jewish atheist whose outlook on the world and her spiritual life is defined by the Holocaust.
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Why 'the guy' from The Office wants a spiritual revolution
Rainn Wilson's book calls for a spiritual revolution in America. And even though he himself is a very funny guy, he is not joking about this at all.
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National
This writer shares the right (and wrong) ways to honor Indigenous spirituality
Sometimes we find belonging in the most unexpected places. And sometimes, we find it buried deep in our own histories — in our own family legacies, as Patty Krawec did.
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This Ivy League researcher says spirituality is good for our mental health
A Columbia University professor says spiritual beliefs can decrease our rates of anxiety and depression. I needed to understand how she came to these conclusions.
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Why this poet sees grief as its own kind of spiritual practice
Poet Hanif Abdurraqib has experienced a lot of loss in his life, and sees the grief from those losses as its own kind of spiritual practice.
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The former news anchor at the center of the mindfulness movement
As an anchor for ABC News, Dan Harris' career seemed pretty sorted out. Then his book about mindfulness took off.
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National
She found meaning where she least expected it — her childhood faith
Sarah Hurwitz grew up in what she would describe as a culturally Jewish home. But it wasn't until she was in her 30s that she really connected with the spiritual identity she was raised with.