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Comparing belief traditions isn’t just an academic exercise, but a drive to understand all the ways in which we as humans experience the spiritual, the Divine, and our own reality. By relating the unfamiliar to the familiar, we are better able to see both what connects us in common experience and the unique perspectives we have to offer one other.

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The Heart of Prayer

..prayer is not just saying prayers: it is the activity of religion. “Religion” is one of those strange nouns that have no verb. You can’t say, “I’m religioning.” I think the word “praying” is the closest equivalent. - Brother David Steindle-Rast

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Metaphysical Mistake

Confusion by Christians between belief and reason has created bad science and inept religion

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Religions - Rivers of Faith

An introduction to the world’s religious traditions through the lens of America. The religious traditions of humankind are shown here as circles, each containing a commonly used symbol of that tradition.

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Set the Compass of Your Heart

Select wisdom from sources old and new.

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The Lost Art of Reading Scripture

For full human functioning, reason and myth must coexist.

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What Jesus Means to Me as a Muslim

As the Christmas season ushers forth the memory of Jesus, it’s worth asking: How much do Muslims think about the person the Quran recognizes as a prophet and the Messiah?

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The Great Circle-Dance of the Religions

The driving force of the spiritual quest is our longing to belong.

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Do I Have to Pick Just One Buddhist Tradition?

In the November 2018 issue of Lion’s Roar magazine, 14 Buddhist teachers answer the most frequently asked questions about challenges on the spiritual path. Here, Rev. angel Kyodo williams addresses spiritual indecision.

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The World of Religion According to Huston Smith

Smith has devoted his life to the study of Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Buddhism, Confucianism, and Hinduism. He believes in them all.

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On Lay Monasticism

This is an edited transcript of a discussion that took place June 10, 1977 in Petersham, Massachusetts. The occasion was a week-long meeting of forty monks, nuns, and lay people of differing religious traditions to discuss their mutual goals.

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