Is leadership, specifically pastoral leadership, a spiritual practice? Dorothy Bass has defined practices as “those shared activities that address fundamental human needs and that, woven together, ...

We commonly consider spiritual practices as sources of peace and inspiration. A recent study led by researchers at the University of Vienna shows that they can also be experienced differently: Many ...

Asking about people’s activities, habits and rituals is one way to explore how abstract concepts such as spirituality and religion show up in everyday life. In this survey, we asked respondents to ...

Increase your quality of life, no new religion required. Lately it feels like more people struggle to feel a sense of purpose as well as more connected, present and in control when life feels chaotic.

It is projected that up to 152 million people worldwide will be living with Alzheimer's disease (AD) by 2050. To date there are no drugs that have a substantial positive impact on either the ...

For thousands of years, religious and spiritual communities around the world have organized themselves around specific practices they find meaningful. In recent years, psychological scientists have ...

As spring unfolds, the natural world awakens with fresh energy and possibility. This seasonal transition offers more than just an opportunity to declutter closets and scrub baseboards—it presents a ...

Have you ever wondered what everyday spiritual life looked like in ancient Israel? When people think about the Bible, they ...

(RNS) — Alicia Contreras has held sound healing sessions in the Arizona desert, in green and grassy parks, amid the stained glass of a church sanctuary and in a coffee shop. Everywhere she holds them, ...

Turning to a spiritual practice or the Divine of your understanding provides comfort in times of relationship stress. It can be the ultimate first aid for heartache; a clearinghouse for your ...

Among 670 respondents (mean age, 47.8 years; 432 [64%] women), 380 (57%) practiced in Europe, and 228 (34%) in North America. Most endorsed spiritual care as essential (587 [90%]) and agreed that ...