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WALKING THE EARTH PATH

WALKING THE EARTH PATH: EXPLORING THE SPIRITUAL COMMON CORE OF NATURE RELIGIONS SERIES: THE NEW AMERICAN RELIGIONS OF NATURE,INTRODUCTION PART 2 Wayne Martin Mellinger, Ph.D.

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THE NEW AMERICAN RELIGIONS OF NATURE –A COMPILATION OF 15 ESSAYS

Wayne Martin Mellinger, Ph.D. INTRODUCTION The concept of “Nature Religions” has evolved significantly over the past few decades, emerging as a vital framework for understanding diverse spiritual traditions that foreground the sacredness of nature. From Catherine Albanese’s foundational work in…

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Spirituality Without Politics Is Powerless

A politics without spirituality is blind, but a spirituality without politics is lame.  And that is why I worry about an apolitical spirituality.  I worry that individual spiritual practice in isolation from engagement with the world will never lead to real personal development and thus never lead to positive social change. And I worry about an apolitical spirituality which tells us that we need to accept the world as it is because we are powerless to change it. 

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“Top 10 signs of good spirituality” by DT Strain

This essay was first published at The Humanist Contemplative. Over the course of my comparative studies, there are some general traits I’ve noticed which seem to be shared between those wisdom streams and I thought it could be helpful to…

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A Pedagogy of Gaia, by Bart Everson: “May Day x 2″

In anticipation of May Day on May 1st and our new semi-seasonal theme, Practice, Bart Everson discusses the connection between spiritual and political desire. Two May Days? International Workers Day is celebrated on the first of May all around the…

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