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July 2023

July 27, 2023

Naturalism and Suffering Bodies

by Eric Steinhart Our bodies obviously suffer: they get injured and sick, they age and die. ...

July 17, 2023

Mysticism Naturally

by Thomas Schenk The year I graduated from high school (1971), my brother and I spent...

June 2023

June 11, 2023

The Value of (Empty) Ritual

by James Jarrett Created by Jay Galvin “The Sabbath was made for people, not people for...

May 2023

May 27, 2023

A.I.: Avoiding Insanity

by Jeff Worthy Last week at my local Toastmasters International meeting, a member delivered a speech...

May 18, 2023

Memories. We’re Talking About Memories: The Intellectual and Spiritual Influence of Blade Runner–Part 2

by Jeff Worthy (This is the second installment of a series of articles examining the...

May 11, 2023

An Invitation To Join The Spiritual Naturalist Society

by Eric Steinhart Here at the Spiritual Naturalist Society, we do more than just publish...

May 11, 2023

Spiritual Journaling

by Leigh Anderson How Spiritual Journaling Can Help You Navigate Life’s Struggles We have to constantly...

May 04, 2023

Opus 100: My View of Spiritual Naturalism

by Thomas Schenk This article is my 100th for SNS. Taken together, these articles present a...

April 2023

April 27, 2023

Fast is Slow—Slow is Fast.

by Daniel Shkolnik Image by Alice Popkorn Almost every Friday during college I attended Shabbat...

April 27, 2023

Reflections on Food Ethics

by Gregory Gronbacher As a spiritual naturalist, I take the ethical view that reducing suffering...

April 15, 2023

Like Tears in Rain: The Intellectual and Spiritual Influence of “Blade Runner” — Part One

by Jeff Worthy Cultures can be defined by their stories. Today, some of our most...

April 15, 2023

What Spiritual Naturalism Means to Me

by James Jarrett Miracles are not contrary to nature, but only contrary to what we know...

April 07, 2023

How far do we go in practice?

by DT Strain Often in SNS articles we are discussing our spirituality as a practice. Spiritual Naturalism...

March 2023

March 30, 2023

Subjectivity?

by Thomas Schenk In essence, mindfulness has two components: awareness and the ability to focus awareness....

March 26, 2023

The Sacred and the Profane

by Thomas Schenk In his book, The Elementary Forms of Religious Life, sociologist Emile Durkheim begins his...

March 16, 2023

The Sacred and the Profane

by Thomas Schenk In his book, The Elementary Forms of Religious Life, sociologist Emile Durkheim begins his...

March 10, 2023

Gratitude Journaling

by Leigh Anderson Photo by Brigitte Tohm on Unsplash Gratitude and being grateful are beneficial to...

March 06, 2023

Exploration: The Ambition for Discovery

by SNS Guest (This article is written by guest author Crysta Bliss. For her short bio,...

March 06, 2023

Butterflies: Spirituality in a Naturalist Mode

by Dennis Oliver What are we talking about when we discuss spirituality? During the last decade,...

February 2023

February 23, 2023

How I Understand Spiritual Naturalism

by Gregory Gronbacher Telling Our Stories Each of us has our own story about how we...

February 23, 2023

Finding Your Purpose

by Jeff Worthy What is the meaning of life? Have you ever been asked that question,...

February 17, 2023

Recognizing the Dark Side

by DT Strain WHAT IS THE DARK SIDE? In some works of fiction, evil is often presented...

February 17, 2023

Everything is a Doorway to Awakening

by Daniel Shkolnik Imagine that all the objects around you—that painting, that plant, that bowl—are...

February 02, 2023

Giving Thanks – Part 2

by Eric Steinhart 4. Giving Thanks to Evolution Evolution finely tunes living things to exchange gifts...

February 02, 2023

Virtue?

by Thomas Schenk Detail of Raphael’s The School of Athens. A few weeks ago, Jeff...

January 2023

January 26, 2023

The Hall of Virtue

by Jeff Worthy “Happy Birthday! Now blow out your candle and make a wish.” I had...

January 06, 2023

What We Accept As “Normal”

by DT Strain You walk into a coffee shop and approach the counter. The barista carries...

December 2022

December 31, 2022

The Case for Religious Fictionalism: or How to Lead a Religious Life Without Faith or Belief

by SNS Guest (Article is by guest writer Rob Wheeler. See bio below.) All religion is...

December 22, 2022

On the Cusp of the Coming ‘Perfect Storm’

by Dennis Oliver The Perfect Storm (from the Film directed by Wolfgang Petersen) I remember...

December 22, 2022

Reflections on the Winter Solstice

by Gregory Gronbacher It’s That Time of Year Again The winter holidays are upon us once...

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