Buddhist Catholic Contemplative Evangelical General Christian Hindu Jewish Latter-day Saint Muslim New Visions Progressive Christian

Beliefs

Topics

Columnists

Resource Library

Research Tools

Video

Podcasts

Thought Readers

Faith In Media Tracker

Newsletters

Ad-Free & Subscriber Log-In Subscription Support

Follow Patheos

Home
New Visions

2015-01-01T12:56:31-05:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

Gnothi Seauton: On Being Human

Last updated on: January 1, 2015 at 12:56 pm By Spiritual Naturalist Society

This article is written by guest-writer, Maggie Jay Lee… Elizabeth Vandiver states in a Teaching Company Course that the first Delphi maxim, gnothi seauton – know thyself, means, “Know what kind of creature you are, remember your limitations, remember that you are not a god, you are mortal.”(1) She interprets this as meaning in effect, “Know your place.” Donald Kagan in an Open Yale Course asserts that, ”The Greeks combined a unique sense of mankind’s high place in the natural order with a painful understanding of the limitations of the... Read more

Uncategorized

2014-08-07T21:21:53-04:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

Book Review: Waking Up, by Sam Harris

Last updated on: August 7, 2014 at 9:21 pm By Spiritual Naturalist Society

Review by DT Strain for the Spiritual Naturalist Society Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion by Sam Harris To be released September 2014 ISBN 978-1-4516-3601-7 Simon & Schuster Sam Harris is a neuroscientist and author who is often referred to as a major voice in atheism (though having little use for the word). For many who know of him, perhaps the last thing they might expect to read would be his description of a peace that came... Read more

Uncategorized

2014-07-01T23:05:54-04:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

Harvesting Happiness

Last updated on: July 1, 2014 at 11:05 pm By Spiritual Naturalist Society

We’ve all been in frustrating situations such as standing in a long line in a crowded store, caught in highway traffic, and so on. I was in a crowded coffee shop recently. The teller at the register was stressed. The woman making the coffee was clearly upset that she was having to be so busy for so long, perhaps because they were overstaffed. When she called out the drinks that were ready, you could hear the annoyance in her voice.... Read more

Uncategorized

2014-06-30T11:14:38-04:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

Tao and Governance (a personal view)

Last updated on: June 30, 2014 at 11:14 am By Spiritual Naturalist Society

The Tao Te Chingis a book about leadership and governance. Many of its chapters are addressed to an ideal emperor or king. Since most of us are not in line to be emperors or kings, we may wonder how such instructions are relevant to us. To understand this, it helps to recognize an idea that is quite common in ancient spiritual philosophy: the microcosm reflects the macrocosm. In terms of leadership, this idea suggests that there is a clear link... Read more

Uncategorized

2014-06-27T18:00:44-04:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

Roots of Spiritual Naturalism, Part 1: Introduction

Last updated on: June 27, 2014 at 6:00 pm By Spiritual Naturalist Society

Were there Spiritual Naturalists in the ancient world? This is the central question of this series of essays exploring the historical roots of naturalistic ways. Many may assume that Spiritual Naturalists are an exclusively modern phenomenon. This series questions that assumption, probing various historical spiritual traditions for something resembling naturalism. The significance of this project goes beyond naturalism. Indeed, it calls into question the historical consciousness of spirituality in general. If there were naturalists among ancient religionists, how might that... Read more

Uncategorized

2014-06-24T11:34:12-04:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

Meditation Framing & Procession: A Spiritual Naturalist Ritual

Last updated on: June 24, 2014 at 11:34 am By Spiritual Naturalist Society

The following is a description of a ritual I have designed to precede and follow a meditation session, which I plan to use in my practice and would like to share. It can be conducted alone or in a group. Given it contains more elaborate steps than simple meditation, it may be suitable to perform once per week rather than with each meditation. Or, if a less frequent practice is preferred, it can be helpful to tie a ritual to... Read more

Uncategorized

2014-03-12T14:15:31-04:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

The Role of Philosophy in Spirituality

Last updated on: March 12, 2014 at 2:15 pm By Spiritual Naturalist Society

Our Education Director, B.T. Newberg, has published an article for us discussing the role of science in helping us find a Way of Life. So, I thought it would be fitting to cover the role of philosophy in our practice, as philosophy is something we discuss and write on a lot at the Society. Just the other day, I overheard a philosophy student at a local coffee shop conveying doubts to a friend about continuing to get a doctorate in... Read more

Uncategorized

2014-03-12T14:12:05-04:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

Encounters with Indentified Flying Objects

Last updated on: March 12, 2014 at 2:12 pm By Spiritual Naturalist Society

Editor’s note: What we pay attention to is important, and Thomas suggests paying attention the commonplace can be very interesting and entertaining, and there is something spiritual in that. The commonplace includes those odd and funny moments too… I am a birder.I have never been competitive about it like the guys in the book and movie “The Big Year,” but I pay attention to birds.Because I pay attention to them, I’ve had several odd encounters with birds over the... Read more

Uncategorized

2014-02-24T16:52:35-05:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

The Blues and Abstract Truth

Last updated on: February 24, 2014 at 4:52 pm By Spiritual Naturalist Society

The Blues and Abstract Truth is the title of a jazz album by Oliver Nelson recorded in 1961. The title might also be a formula for all great art, including the art of living. Feeling and thought, substance and form, passion and detachment, yin and yang, Bacchus and Apollo, the blues and abstract truth – each a critical part of our experience; thus the integration of the two is required to be present to or to represent the wholeness of... Read more

Uncategorized

2014-02-24T16:42:59-05:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

Spirituality and responding to the Meaning Crisis, Part 1: The Meaning that was lost

Last updated on: February 24, 2014 at 4:42 pm By Spiritual Naturalist Society

Acknowledgement: This article is based on Science and the Sage which is written by myself and Christopher Mastropeitro, as well as work on the nature of wisdom by myself and Leo Ferraro. When people discuss spirituality they often refer to how spiritual practices contribute to making their lives more meaningful in a way that is very important, even vital to them and their happiness. They also often indicate that there is something problematic about many of these spiritual practices... Read more

Uncategorized

TAKE THE

Religious Wisdom Quiz

Who said, "I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down"?

Select your answer to see how you score.

Solomon Nehemiah Elijah Joshua

Browse Our Archives

Select a Category Spiritual Naturalism Uncategorized

Select a Month August 2024 July 2024 June 2024 May 2024 April 2024 March 2024 February 2024 January 2024 December 2023 November 2023 October 2023 September 2023 August 2023 July 2023 June 2023 May 2023 April 2023 March 2023 February 2023 January 2023 December 2022 November 2022 October 2022 September 2022 August 2022 July 2022 June 2022 May 2022 April 2022 March 2022 February 2022 January 2022 December 2021 November 2021 October 2021 September 2021 August 2021 July 2021 June 2021 May 2021 April 2021 March 2021 August 2017 July 2017 August 2016 July 2016 June 2016 May 2016 April 2016 March 2016 February 2016 January 2016 December 2015 November 2015 October 2015 September 2015 August 2015 January 2015 December 2014 August 2014 July 2014 June 2014 March 2014 February 2014 January 2014 December 2013 November 2013 October 2013 September 2013 August 2013 July 2013 April 2013 February 2013 January 2013 December 2012 November 2012 October 2012 September 2012 August 2012

TRENDING AT PATHEOS New Visions