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Published in: TransformationGreat work gets done by good people
The founders of the Antigonish movement told people to "set the heather on fire" and create a new cooperative...
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Published in: TransformationThe best kept secret of the Catholic Church—its social teachings
On paper, Catholicism is one of the most progressive faiths in the world: shame about the practice.
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Published in: TransformationTo create positive change, trust your instincts
At a time when fear and terror seems pervasive, individual and group instincts can triumph.
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Published in: TransformationPut away the scriptures and follow justice
In contexts where faith plays a major role in public and private life, critical engagement with religion is the only option.
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Published in: TransformationViolence as a theological problem
Deeply ingrained in the religious consciousness of the United States is the belief that retribution is God’s will.
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Published in: TransformationFirst, do no harm: expanding our moral circle beyond religion
Secular values and commitments are all that’s needed to anchor the deep transformation of society.
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Published in: TransformationChristianity was liberation for you—for me it was slavery: a tale of two kingdoms
Can religious conservatives be enlightened out of their convictions? If not, what are the implications? The launch...
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Published in: TransformationCan pluralism be taught?
Human conflict is unavoidable, but violence is not. By facing up to the ‘unacceptable’ we can learn to live with difference.
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Published in: TransformationWhy the right keeps winning and the left keeps losing
What the left needs is an account of how the suffering we experience in our personal lives stems from capitalist...
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Published in: TransformationSign me up to Russell Brand's sharing revolution
Russell Brand has a deft ability to weave his spiritual convictions into a case for wholesale political and economic...
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Published in: TransformationFinding a way to live with people we don't like
David Edgar's Iron Curtain Trilogy shows empathy is the key to the transformation of the the left/right political divide.
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Published in: TransformationBerlin’s ‘system error’ free shop
No money or goods exchanged, just take what you want.
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Published in: TransformationJoy arises, rules fall apart: thoughts for the second anniversary of Occupy Wall Street
In these moments of rupture, people find themselves members of a "we" that did not until then exist, at least not as...
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Published in: TransformationFlash mob iftars and the Ramadan Tent: Islamic organizing for social justice
Inspired by Islamic traditions, London's dynamic young Muslim scene is struggling for change.
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Published in: TransformationHow to win friends and influence the new economy
Loneliness is as strong as smoking or alcohol abuse as an indicator of premature mortality. When Lisa Cook found she...
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Published in: TransformationLoving kindness – it just takes practice.
Want to meditate but don’t know how? Try these step-by-step instructions on “loving kindness meditation” from author...
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Published in: Transformation“Love 2.0:” a conversation with Barbara Fredrickson
Is there any scientific basis for believing that love can be a force for change in politics and economics? An...