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Published in: TransformationLove without monogamyExpanding the meaning of marriage beyond heterosexual relations captures the spirit of the times but misses the...
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Published in: TransformationSix books Muslim (and non-Muslim) women should add to their reading listThese books on faith and feminism will force you to reevaluate your stereotypes of Muslims.
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Published in: TransformationBuddhism and economic transformationEconomies have no essential nature. Once this is recognized, many more opportunities for change present themselves.
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Published in: TransformationHow can we make our politics reflect what’s best in us and not what’s worst?Both inner and outer change are essential for political transformation.
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Published in: TransformationFierce contemplation: meet the nature-loving nuns who helped to stop a pipelineAs fewer women enter convents, what will become of their rich tradition of social and environmental engagement?
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Published in: TransformationCan religion be a positive force for social change?Faith is neither a poison pill nor a silver bullet, but understanding its significance is crucial.
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Published in: TransformationLooking back: 12 of Transformation's greatest articlesI'm leaving after three years at openDemocracy. Here are some of my favourite, must-read articles from writers to...
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Published in: TransformationIslam and the future of toleranceA new book by best-selling atheist Sam Harris and Islamist-turned-reformist Maajid Nawaz fails to convince.
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Published in: Transformation#BlackLivesMatter makes some people angry. Isn’t that good?A new wave of activism is rooted in a different spiritual tradition to the civil rights movement of the 1960s.
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Published in: TransformationFour ways mainstream animal rights movements are oppressiveAnimal rights campaigns like PETA care more for animals than they do for the lives of marginalized people.
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Published in: TransformationGet real! Five spiritual responses to political realityDo you belong to one of these five groups of people who are changing politics through spirituality?
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Published in: TransformationThe cyber-age demands a politics of the spiritAs people explore new forms of agency online, where is the politics that can serve their growing sense of possibility?
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Published in: TransformationWhy progressives need to take higher states of consciousness seriouslyFar from being detached from reality, visionary alternatives to neo-liberalism are the product of deeper and deeper...
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Published in: TransformationWill the Universal Basic Income make us lonely?A policy that parcels out money to people may maintain, or even exacerbate, levels of loneliness and individualism.
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Published in: TransformationHow to stay humanNeoliberalism encourages us to treat every aspect of our lives as if it were on sale in a marketplace: is it an...
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Published in: TransformationWhy spirituality is the key to a more visionary politicsProgressive renewal lies in a deep recognition that we are not choosing our current lives. An introduction to this...
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Published in: TransformationThis is why using 'they' as a gender pronoun is so importantThe 'they' prounoun carries emotional weight, affirms others, and challenges our assumptions about gender.
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Published in: TransformationThe life and death of Daniel BerriganCelebrating the remarkable life of a renowned peace activist and writer who died on April 30 2016.
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Published in: TransformationHow war trauma is passed down through familiesAfter VE Day, a look at how trauma can transcend generations, and the need for peacebuilding work to overcome the...
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Published in: TransformationDoes a fear of death lie at the heart of capitalism?True wealth and power are found in collectives of people working together to radiate out justice and equality.
