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Appreciation of the spiritual nature of life is at the core of Creative Culture. 

Spiritual reality is hard to prove empirically, but the materialist attitude that nothing is sacred also lacks scientific proof — and has demonstrated itself to be existentially dangerous. Meanwhile, engagement in some spiritual practices creates scientifically-measurable improvements in material well-being.

The harm that has been caused by the conflict and corruption of religious organisations is beyond unconscionable, and there are many contradictions between spiritual dogmas that appear irreconcilable. Simultaneously, there are significant and inspiring areas of agreement between faiths.

Cosmological ideas shared by most spiritual traditions

Recommendations for right living shared by most spiritual traditions

Though interpretations and application of spiritual ideals vary widely, when considered in a holistic context of awareness and care for all beings they can be a powerful motivating and guiding force for Creative Culture.

Spirituality & Faith Resources

Wendell Berry


Food knowledge holder (about 168 miles away)
American novelist, poet, environmental activist, cultural critic, academic and farmer. "At seventy-seven years old, Wendell Berry continues as a great contrary example to the compromises others take in stride. Instead of being at odds with his conscience,...

Parliament of the World's Religions


Interfaith harmony organization (about 265 miles away)
"The Parliament of the World's Religions was created to cultivate harmony among the world's religious and spiritual communities and foster their engagement with the world and its guiding institutions in order to achieve a just, peaceful and sustainable...

Farm the Land, Grow the Spirit


Spirituality & faith organization (about 484 miles away)
Stony Point Center's Farm the Land, Grow the Spirit Summer Institute is a multifaith earthcare program for young adults between the ages of 19 and 29. The program integrates multifaith study in the Jewish, Islamic, and Christian traditions with sustainable...

Dr. Jim Antal, Rev.


Spirituality & faith knowledge holder (about 626 miles away)
Founder of Blessed Tomorrow, "a coalition of diverse religious partners united as faithful stewards of creation." Climate Activist, Minister; president of the Massachusetts Conference of the United Church of Christ.

Lama Surya Das


Spirituality & faith knowledge holder (about 642 miles away)
Lama Surya Das is considered to be one of the foremost Western Buddhist meditation teachers and scholars, one of the main interpreters of Tibetan Buddhism in the West, and a leading spokesperson for the emerging American Buddhism. The Dalai Lama affectionately...

Harvard Divinity School


Spirituality & faith organization (about 642 miles away)
Harvard Divinity School hosted an interfaith conference addressing the issues and challenges of maintaining a sustainable planet. Focusing on ways to engage, this conference examined the overlapping moral issues of climate change, sustainability, social...

Center for Action and Contemplation


Spirituality & faith organization
Fr. Richard Rohr is a globally recognized ecumenical teacher bearing witness to the universal awakening within Christian mysticism and the Perennial Tradition. He is a Franciscan priest of the New Mexico Province and founder of the Center for Action and...

Compassion Games


Spirituality & faith organization
Compassion Games offers fun and creative ways to ignite and catalyze compassionate action in communities around the world. In the annual Compassion Games, competition becomes coopetition as teams and individuals challenge one another to strive together...

Matthew Fox


Spirituality & faith knowledge holder
American Episcopal priest and theologian, formerly a member of the Dominican Order within the Roman Catholic Church, now a member of the Episcopal Church. Fox was an early and influential exponent of a movement that came to be known as Creation Spirituality....

Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee


Spirituality & faith knowledge holder
A Sufi teacher in the Naqshbandiyya-Mujaddidiyya Sufi Orderand author of: Spiritual Ecology, The Cry of the Earth.

Arsayian Foundation


Spirituality & faith organization

Desmond Tutu


Spirituality & faith knowledge holder
Nobel Peace Laureate who was a key role player in the fight against apartheid in South Africa. He was also the first black South African Archbishop of Cape Town, South Africa and primate of the Anglican Church of South Africa. Founder of Desmond Tutu...



Keywords
Interfaith, spirituality, consciousness, faith