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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

The Interfaith Amigos


Local spirituality & faith group (about 1 miles away)
Imam Jamal Rahman, Pastor Don Mackenzie and Rabbi Ted Falcon — the Interfaith Amigos — started working together after 9/11. Since then, they have brought their unique blend of spiritual wisdom and humor to audiences all over the U.S., as well as Canada,...

Interfaith Community Sanctuary


Local spirituality & faith organization (about 4 miles away)
A space for all religions, with the following tenets: "We seek the truth and speak our truth without fear. We are open to hearing and learning from each other. We reflect on our interfaith vision and nurture it in our hearts. We pray for the realization...

Compassion Games


Spirituality & faith organization (about 9 miles away)
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...

Brian Doyle


Regional spirituality & faith knowledge holder (about 146 miles away)
Brian Doyle was a novelist, essayist and editor. His books include: "A Book of Uncommon Prayer: 100 Celebrations of the Miracle & Muddle of the Ordinary."

Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee


Spirituality & faith knowledge holder (about 660 miles away)
A Sufi teacher in the Naqshbandiyya-Mujaddidiyya Sufi Orderand author of: Spiritual Ecology, The Cry of the Earth.

Joanna Macy


Spirituality & faith knowledge holder (about 680 miles away)
Eco-philosopher Joanna Macy, PhD, is a scholar of Buddhism, general systems theory, deep ecology and root teacher of the Work That Reconnects: "To those of us growing up in the Industrial Growth Society, a breathtakingly new view of reality arises from...

Matthew Fox


Spirituality & faith knowledge holder (about 679 miles away)
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....

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...

Parliament of the World's Religions


Interfaith harmony organization
"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...

Wendell Berry


Food knowledge holder
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,...

Harvard Divinity School


Spirituality & faith organization
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...

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