Indigenous Spiritualities
CommentaryThe Radical Resistance and Radical Acceptance of Spiritual ExemplarsHow spiritual exemplars work to create a world befitting of our inherent nobility A key question we are asked by consumers of our research on “spiritual exemplars” is about the qualities of …Topics: Engaged Spirituality, Indigenous Spiritualities, Religious Leadership, Spiritual Exemplars
CommentarySpiritual Exemplars: The Pragmatism and Mystical Perspective of William JamesWilliam James was the inspiration for our project on “spiritual exemplars” at the USC Center for Religion and Civic Culture. James, a philosopher and psychologist, believed that one learns more from what …Topics: Donald E. Miller, Engaged Spirituality, Indigenous Spiritualities, Religious Leadership, Spiritual Exemplars
CRCC in the NewsSpotlight shines on spiritually engaged humanitarians in ‘Stories of Social Change’ exhibitThis story was originally published by USC News. After being immersed in the material for five years, Megan Sweas didn’t need a script as she led small groups on tours of the …Topics: Engaged Spirituality, Indigenous Spiritualities, Southern California, Spiritual Exemplars
CommentaryWe Need Heroes: Countering Cultural Despair with an Exhibit of ExemplarsThere is a great boom in psychotherapy these days. Especially among a younger generation, people are lonely, anxious about the environment, insecure financially—fearful they will not achieve the same standard as their …Topics: Donald E. Miller, Engaged Spirituality, Indigenous Spiritualities, Spiritual Exemplars
ArticleKumu Hina and Walter Ritte: ‘A very Hawaiian place’This article was originally published by Indian Country Today, with the support of CRCC’s global project on engaged spirituality. HONOLULU, Hawai’i — It’s a weekday evening rush-hour in Honolulu, and Hina Wong-Kalu is driving us …Topics: Engaged Spirituality, Environmental Justice, Gender and Sexuality, Indigenous Spiritualities, Nick Street, Politics, Racial Justice, Richard Flory, Spiritual Exemplars
CommentaryCommunality: A Possible Solution to Environmental Protection“An individual does not exist,” Jaime Martínez Luna, a Zapotec intellectual (pictured in yellow jacket), told me as we shared coffee in his kitchen in the small mountain village of San Pablo …Topics: Engaged Spirituality, Environmental Justice, Indigenous Spiritualities, Spiritual Exemplars
ArticleCarmen Santiago Alonso: In Oaxaca, Indigenous Farmers Mourn Catholic ActivistThis article was originally published by Religion News Service, with the support of CRCC’s global project on engaged spirituality. OAXACA, Mexico (RNS) — At Carmen Santiago Alonso’s funeral on Feb. 7, the …Topics: Catholicism, Engaged Spirituality, Environmental Justice, Indigenous Spiritualities, Racial Justice, Spiritual Exemplars
ArticleTom Goldtooth: From Indian bar bouncer to humanitarianThis article was originally published by Indian Country Today, with the support of CRCC’s global project on engaged spirituality. BEMIDJI, Minnesota — The offices of the Indigenous Environmental Network are located in the corner …Topics: Engaged Spirituality, Environmental Justice, Indigenous Spiritualities, Spiritual Exemplars- ArticleWinona LaDuke and Tom Goldtooth: A Spiritual Perspective on Climate ChangeThis story was originally published by Indian Country Today, with the support of CRCC’s global project on engaged spirituality. Covering the United Nations Climate Change Conference, known as COP26, was a binge-work undertaking filled …Topics: Engaged Spirituality, Environmental Justice, Indigenous Spiritualities, Spiritual Exemplars
CommentaryEngaged Spirituality at COP26 – UN Climate TalksCRCC has been collecting the stories of 100 “spiritual exemplars,” people inspired by their faith to work on some of the world’s most intractable issues since 2019. What we did not expect …Topics: Engaged Spirituality, Environmental Justice, Indigenous Spiritualities, Spiritual Exemplars