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B. T. Newberg

How do you understand nature?

September 24, 2012September 24, 2012 by B. T. Newberg

B.T. Newberg continues his series: What is nature exactly? And how can it suggest how we ought to live?…

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Saving the marriage of science and myth

January 11, 2016September 10, 2012 by B. T. Newberg

Marriage is hard. Humanistic Paganism bills itself as a naturalistic “marriage” of science and myth. Zeus and Hera were constantly bickering. Are all marriages doomed to failure?…

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What Do All Spiritual Naturalists Have in Common?

October 1, 2012August 13, 2012 by B. T. Newberg

The Society brings together naturalistic strands from a wide variety of traditions. Is there really anything shared in common by these strands? B.T. Newberg thinks there is…

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Real religion?

July 30, 2016August 6, 2012 by B. T. Newberg

What makes for “real” religion? How do you know that what you’re doing isn’t just playing dress-up, a shallow parody of religion?…

Categories Free, Naturalism, Naturalistic Paganism, Practices & Ritual 5 Comments

Book Review: Religion Is Not About God, by Loyal Rue

January 10, 2013May 28, 2012 by B. T. Newberg

“If religion is not about God, then what on earth is it about?” asks author Loyal Rue. B. T. Newberg reviews his answer in this groundbreaking book…

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Fear, Anger, Peace, and Joy

Fear, Anger, Peace, and Joy

Accepting impermanence…

Endurance

Endurance

And you thought your winter was long…

Befriending Death, Embracing Life

Befriending Death, Embracing Life

Learning from the dying…

A Power Within?

A Power Within?

Giving shape to our life…

Spiritual Naturalism – As Its Own Tradition?

Spiritual Naturalism - As Its Own Tradition?

Becoming a spiritual tradition…

Sacred Work

Sacred Work

Finding our sacred work…

The Empathy Deficit

The Empathy Deficit

Finding the ability to empathize…

Mindless Musings on Mindfulness (or Mindful Musings on Mindlessness)

Mindless Musings on Mindfulness (or Mindful Musings on Mindlessness)

Dusting off a little Zen…

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SNS Spotlight: The Sacred Depths of Nature

SNS Spotlight: The Sacred Depths of Nature

This eloquent volume by biologist Ursula Goodenough reconciles the modern scientific understanding of reality with our timeless spiritual yearnings for reverence and continuity…
Is There any Value for Spiritual Naturalists in Retaining God as a Metaphor?

Is There any Value for Spiritual Naturalists in Retaining God as a Metaphor?

That troublesome three-letter word again…
Fate is at Your Elbow

Fate is at Your Elbow

Make yourself good while life and power are still yours…
Do Our Mental Maps Lead Us Astray?

Do Our Mental Maps Lead Us Astray?

This pernicious double standard is often how we misunderstand and misjudge one another…

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Clarisse's Legacy

Clarisse’s Legacy

Life lessons from the character Clarisse McClellan of Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451…
Imagination Permeates Waking, As Well As Dreaming

Imagination Permeates Waking, As Well As Dreaming

The metaphysics of imagination in Evan Thompson’s book Waking, Dreaming, Being.
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Spirit as Consciousness

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