Chatting with Lee McDowell is a peaceful experience. Seated in a comfy leather chair in a rust-colored office near downtown Denver, McDowell serenely and thoughtfully explains the "art and science" of ...

God's spirit is present in the world, said Jason Gattis, the senior pastor at Chattanooga's First-Centenary United Methodist Church. "Part of the kingdom is within heaven, and we experience that ...

More stressed-out Americans are seeking out spiritual retreats to decompress, unplug and reset, the Washington Post reports. Revenue for “wellness tourism” has increased by 14% in recent years, from ...

This chapter focuses on three groups of U.S. adults, based on their answers to the following four questions: Do you think of yourself as spiritual? Do you think of yourself as religious? How important ...

According to Melanie Becker — author, mystic, and founder of Ask Angels, a blog and YouTube channel — a spiritual download is "a metaphor to explain the process ...

Speaking at the Skeptics Society Conference at Caltech late last month, author and outspoken atheist Richard Dawkins addressed the recent Pew study, which showed that the number of people who ...

In a world where we are constantly bombarded by texts and disturbing news alerts, the thought of unplugging for a week-long meditative or spiritual retreat can be enticing. Taking into account the ...

It’s very easy to poke fun at people on a New Age spiritual path. They are into whatever: shamanism, astrology, crystals, witches, paganism, rebirthing, past life regressions, drumming, basically ...

Spiritual depression generally refers to a loss of spiritual vitality and joy. In terms of Christianity, experiencing a spiritual depression might involve: losing touch with your faith “forgetting” ...