A Thought at Christmas…
What is the universal significance of this festival celebrated at a pivotal moment of the year?
“What would it be to experience time, once more as the moving image of eternity, the continual incarnation of the divine…?”
Reconciliation and Justice in Australia
How a nation is trying to heal the wounds of its colonial past and reconcile with its indigenous people
“People had been asked: ‘What can be done to heal the situation?’ and many had replied, ‘If only someone would say sorry’.”
Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Alabama
Jane Carroll visits a new memorial which aims to heal a dark period of American history
“We have to face up to the past in order to come to a proper understanding of ourselves and our world.”
Bewildered by Love and Longing
Michael Sells and Simone Fattal talk about a new translation of Ibn ‘Arabi’s famous cycle of love poems Translation of Desires
“For Ibn ‘Arabi longing or desire is a cosmic force. It goes beyond all boundaries, and it is the closest taste of the infinite that people can have in their own experience.”
A Thing of Beauty…
Emma Clark visits the Luohan at the Temple Gallery in London
“This majestic and profound sculpture is both timeless and deeply meaningful in its capacity to give us an insight into what it means to be human.”