Unity in the Contemporary World 

Beshara Magazine provides a platform for intelligent and thought-provoking material embodying a unifying perspective. Its concern is not with one particular field of activity, but with unitative ideas and initiatives as they arise in many different areas of contemporary thought – for example, within the spiritual traditions, the sciences, the arts, economics and finance, as well as in our developing understanding of the environment and the fundamentals of well-being.

Our aim is to present just one or two articles each month, allowing the content to grow into a substantial collection over time. As such, we hark back to the original root of the word ‘magazine’, which derives from the Arabic term for a storehouse or treasury (makhzan, pl. makhāzin), as well as to its 19th century English usage as “a storehouse for information” or “a portable receptacle for valuable things”.

The word Beshara is originally Aramaic, and its meaning can be rendered as “good news”; thus it indicates the very positive and valuable effect that any movement towards a more inclusive and harmonious perspective represents.

This short interview with the editor, Jane Clark, gives more information about the background and intentions behind the magazine.

Publisher and Personnel

Beshara Magazine is an independent, non-profit publication which is published by the Beshara Trust, a UK-based educational charity (Reg. nos. 296769 England & Wales, SC039933 Scotland). It is supported entirely by donations and all editorial work is undertaken on a voluntary basis. Any donations received through the website go towards editorial expenses and support of the web-site.

Editor: Jane Clark

Assistant Editor: Peter Huitson, Charlotte Maberly

Picture Editor: Phoebe Ryrko

Editorial Board: 

Layout & Design: Robert Cathomas