Distinguished theologian George Pattison talks about the meaning of prayer in the modern world and how it brings us to awareness of our essential nothingness
‘Our starting point always has to be that we are not makers of our own being, but we are before we start doing anything for ourselves.’
Richard Gault reviews a new book by one of the leading lights of the science of consciousness
Phoebe Ryrko remembers her grandmother, an inspiring theologian and activist who saw the divine in everyday life and human relationships
‘Our ordinary, lived experience is the place where we meet God, and the means by which we can become transformed’
Jane Clark reports on a conference put on by the Mystical Theology Network in March this year, and talks to its organiser, Dr Louise Nelstrop
Dr Eric Winkel talks with Jane Clark and Richard Gault about what the wisdom of the great philosopher/mystic can offer us in these troubled time
‘At some point we have to get out of the head and out of the intellect and ask: Can we look with our hearts?’
Artist–Geometer Tom Bree explores the symbolism embodied in the design of the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem and Wells Cathedral in Southern England
‘The heavenly bodies present the soul with an image of its own inner workings. To look out into the universe becomes analogous to looking inwards.’