Poet and theologian Nathan Bakken writes a three-part discourse on working in faith with his poem "How to Be a Theologian".
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Sarah Reichert – Divine Struggle
Colorado poet Sarah Reichart shows how kinetic and arduous the search for faith can be with her poem "Divine Struggle".
Maureen Martinez – How to Pass as a Woman of Faith
Emerging poet Maureen Martinez slows us down for a moment with her hybrid prose poem "How to Pass as a Woman of Faith".
Joanne Grumet – Exegesis
In seven succinct lines, poet Joanne Grumet explores the relationship between language and faith with her poem "Exegesis".
A Temple of Living Pillars: John Fowles’ Ode to the Sacred and Sensuous Tree
Author John Fowles on the ways in which trees and forests formed the bedrock of his own creative, psychic and religious sensibility.
Jo Matthews – And what about prayers
In her powerful three-part poem "And what about prayers", poet Jo Matthews explores the potential and constraints of prayer and faith.
Betsy Fogelman Tighe – My Spiritual Practice
Through the lens of nature, poet Betsy Fogelman Tighe reveals a practical and inclusive form of worship in "My Spiritual Practice".
Joanne Alfano – Hope
Positively radiant, Joanne Alfano's "Hope" is a poem that crashes through darkness with its opening lines like a clarion call.
Brandon James O’Neil – City Adhan
Hinged on the image of Muslim cab driver finding a moment of serenity in communion with God in the chaos of New York City, Brandon James O'Neil's "City Adhan" offers readers that same serenity.
The Most Beautiful Thing We Can Experience Is The Mysterious: Albert Einstein’s Living Philosophy
Albert Einstein lays out his living philosophy and the set of ideals that he held in his personal, spiritual and political life.