Meditation. For many, this word conjures up images of a person sitting cross-legged, emptying his or her mind and chanting a mysterious word over and over again. That is Eastern meditation that is ...

Christians don’t need mysticism or quiet emptiness for the illumination that comes through repetition. When you think about the practice of meditation, what image comes to mind? Like many, you may ...

At a time when political unrest, moral confusion, cultural divisions and immense upheaval dominate the headlines, Augustine ...

Interpreting scripture among adults who meditate several times a year by religious group % of adults who meditate several times a year who say the holy scripture is… ...

The oil-on-canvas painting, done around 1655 by Dutch artist Jan Vermeer, is of a reflective Mary, the sister of Martha and Lazarus, sitting mesmerized while listening to the words of Jesus. The scene ...

Frequency of meditation among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God but should not be taken literally by religious group % of adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God ...