Ethical Living
Is consciousness just a function of the brain — or something more?
Theories of consciousness cut to the quick of what it means to be alive.
Society
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Ethical Living
Why this Alabama county voted almost unanimously for Donald Trump
One year after the election, we travel to Winston County to try to understand why.
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Justice
As Indigenous elders die, a new generation turns to technology to keep languages alive
“Someone once said to me that if you lose your language and culture, you are just a descendant of Ojibwe people, but not Ojibwe.” “I want to be Ojibwe.”
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Ethical Living
I’ve made 10,000 meals for my family over the years. Sometimes, I hated it
As Canadian families prepare to mark Thanksgiving, the writer reflects on the routine and ritual of breaking bread together
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Spirituality
How non-believers find community
For the spiritual but not religious, gathering together as a community is still important
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Ethical Living, Justice
Ideologies are colliding at Canadian universities, and free speech is caught in the crossfire
"Universities are supposed to be places for the exchange of ideas, not for ideological war."
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UCC in Focus
Restless longing is core to being human. What happens when it leads us off course?
"Understanding what our spirit is trying to tell us in these unforeseen detours is often the work of a lifetime."
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Justice
The other residential schools
Nine Canadian boarding schools for the deaf and blind have faced legal action. Former students remember the abuse and displacement they experienced as children.
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UCC in Focus
26-year-old minister on what drew her to ministry
"Even in high school, I started thinking about ministry. At that time, I couldn’t see myself writing sermons every week."
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Spirituality
13 things I learned at witch camp
‘Howling at the moon seems like a reasonable option in a world gone mad’
