Walls soaked in prayer for hundreds of years. Prayers of monks, nuns, and other folks are still noticeable, whether the walls receive a new layer every day or just release slowly like a veil, the prayers they heard hundreds of years ago. Often, when I am in places with a monastic tradition, whether ruins orContinueContinue reading “A thin veil of prayer”
Category Archives: Interfaith
Benedictine Contemplative Spirituality
If one tries to google the term ‘Benedictine contemplative spirituality’, not much will come up. It is one of these catch-all terms which tries to include a lot of different aspects in one – or in this case, three words, but maybe in the end it doesn’t say much at all. Because I am notContinueContinue reading “Benedictine Contemplative Spirituality”
Through interfaith work to community cohesion in Birmingham
This article was initially published on http://www.justpeaceandwar.com on 20/04/2019. A few editorial changes were made for the republishing. Reflections on a six-week internship in interfaith work in Birmingham (UK), its challenges for faith communities and its importance for wider community cohesion in a superdiverse society. Our globalised society becomes more and more cultural and religiousContinueContinue reading “Through interfaith work to community cohesion in Birmingham”
Stephan Jockheck 