Spiritual Innovation

Engage

Sue Phillips is on the founding team of the Workshop for Emotional and Spiritual Technology, a tech startup working to help people live more meaningful lives. After serving as a denominational executive for the Unitarian Universalist Association, she co-founded Sacred Design Lab, a nonprofit that interprets innovation to the religious world and ancient wisdom to the world of innovation. This well-researched article was published in the Spring/Summer 2024 edition of the Harvard Divinity Bulletin.

“There is no evidence that people’s fundamental soul needs have changed. If anything, collective awareness about the importance of belonging, mental health, and connection to deeper meaning is growing, and the democratization of access has hugely expanded available spiritual and religious content. It turns out folks still want to visit landscapes of religious and spiritual wisdom. They simply aren’t following the old paths.” – Sue Phillips, Harvard Divinity Bulletin

Worth Watching:

Chaplaincy Innovation Lab (CIL) Webinars

The Chaplaincy Innovation Lab (CIL) launched in October 2018 to bring chaplains, theological educators, clinical educators, and social scientists into conversation about the work of chaplaincy and spiritual care. As religious and spiritual life changes, the CIL sparks practical innovations that enable chaplains to nurture the spirits of those they serve and reduce human suffering.

Deeper Listening:

How to create your own spiritual practices – NPR

Are you looking to connect to something greater than yourself but are unsure how? In this episode of NPR’s Life Kit podcast, a spiritual psychiatrist and a professor of theology share ways to personalize your path, whether seeking inspiration from the faiths and religions you grew up with or trying something new.