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Spirituality, tools of the mind and the social brain

Spiritualise: cultivating spiritual sensibility to address 21st century challenges

Report

18 Oct 2017

The second edition of Spiritualise, a tenacious inquiry into the philosophical coherence, scientific grounding and cultural relevance of spiritual perspectives, experiences and practices.
Why we’ve never had it so good, yet everything has to change

Blog

18 Oct 2017

Jonathan Rowson

Jonathan Rowson introduces the 2nd edition of Spiritualise: cultivating spiritual sensibility to address 21st century challenges.
Six Lessons of Spirituality in a Shifting Business World

Blog

08 Feb 2015

Vivienne Duke

Following the recent publication of the RSA's Spiritualise report, author Vivienne Duke explores spirituality in the every day, addressing her six new ways of thinking.
Microbusinesses outgunning large firms in the UK’s fastest growing industries

Press release

03 Feb 2015

New figures released by the RSA think tank show that microbusinesses now account for the greatest share of employment in some of the UK’s fastest growing industries, including education, computer programming and personal services. The implication is that firms with 9 employees or less are becoming increasingly important to the UK’s economic growth prospects, the RSA said.
Bob’s Big Idea: why we are living longer

Blog

27 Jan 2015

Jonathan Rowson

“♫ I was 21 years when I wrote this song. I’m 22 now but I won’t be for long. Time hurries on, and the years that were green, turn to brown ♫”
Quote Bait: Twenty thoughts on spirituality

Blog

05 Jan 2015

Jonathan Rowson

Spiritualise: Revitalising spirituality to address 21st century challenges deals with a weighty subject and the overall process of producing the report involved about 300 people over two years, so it’s not surprising the final report is relatively long – about 40,000 words over 92 pages; it’s half a book really. (Now there’s a thought…)
Why we need spirituality to meet the challenges of the 21st Century

Press release

27 Dec 2014

With our world leaders and politicians seemingly incapable of tackling the major problems of our age, such as climate change, inequality and widespread political alienation, the RSA think tank has called for spirituality to play a greater role in the public realm.
Spiritualise: revitalising spirituality to address 21st century challenges

Report

27 Dec 2014

Whilst spiritual identification is an important part of life for millions of people, it currently lacks credibility in the public domain. This report examines why we need spirituality to meet the challenges of the 21st century.
What is 'the soul' and why does it matter?

Blog

14 Dec 2014

Jonathan Rowson

The following transcription came from a speech that formed part of a series of six public events within RSA Social Brain Centre's project: Spirituality, Tools of the Mind, and the Social Brain. The final report of this project, outlined here will be published later this month.
Spiritualise: Revitalising spirituality to address 21st century challenges

Blog

27 Nov 2014

Jonathan Rowson

Today, after two years of preparation and a pause for Christmas dinner, we are publishing: Spiritualise: revitalising spirituality to address 21st century challenges.