Jia Tolentino talks about God and psychedelics and finding comfort in chaos. Elena Mudd hide caption
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Seeking community isn't always easy. Andry Ryan/Getty Images hide caption
Vanessa Zoltan's memoir is all about how she learned to read literature like sacred texts. TarcherPerigree/Penguin Random House hide caption
This 'Jane Eyre' enthusiast invites you to treat your favorite books as sacred text
Vanessa Zoltan says the theology that she was raised in was the Holocaust. Vanessa Zoltan hide caption
Rainn Wilson leans into the idea of a spiritual journey for humanity. Evan Agostini/Evan Agostini/Invision/AP hide caption
Patty Krawec at a Wet'suwet'en solidarity event at the Canada-U.S. border. Patty Krawec hide caption
This writer shares the right (and wrong) ways to honor Indigenous spirituality
Professor Lisa Miller has dedicated most of her career to the study of neuroscience and spirituality. Getty hide caption
This Ivy League researcher says spirituality is good for our mental health
Poet Hanif Abdurraqib has struggled with grief from losing important people in his life. He reflects on the ways his spirituality is defined by his understanding of loss. Maddie McGarvey hide caption
Dan Harris meditating. Ten Percent Happier hide caption
Ayyā Somā (left) and Bhante Suddhāso (right), the co-founders of Empty Cloud Monastery. Ayyā Somā hide caption
These Buddhist monks want their faith to be known for more than just mindfulness
Sarah Hurwitz grew up in what she would describe as a culturally Jewish home. But it wasn't until she reached her 30s that she really connected with the spiritual identity she was raised with. Sarah Hurwitz hide caption
She found meaning where she least expected it — her childhood faith
Jon Ward says it got to a point where he didn't like being in an environment where everyone thought the same thing. Lawrence Jackson hide caption
He walked away from his evangelical roots to escape feeling suffocated
John Blake's story is about growing up as a Black kid in West Baltimore in the 1980s and learning painful secrets about his family. John Nowak/CNN hide caption
He saw the ghost of his racist grandfather. It helped lead to meaningful healing
Trevor Powers says his mind kept drifting to the "what ifs" questions after he lost his voice. Tyler T Williams hide caption
Losing his voice gave this singer a new appreciation for God — and being alone
Katherine May's new book examines the idea of awakening wonder in an "anxious age." Alexa Loy Dent hide caption
Many aspects of Jeff Hiller's life mirror that of his character, Joel, in HBO's Somebody Somewhere. Christopher Smith/Invision/AP hide caption
Simran Jeet Singh, pictured here in the days after the attack on the Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wis. in 2012, says he turned to his faith to help him through. Stan Honda/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Roland Griffiths' research showed how psychedelics can alleviate depression in people with terminal diseases. Andre Chung/The Washington Post via Getty Images hide caption