Il·lustració. © Sandra Rilova
New spiritualtiesHow spirituality became intertwined with health

While medieval theologies considered body torture as an optimal means for spiritual growth, today contemporary spirituality has progressively incorporated values such as health, well-...

Il·lustració. © Sandra Rilova
New spiritualtiesWhen a person is at the end of the world, do they disappear?

Beyond the current trend of spirituality, profound issues need to be present in the education of the new generations. The key to spirituality in schools is enabling each child to develop...

Il·lustració. © Sandra Rilova
New spiritualtiesJosep Maria Esquirol’s combative spirituality

Josep Maria Esquirol’s philosophy of proximity is based on the description of the constitutive experiences of the human condition and gives us an anthropological, concrete and...

Il·lustració. © Sandra Rilova
New spiritualtiesThe spirit, an emerging intangible element

In the current context of cultural and religious plurality we are witnessing something unexpected: a resurgence of the spiritual dimension. As we mature, so do our images and ideas, and...

Il·lustració. © Sandra Rilova
New spiritualtiesSpirituality: Beyond fashions

Religion is declining while spirituality is growing. The social sciences had not foreseen this phenomenon but it is reflected in the polls: 48.1% of the adult population identifies as a...

Il·lustració. © Sandra Rilova
New spiritualtiesNurturing the inner world

Among the major cultural changes that are taking place in contemporary societies is an unexpected phenomenon: the emergence of a new spirituality, often detached from any moral or...

Llibre: Paraules d’Arcadi. Què hem après del món i com podem actuar. Arcadi Oliveres. Angle Editorial, 170 pàgines — Barcelona, 2021
The legacy of Arcadi Oliveres, the peaceful economist

Paraules d’Arcadi [Arcadi’s Words] is his last book, which I have had the privilege of editing. A compendium of concepts to gain a better understanding of...

Retrat de Daniel Gamper. © Clara Soler Chopo
“The pandemic has shown us that we humans share air and saliva, that we are all connected”

Daniel Gamper

Daniel Gamper was all set to be a scientist, but reading Jean Jacques Rousseau made him pick philosophy. He had always lived in Sant Cugat until ten years ago when he...

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