Category Archives: spirituality

What about that mosque at Ground Zero?

Posted on August 20, 2010 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

In 2004 I was hired to help edit the book What’s Right with Islam Is What’s Right with America by Feisal Abdul Rauf, the imam and educator who is spearheading plans to construct a Muslim cultural center—not a mosque—two blocks … Continue reading →

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10 ways to give back to the Earth

Posted on July 8, 2010 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

The conversation around the table turned to the gushing oil in the Gulf of Mexico, the sense of powerlessness we all feel to do anything about it. We know our lifestyle is driving the need for oil. We know how … Continue reading →

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Even bindweed brings gifts

Posted on June 18, 2010 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

It’s the bane of gardeners throughout the arid West—the boa constrictor of the weed world, twirling nasty vines around other plants, stretching its stringy rhizomes underground for what appear to be miles. Gardeners in Boulder joke that “it’s all just … Continue reading →

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Mud love

Posted on May 18, 2010 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

I sprained my ankle last night—pretty bad, as the history of sprains in my life goes. I was minutes away from leaving for my ceramics class when I took the spill. And the fall led to an evening with mud, … Continue reading →

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Where science and religion meet: The natural world

Posted on May 1, 2010 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

Update May 3: This post appears in the Scientia Pro Publica blog carnival hosted this week by marine biologist Kelsey Abbot at the Mauka to Makai blog. Check out some of the fascinating science writing available at the carnival, such … Continue reading →

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