International Network for the Study of Spirituality

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The study of spirituality is an emerging academic field with many dimensions and opportunities, including in the contexts of research, education and professional practice. 

Discover its scope and dimensions through our website, our Journal for the Study of Spirituality, our conferences, special interest groups, links to other organisations and events associated with the study of spirituality, books and articles and abstracts of doctoral theses by INSS members. 

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"Spirituality I take to be concerned with those qualities of the human spirit - such as love and compassion, patience, tolerance, forgiveness, contentment, a sense of responsibility, a sense of harmony - which bring happiness to both self and others."

His Holiness The Dalai Lama (1999) Ethics for the New Millennium. New York: Riverhead Books (Penguin)