I can't will myself into a spiritual experience, into a sense of solidarity or meaning or nobility or deep and somber union ...

Pope Leo's approach to peace is both symbolic and practical, experts say. Why his latest call for fasting and prayer is ...

A biblical fast isn’t just about not eating. Biblical fasting involves replacing the food with something else — namely, prayer and a deeper study of God’s word.

A modern eating pattern with religious roots, intermittent fasting may improve health markers like blood pressure and cholesterol while raising questions about long-term health effects.

Paryushan is the most important festival for the Jain community. The observance lasts for eight days and is centred on ...

Fasting is an act of worship that changes our spiritual and physical posture toward God. A Forgotten Discipline? As a demanding form of worship, fasting causes dissonance in a culture of abundance.

McKnight reverses the direction of this table, suggesting that his study of biblical fasting shows that persons in Scripture fasted (B) in response to a divine encounter (A).

'Exodus 90' is meant as a spiritual and athletic exercise for men that centers on prayer, fasting and fraternity. It gets some things wrong and some things right. In the process, it reveals some ...