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Rethinking the Dharma / Reimagining Community #63 December 2024
Welcome to our December 2024 newsletter. This month we feature new articles by Sarah Barker, Tom Cummings, and Norma Wong.  We also highlight John Danvers' podcast Dharma Roads and a conversation between Winton Higgins and Mike Slott on Mike's new book, Mindful Solidarity.
Rethinking the Dharma / Reimagining Community #62 November 2024
Welcome to our November 2024 newsletter. This month we feature new articles by Amy Balentine, Dr. Cathryn Jacob, Ramsey Margolis, and Jochen Weber. We also highlight a book launch event to discuss Mindful Solidarity, which integrates a secular Buddhist perspective with radical political activism. 
Rethinking the Dharma / Reimagining Community #61 October 2024
Welcome to our October 2024 newsletter. This month we feature new articles by Jourdan Arensen, Nelly Kaufer, Ramsey Margolis, and Linda Modaro. We also highlight a new book on mindful solidarity, the merger of two secular Buddhist groups, and a one day, online seminar on secular dharma offered by Bodhi College.
Rethinking the Dharma / Reimagining Community #60 September 2024
Welcome to our September 2024 newsletter. This month we feature new articles by Petra Hunsche, Ira Rifkin, Carmel Shalev, and Harry Somaraju. We also highlight upcoming offerings from  the Secular Buddhist Network.
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Rethinking the Dharma / Reimagining Community #59 August 2024
Welcome to our August 2024 newsletter. This month we feature new articles by Ramsey Margolis and Mike Slott, a new book from the secular Buddhist imprint Tuwhiri, and new offerings from the Secular Buddhist Network.
Rethinking the Dharma / Reimagining Community #58 July 2024
Welcome to our July 2024 newsletter. This month we feature new articles by John Danvers,  Berislav Nižić, Bhikkhu Santi, and Karsten Struhl . We also highlight the next book from Tuwhiri, Mindful Solidarity.   
Rethinking the Dharma / Reimagining Community #57 June 2024
Welcome to our June 2024 newsletter. This month we feature new articles by Tom Cummings, Cathryn Jacob, Ramsey Margolis, and Mario Sassi. We also highlight a conversation between Stephen Batchelor and Bhikkhu Santi.
Rethinking the Dharma / Reimagining Community #56 May 2024
Welcome to our May 2024 newsletter. This month we feature new articles by Saskia Graf and Wibo Koole, as well as perspectives on Buddhism's five precepts by three secular Buddhists. We also highlight two study opportunities for secular Buddhists.
Rethinking the Dharma / Reimagining Community #55 April 2024
Welcome to our April 2024 newsletter. This month we feature new articles by Stefano La Fontana and John Peacock. We also highlight a secular dharma meditation retreat and an interview with a prominent advocate of mindfulness and compassion in society. Finally, we ask for help in redesigning our newsletter banner.
Rethinking the Dharma / Reimagining Community #54 March 2024
Welcome to our March 2024 newsletter. This month we feature new articles by Kirk Mason and Tina Sideris. We also highlight a half day meditation retreat sponsored by SBN and a video presentation on Navigating the Artifical Intelligence Explosion with Buddhist Wisdom. Finally, we offer resources for mindful communication in these challenging times.
Rethinking the Dharma / Reimagining Community #53 February 2024
Welcome to our February 2024 newsletter. This month we feature new articles by Jack Chamberlin, Colette Descent, Carmel Shalev, and Karsten Struhl. We also highlight several offerings from SBN: a course, a retreat, and a new online group.
Rethinking the Dharma / Reimagining Community #52 January 2024
Welcome to our January 2024 newsletter. This month we feature new articles by Edward Morey,, Carmel Shalev, and Cedar Thokme. We also highlight an upcoming online retreat sponsored by the Secular Buddhist Network and a "job posting" from Tuwhiri, a secular Buddhist publishing imprint.
Rethinking the Dharma / Reimagining Community #51 December 2023
Welcome to our December 2023 newsletter. This month we highlight an interview with Seth Zuihō Segall about his new book, The House We Live In, and an article by John Danvers.  We also feature a  practitioner's account of her journey to secular Buddhism and Bodhi College's course offerings for 2024.  
Rethinking the Dharma / Reimagining Community #50 November 2023
Welcome to our November 2023 newsletter. This month we highlight new articles by Winton Higgins, Keith Jackson, and Mike Slott/Katya de Kadt.  We also feature a  practitioner's account of her journey to secular Buddhism and a statement on Israel/Palestine.
Rethinking the Dharma / Reimagining Community #49 October 2023
Welcome to our October 2023 newsletter. This month we highlight two educational programs: an online course on secular Buddhism and socially engaged Buddhism in October and a retreat in December led by Stephen Batchelor, Winton Higgins, and Lenorë Lambert on secular dharma and ethical living.  We also feature a review by Mike Slott of David McMahan's new book on meditation, a practitioner's account of his journey to secular Buddhism, and a new article by Jochen Weber.