Secular and left-leaning thinking is leading to the West's decline

New research confirms that cultivating a healthy spiritual life is vital for the flourishing of both individuals and wider society, says Bishop Joseph D’Souza. That’s why he believes the West must recover its cultural and moral values by returning to its Christian roots

I live in India, a nation that is home to the faithful from all the majority world religions. While Islam, Judaism and Christianity originated elsewhere, India is the birthplace of several major faiths, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism and Jainism.

Unlike many of my Christian counterparts in the West, I have spent years making the case that the world’s religions reflect something God has planted within the human heart.

This doesn’t mean that everything in every religion is true or that all paths lead to the salvation God desires for humanity. But I cannot deny the good I see in them. I do not align with Richard Dawkins, who saw religion as a source of evil and hatred — though I fully acknowledge the tragic role religious conflict has played throughout history.

That’s why it was a true blessing to interview Dr. Lisa Miller, author of The Awakened Brain. A senior clinical psychologist at Princeton, she has been at the forefront of research exploring how spirituality and spiritual impulses affect the human brain.