The labyrinth invites seekers into meditative wandering within a self-contained and compact space.

Abduljalil Sajid, Chairman of the Muslim Council for Religious and Racial Harmony, UK, gives a voice to Muslims who have forgiven in circumstances where many Christians and others would fail the test.

Mary Lean visits Bergh Apton, and English village which shows what communities can do when they get going.

When Carl Clowes applied for a job as a doctor in North Wales, he could not have foreseen that it would lead him to launching the UK’s first cooperative village—or becoming Honorary Consul for Lesotho. He talks to Paul Williams.

'An eye for an eye will make the whole world blind', said Mahatma Gandhi.

If America is to advance the cause of democracy world-wide, she will have to work harder at applying democratic values universally, argues Richard Ruffin.

It was deemed unsustainable to renovate the building as a place of worship, but Greg Davis had a vision of creating something else that would bring the community together.

‘You can be a child living with a family member and still be completely alone.’ This conviction is what drove Camila Batmanghelidjh to set up the charity Kids Company's therapy centre under a pair of derelict railway arches on a deprived south London estate near Brixton eight years ago.

Paul Williams tells the story of an Indian dentist who saw his surgery razed to the ground.

Will Jenkins looks at an initiative designed to break down barriers between ordinary Americans and bring communities together.

Love is the drive that makes us take action for personal and social change.

John Bond describes the struggle that lies behind a new memorial in Canberra to Australia’s indigenous ‘stolen’ generations.

FEW CONFERENCES hear from a businessman who has paid back £290,000 in cheated taxes, or see victims of brutal ethnic conflict forgive each other.

A Youth Forum on Ethical Leadership saw more than 40 students from across the UK and beyond gather together at the University of London.

Is it possible for a successful business to remain truly ethical? Steven Greisdorf finds some practical advice in a recent book that promotes an alternative capitalism.

Sydney warmly recalls its turn as host four years ago. A party atmosphere enveloped the whole town at night. The Australian spirit of camaraderie and openness was at its best, a reference point we need to keep alive in our heads.’

MY FRIENDS smother a chuckle when I tell them I’m sure God is a golfer.