On Spirituality

Abstract

This collection of essays, presented at a private Shi`a-Mennonite conference held at Conrad Grebel University College in Waterloo, Ontario (27-30 May 2007), are loosely organized around the theme of “spirituality.” The contributors are Mennonite and invited Iranian participants from the most violent center of informal power in Iran (known for its extra-judicial execution of their opponents and the persecution of sexual/religious minorities like homosexuals and Baha`is): the Imam Khomeini Education and Research Institute (IKERI).1 I will confine my review mostly to the Iranian participants’ essays because I am not qualified to comment on the Mennonite’s essays, as they pertain to Christian theology ...