Spirituality recognises that there is more to reality than just the material world. The intuition that our lives have meaning and are part of something bigger is a powerful motivator for us to cultivate our spiritual side. Spirituality can heal and console us; it can help us to improve as caring human beings and enable us to flourish. Feelings of transcendence and awe have inspired artists, writers and composers throughout the ages, and continue to influence cultures around the world. Spirituality has not gone away in a hyper-connected age, but finds new modes of expression and practice. As conventional religion declines in certain regions, though, a spiritual vacuum remains – sometimes filled by those with suspect agendas, or with harmfully individualistic interpretations. Destructive extremism and other evils can result from distorted varieties of spirituality. For good or ill, spirituality is an important feature of living and we ignore it at our peril. So this project sets out to make sense of a vital part of what it means to be human.