Fasting during Lent represents one of Christianity’s most profound spiritual disciplines, with roots extending deep into biblical traditions. Though not explicitly outlined in scripture ...

The 42-year-old announced on Friday that she's started intermittent fasting after reading Stephen Harrod Buhner's The Transformational Power of Fasting: The Way to Spiritual, Physical ...

If the topic of fasting came up, I willed myself to disengage. When thoughts of spiritual discipline came with feelings of obligation, I sensed the Holy Spirit: I love you, don’t do me any favors.

For many Muslims around the world, the holy month of Ramadan is a time for spiritual reset. Fasting during the month may be one of the most physically difficult challenges to endure. Muslims ...

“The purpose of fasting is to attain piety and God consciousness, to remember those in need around you,” said Hafiz Nauman Akbar, the imam, or spiritual leader, of the Kalamazoo Islamic Center.

I have never taken fasting as a hardship. It’s a powerful spiritual discipline meant for God alone. For me, it is quite private in some respects as I work each year to heighten my own spirituality.