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June 10, 2013

Chautauqua publishes writing that expresses the values of Chautauqua Institution, broadly construed: a sense of inquiry into questions of personal, social, political, spiritual, and aesthetic importance.

 The Chautauqua philosophy has always been that everyday life should integrate leisure, education, fine arts, and spirituality. Educational pursuit and artistic enrichment should not be confined to separate spaces or designated hours. Spirituality is not defined and shared only within sacred walls or books of prayer. The Chautauqua way of life encompasses all of the ways we enrich our lives: learning on vacation, leisure in work, and passion for art and life in all activities. In the pages of Chautauqua, readers will find a season between covers.

We are now reading for Issue 11, “Wonders of the World." We are looking not just for your Machu Picchu or great pyramid vacation stories, but perhaps some of the simpler wonders in life—the mysteries of love and spirituality, the small-town super heroes, the magical places less known to the world, inventions and discoveries that change lives, the healing power of time spent in nature or all-night conversations with loved ones. The capacity to wonder is uniquely human, and it contains both our susceptibility to awe and the troubling challenges that come with confronting such overwhelming phenomena—even ones of great beauty.