What is the relationship between colonialism and spirituality? How do colonisers weaponise spirituality to further colonise the 'Global South', or colonised peoples? Unpacking 'manifest destiny', the psyche of colonialism, and weaving it together with the vulnerability which we are exposed by when minding matters of the spirit, Gabes Torres tells us that colonialism has a parasitic relationship with spirituality.

In Week 2 of Contemporary Spirituality, Gabes explores the themes of appropriation and the transcultural exchange of spirituality. We are called to confront the truths of colonial legacies, and find our way towards reparations. How can we connect to the sacred, while interrogating complicity, and internalised structures?