Soul Search
Soul Search explores contemporary religion and spirituality from the inside out — what we believe, how we express it, and the difference it makes in our lives
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 54 minutes
- Episodes
- 255
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
A jump, a kick and a prayer: Religion at the Olympics
In the lead up to the Olympic Games in Tokyo we look at the relationship between religion and sport. We speak to young Christian athlete Nicola McDermott, Olympian and Shia Muslim Hayder Shkara, and …
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Sun 27 Jun 2021
Sacred Landscapes: the mountains and spiritual freedom
Mountains have often been the location for spiritual experiences, or breakthroughs. On Soul Search today, we're turning to the mountains in our third — and final — episode on Sacred Landscapes. We m…
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Sun 20 Jun 2021
Sacred landscapes: the forest as mirror and sanctuary
Trees have a special place in the human imagination and they feature in many of the world’s cultural and religious traditions. The ancient Hebrew poets even imagined trees themselves shouting for joy…
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Sun 13 Jun 2021
Sacred landscapes: religion and ecology around the Pacific
How do the places we love shape our sense of the sacred? And how are our spiritual lives nurtured by the bush, the mountains — or even the sea? In the first episode of our 3-part series Sacred Landsc…
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Sun 06 Jun 2021
The wisdom of deep listening: Miriam Rose Ungunmerr-Baumann and Fleur Magick Dennis
Many Indigenous languages have a word that means something like ‘deep listening’. In Ngan'gikurunggurr, a Northern Territory language, that word is dadirri. We hear from renowned Aboriginal elder and…
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Sun 30 May 2021
Seeking the simple life: from everyday economics to meditation
Do you ever look around and think, there must be a better way to do life, here? On Soul Search, we’re meeting people asking the big question of how to live well in the world as we find it. We hear fr…
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Sun 23 May 2021
Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev on karma, the pandemic, and politics in India
Today, an exclusive interview with Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev. He’s a Ducati-riding yogi and spiritual teacher, who has caught the attention of millions worldwide, and there's a lot to discuss — from kar…
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Sun 16 May 2021
Alexander Hamilton and the religion of the American Revolution
Irrespective of whether or not you are a fan of Lin Manuel Miranda’s musical, Hamilton, it’s a fascinating and provocative take on the early American republic. So what are some of the questions the M…
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Sun 09 May 2021
The Pope and the working man’s paradise: Rerum Novarum at 130
Once upon a time, Australia was described as 'a workingman’s paradise.' But does that ring true – either in the past, or now? On Soul Search we’re looking at work, and at one of the world’s most infl…
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Sun 02 May 2021
Green Buddhism with Professor Stephanie Kaza
How can we live in proper relationships with other species? We often consider environmental questions in terms of science, or perhaps economics or even politics. But what can religious perspectives -…
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Sun 25 Apr 2021
How the Tibetan Book of the Dead resonates with the living, plus the global ethics of Hans Küng
The Tibetan Book of the Dead is the most famous Buddhist text in the West, selling more than a million copies since the first English version was published in the 1920s. But why does the book of the …
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Sun 18 Apr 2021
Poetry and worship with Sara Saleh, and Turkish Sufi Cemalnur Sargut
American poet W.H. Auden said that 'poetry, might be defined as the clear expression of mixed feelings.' On Soul Search today, we meet two religious poets. Sara Saleh is an award-winning Arab-Austral…
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Sun 11 Apr 2021
Art at the edge of time: Makoto Fujimura, plus the 2021 Blake Prize
On this Easter Sunday as Christians remember the death and resurrection of Jesus, we are joined by internationally renowned artist Makoto Fujimura as he reflects on suffering, humanity, time, and cre…
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Sun 04 Apr 2021
Remembering for the future: Danielle Celermajer and Michael Twitty for Pesach
What kind of memory do we need to face an uncertain future? Jewish communities are asking that right now, as they recall the ancient exodus out of slavery in Egypt. Professor Danielle Celermajer refl…
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Sun 28 Mar 2021
The invisible beast: slavery today and in history
What does it mean to face up to slavery today? What exactly does slavery look like in the modern world? Were the convicts slaves? And what about Indigenous Australians? Jacob Sarkodee, Chief Impact O…
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Sun 21 Mar 2021
What is our life for? Henry David Thoreau’s search for justice
Today, we’re heading into the woods for a fresh look at nineteenth century philosopher-poet, Henry David Thoreau. What was Thoreau’s vision of the good life, and of the just society? Alda Balthrop-Le…
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Sun 14 Mar 2021
Mending the world: Eva Cox and Gemma Dashwood for International Women’s Day
Is it women who need to change, or the society and the institutions we live with? That’s our question as the world marks International Women’s Day this week. We are joined by an icon of the feminist …
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Sun 07 Mar 2021
I believe? Ben Myers on creeds in the contemporary world, Lent and Bob Dylan
What does it mean to believe? To say 'this is what I believe the truth to be'? Today on the show, theologian Ben Myers joins Meredith Lake in discussing the ancient Christian statement of belief, kno…
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Sun 28 Feb 2021
From Crikey! to Karma: Religion in Aussie English
Today on Soul Search we saunter through the world of words. Two Australian lexicographers Sue Butler and Amanda Laugesen explore how words come about in a dictionary – and how religious words like ka…
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Sun 21 Feb 2021
Tradition and change: From Lunar New Year to Basant Panchami, plus religion & sex
Is it possible to be traditional and unconventional at the same time? To be steeped in a culture — but also open to change? Today on Soul Search we have a variety of stories that explore just that - …
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Sun 14 Feb 2021
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