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
New Norcia’s nuns and the riddle of reconciliation
Today on Soul Search we head to New Norcia in WA — the only monastic town in Australia. Founded by Spanish Benedictine monks over 170 years ago, New Norcia is a place with no smooth or easy stories; …
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Sun 07 Feb 2021
Casper ter Kuile: How everyday practices build joyful belonging
On Soul Search today, Meredith Lake chats to podcaster and author Casper ter Kulie whose been thinking about a big question: How do we make meaning as communities, and deepen our sense of connection …
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Sun 31 Jan 2021
Reconciliation as a pilgrimage to justice
Today, we meet two visionary people on the long pilgrimage towards justice. Dr Anne Pattel Gray is a globally recognized expert on Black theology, and the first Indigenous Australian to be awarded a …
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Sun 24 Jan 2021
Pádraig Ó Tuama: The pain and poetry of reconciliation
As Brexit reshapes the Irish border, poet and theologian Pádraig Ó Tuama reflects on the role of storytelling in fractured societies.
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Sun 17 Jan 2021
Beyond belief: theosophy in Australia
An in-depth discussion about the radical, spiritual movement - theosophy. What made theosophy so compelling to an influential minority of Australian society?
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Sun 10 Jan 2021
Remarkable women — from Indigenous health to the Navy
Join Meredith Lake as she meets two remarkable women who beat the odds. Lisa Jackson Pulver was once a runaway teen. Today, she is a leading figure in the field of Indigenous health and education; an…
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Sun 03 Jan 2021
Professor Mona Siddiqui on living gratefully
The medieval mystic Meister Eckhart once said, “If the only prayer you said in life was ‘thank you’, that would be enough.” It sounds simple, doesn’t it? But there’s more to gratitude than it seems. …
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Sun 27 Dec 2020
Soul Search special on Christmas Day
What monks knew about the emotions of isolation.
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Fri 25 Dec 2020
An unexpected Christmas
Today on the show we’ll take a look back on the year that was with writer and storyteller, Julie Perrin, whose journey of faith and doubt infuses the way she writes about the world around her. And, f…
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Sun 20 Dec 2020
Stories that change us: Hanukkah, Vida Goldstein and beyond
Have you got a holiday reading list already on the make? Or perhaps, in light of Hanukkah or Christmas, it’s a time to dwell with profound stories of faith? Literary critic Tali Lavi and award-winnin…
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Sun 13 Dec 2020
'The world's largest minority' — International Day of People with Disability
On Soul Search today, we're marking the International Day of People with Disability. According to the UN, about one billion people around the world live with a disability — that includes 1 in 5 peopl…
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Sun 06 Dec 2020
Zen & the calligraphy of the universe with Lindy Lee, plus activist Rima Vesely-Flad
Today on Soul Search, we encounter meditation and stillness in unexpected places. From the streets in the U.S. at the height of the Black Lives Matter protests, to the third floor of Sydney's Museum …
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Sun 29 Nov 2020
Pentecostalism goes mainstream
One of the biggest religious trends of the century thus far has been the rise of Pentecostalism around the globe — and our Prime Minister Scott Morrison is just one of its 650 million adherents. So w…
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Sun 22 Nov 2020
Your planet: from Europe’s first eco-mosque to the Carteret Islands in Papua New Guinea
Ursula Rakova's home in the Carteret Islands of Papua New Guinea is in danger of being washed away. The Catholic community organizer reflects on the challenges of relocating the Islanders, and the ro…
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Sun 15 Nov 2020
Always Was, Always Will Be: NAIDOC Week in the Torres Strait and NSW Hawkesbury region
Dr Rose Elu, an elder from Saibai Island, reflects on the impact of climate change on the Torres Strait, and the role faith plays in fostering her connection to the land. And, what does the recovery …
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Sun 08 Nov 2020
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