The Question of Belief Series
Most people find that meaning is an essential part of being fully human. Questions about belief are as ancient and diverse as the history of religion and culture. This series explores some of today’s most urgent issues regarding what supports healthy belief and what interferes with spiritual wholeness.
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Podcast #1
Do My Beliefs Serve Me?
A Family Conversation
In many family systems today, there are big generational differences about the meaning of life and personal beliefs. In the past, there was usually little distinction between one’s spirituality and one’s religious tradition. Today that has shifted. Many people today consider themselves to be spiritual though not necessarily religious. Four generations within the same family honestly explore these questions in search for understanding and common ground.
Do My Beliefs Serve Me? Part 1
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Do My Beliefs Serve Me? Part 2
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Do My Beliefs Serve Me? Part 3
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Podcast #2
Whose ‘God’ is right?
With Rabbis Nadya & Victor Gross
Renewed conflicts in the Middle East can make religious tolerance seem like an impossible dream. We need to hear from encouraging souls like Rabbi Nadya Gross, a Jewish Renewal Rabbi, whose life work is committed to the vision of Deep Ecumenism. A term coined by Fr. Matthew Fox and developed by Rabbi Schachter-Shalomi, there is greater urgency than ever for all faith traditions to engage, affirm and learn from each other. What is at stake is nothing less than our future and our planetary home.
Whose ‘God’ is right? Part 1
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Whose ‘God’ is right? Part 2
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Whose ‘God’ is right? Part 3
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Podcast #3
Trusting Your Doubts!
With Steven Koski, Presbyterian Pastor
It is rare to find a church that sympathizes with the feelings of many persons that, “Jesus is ok but the Church has let me down.” On a local television station, pastor Steve Koski regularly invites people to explore what he calls, a Spacious Christianity. Listen to a conversation that encourages people to explore their doubts and brokenness and to trust their real life experiences. How can we square this approach to belief with religious tradition?
Trusting Your Doubts! Part 1
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Trusting Your Doubts! Part 2
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Podcast #4
Reimagining the Divine
With Dara Molloy, Celtic Monk
Our age seems to be calling for diversity in belief where no religion has a monopoly on truth. For many today faith based on belief or creed is being replaced with the spirituality of experience. Dara Molloy is a Celtic monk who teaches that the ancient path of mystical experience is inviting us back into harmony with nature. This wisdom may be the only solution for our planetary crisis and a more tolerant world community.
Reimagining the Divine Part 1
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Reimagining the Divine Part 2
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Reimagining the Divine Part 3
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Podcast #5
What is the Value of Spirituality?
With Eric Sarensen, Community Chaplain
Eric was ordained as an Evangelical/Baptist pastor. For the past 20 years he has been an interfaith community chaplain in one of the country’s most rural counties. His work as hospital, hospice and prison chaplain challenged his perspectives on faith and spirituality—especially when dealing with people’s pain and suffering …