The Spirit of Things Podcast
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The Spirit of Things is an adventure into religion and spirituality. It explores contemporary values and beliefs as expressed through ritual, art, music, and sacred texts.
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girijad83, February 17, 2006
Reviewer: girijad83
from India
The Spirit of Things podcast by Rachael Kohn is the podcast of the program with the same name aired on Australia's ABC radio national, which can be found at www.abc.au/rn. The podcast starts with a song inspired by nature, which is sung melodiously. The podcast is an adventure into spirituality and religion, and how it is related to culture, art, music, rituals, and sacred texts.
The podcast contains interviews with people who have either been studying these topics for a long time, or generally have been affected by their faith during troubled times. It is not restricted to any specific religion, but draws powers from every religion and faith, and the underlying sense of communal harmony that is essential to bring about in today's world of destruction, greed, and power.
Rachael has a very clear voice, and the interviews are held face-to-face, which makes this podcast stand out from those that carry their interviews on the phone, making it difficult to understand the speaker. The only drawback that I found with this podcast is that the total volume of the podcast is a bit lower than it should be.
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2008-11-23 Following Mother Teresa
Author: ABC Radio National
Sun, Nov 23, 2008
Mother Teresa's selfless care of the sick and dying is what attracted Colette Livermore to follow in her footsteps. Joining the Missionaries of Charity at 18, Colette worked among the destitute in Kolkata, Papua New Guinea and Manila. She eventually left the order, dissillusioned and with a crisis of faith, and later became a doctor. Colette's memoir - the first ever written about life as a nun in Mother Teresa's order - is a journey from certainty to doubt, and she recounts the highs and lows of her journey to Rachael Kohn.
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2008-11-16 Life in Kenja
Author: ABC Radio National
Sun, Nov 16, 2008
In 2007, after years facing charges of sexual assault, Ken Dyers, leader of the controversial self-help organisation Kenja Communications, committed suicide. Filmmaker Melissa MacLean who made the documentary Beyond Our Ken had unfettered access to Ken Dyers before his death and she analyses the pros and cons of life in Kenja. We also hear from a long-time member who has since left Kenja.
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2008-11-09 A Sufi Sheikh in Jerusalem
Author: ABC Radio National
Sun, Nov 09, 2008
On the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem, in a house that has been in his family for 400 years, the Sufi Sheikh, Abdul Aziz Bukhari is a beacon of hope for the future of Jewish-Muslim dialogue. Patience and a rejection of violence is the Sheik´s message, and he spreads it to his people and to others who drop in to his Sufi Centre.
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2008-11-02 The Year of Festivals: All Saints, All Souls and Advent
Author: ABC Radio National
Sun, Nov 02, 2008
Celtic and Christian feast days intertwine on All Saints Day, or All Hallows Day (1 November), and All Souls Day (2 November). Dr Carole Cusack of the University of Sydney illuminates the ancient, medieval and contemporary practices around these festivals, with special mention for the Celtic celebration of Samhain. Advent on 30 November is one of the most important times on the Lutheran calendar. Swedish priest, Katja Lin, and German Pastor, Dirk Wnendt, explain the symbolism, the mood and the importance of Advent.
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2002
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Religion & Spirituality
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Religion & Spirituality
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