Eternal Search

<p>This episode focuses on the Desert Fathers, early Christian hermits and ascetics whose practices formed the prototype for modern Christian moasticism. My guest is Stephen Davis, Professor of Religious Studies and...

<p> This interview focuses on Shim Gum Do, a Zen Buddhist tradition originating in Korea. While featuring common Buddhist practices such as sitting meditation, Shim Gum Do also includes sword training and martial arts...

<p >This interview focuses on Friedrich Nietzsche, a German philosopher active during the late 1800s. While famously atheistic, Nietzsche still saw value in a spiritual life… just not a very traditional one. My guest...

<p >This interview focuses on Christian Science, a denomination of Christianity founded by Mary Baker Eddy in 1800's New England. Herself a devout Christian, she formulated Christian Science as a way to make sense of a...

<p >This episode features a discussion on Confucius and his ideas. Confucius lived during a chaotic time period of Chinese history, and his ideas concentrated on how to restore order to society. Although he only...

<p>This episode features the Baháʼí faith, a tradition started in 1800s Persia that emphasizes the essential unity of humanity. My guest is Andrés Shahidinejad, a member of Boston's Baháʼí community. We discuss the...

<p>Swami Tyagananda is chair of the Vedanta Society in Boston and serves as Hindu chaplain at Harvard and MIT. We briefly discuss the history of the Vedanta Society before moving into Vedic philosophy.</p>

<p>Yair is senior lecturer at Boston University's department of religion. He studies comparative theology, particularly Kabbalah and Confucianism. We discuss the development of Kabbalah, and a basic overview of its key...

<p>Rev. Hopkins is senior pastor of First Lutheran Church in Boston. He has an mdiv from Concordia theological seminary in Ft. Wayne Indiana. </p> <p>Topics include Rev. Hopkin's own spiritual background and a basic...

<p>Rob is a guide within the Raëlean Movement.</p> <p>Topics include the extraterrestrial origins of humanity, and a new form of spirituality independent of god.</p>

<p>Angad is a member of the local Sikh community in Everett Massachusettes and a trustee of United Sikhs, a non profit focused on humanitarian aid and disaster relief.</p> <p>Topics include basic overviews of Sikh...

<p>Rabbi Tiferet Berenbaum is the Rabbi of Congregational Learning and Programming at TBZ Brookline in Brookline, MA. She received rabbinic ordination as well as a Master's of Jewish Education from Hebrew College in...

<p>Tilia is a Priestess of the Coven of Ildanach, an Alexandrian Wicca coven located in Massachusetts. She is also an ordained spiritualist.</p> <p>Topics include trance states, communicating with the dead and sex...

<p>Reverend Joe Cherry is a Unitarian Universalist minister currently working at First Parish in Brookline Massachusetts.</p> <p>Topics include the history of the tradition and spiritual pluralism in practice.</p> <p>...

<p>Stefan is an ordained minister and practitioner of Indigenous and Folk practices of Central Mexico. </p> <p>Topics include the melting pot of spiritual traditions in Mexico, ancestor veneration and how to properly...