Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchLonging: Your Quiet Power Within Parts 1 & 2
Episode 359
What if your deepest longing wasn’t a problem to solve, but an invitation? Many of us move through life carrying an unnameable ache - an irrepressibl…
10 hours ago
Soul Medicine For a Fractured World Parts 1 & 2
Episode 358
In a time of ecological, political, and social upheaval, Dr. Liza J. Rankow locates a path to healing at the intersection of mystic spirituality and …
2 months ago
Nurturing Happiness Parts 1 & 2
Episode 357
In these episodes Fred speaks with Professor Robert Wuthnow about his book, ‘Nurturing Happiness: How Religion Shapes Emotional Practice.’ His resear…
2 months ago
The Future of God Parts 1 & 2
Episode 356
Host Fred Stella discusses the new book ‘The Future of God’ with its author Steve Schwalbe. Together they explore the Abrahamic faiths (Judaism, Is…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Invading the Sacred: Academia's Bias Against Hinduism Parts 1 & 2
Episode 354
Another classic from our radio archives that we recently discovered, these 2009 episodes involve a conversation with Ravi Joshi of Medha Journal. Whi…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
A Case For the Existence of God Parts 1 & 2
Episode 355
Well, we are getting close to the bottom of the pile. By that I mean the pile of CDs that I discovered in my basement of old CT episodes I'd forgotte…
3 months ago
The Plight of the Bhutanese Refugees Parts 1 & 2
Episode 351
There are so many vulnerable populations around the world, and it's hard to keep up with them all. One group that sustained very serious abuse is the…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Contemplate: Toward an Expansive Heart Parts 1 & 2
Episode 350
In recent weeks we've been uploading some episodes from about 15 years ago that were recently discovered. This, however, is not one of those. It aire…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
If It Were Not For Buddha I Could Not be a Christian Parts 1 & 2
Episode 348
Without Buddha I Could not be a Christian narrates how esteemed theologian, Paul F. Knitter, overcame a crisis of faith by looking to One more from …
4 months ago
Religion & Modernity:The 2009 Kaufman Conference Parts 1 & 2
Episode 347
OK Kids, here's another classic Common Threads that was misplaced ages ago and is now available. The Kaufman Interfaith Institute (of which Interfait…
4 months ago