All the episodes I've devoted to understanding world religions—along with my favorite books on these topics.
Jul 10, 2026
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The Deconstruction of Belief (Sarah Bessey)
Listen now (59 mins) | “One of the things about practices that I love is this notion of it's not perfect. I haven't got it mastered, just by the very word, it's implied that I'm working it into my..."
Pulling the Thread by Elise Loehnen • Elise Loehnen
A Mapmaker for the Soul (Cynthia Bourgeault)
Listen now (62 mins) | “We are in a time where everything that we think we have taken for granted in terms of human achievement, human conscience, human goodness are being turned upside down..."
Seeing Each Other's Pain (Rabbi Sharon Brous)
Listen now (61 mins) | “How do we center the voices that traditionally and historically we know existed, but were only marginalized in the tradition? And that does feel like holy work..."
When Spirituality and Science are the Same (Jeffrey Kripal)
Listen now (60 mins) | “Historically, there's no such thing as a pure tradition. And I also think as human beings, we transcend these religions and we transcend these cultures. And so..."
Don’t Wait to Live (Rabbi Steve Leder)
Listen now (58 mins) | “There are 12 questions that enable every person who's willing to, to answer them, to reevaluate their life and their legacy. Because what..."
The 3 Great Insights of Kabbalah (Daniel C. Matt, PhD)
Listen now (59 mins) | "What’s the danger? The danger of mysticism, I would say there’s two aspects. One is psychological, because the mystic is trying to melt into the divine..."
Putting Action Before Contemplation (Richard Rohr)
Listen now (66 mins) | "And that's what the deconstructionist always wants to do, thinks he or she is building something new. But the instinct to tear down, to dismiss, to deny..."
My Spiritual Teacher & Yeshua Channel (Carissa Schumacher)
Listen now (87 min) | Since she was a little girl, Carissa Schumacher has always seen and spoken to dead people. She pushed all of that aside, went to Brown University...
Understanding Spiritual Power (Carissa Schumacher)
Listen now (107 min) | “This is the time where it's kind of like the things that we didn't get right, we need to start fixing. Not fixing, I would say, but opening up to new paths of exploration..."
Integration Not Eradication
A transmission from Yeshua.
Working with the Power of Earth (Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee, PhD)
Listen now (69 mins) | “We're aware that we're in an ecological crisis. We are destroying our own ecosystem. We're aware there's loss of biodiversity, these beautiful species going extinct and..."
The Best Books About Early Christianity
I’m fascinated by this era of history, particularly the story and role of Mary Magdalene and her moral exclusion from Christianity.
The Best Books About Religion
I almost didn’t make this shelf because it needs a lot of help—I’ve been digging into the history of Early Christianity for the sake of the book I’m writing, but have been negligent in other areas and feel quite ignorant!