Soul Search

We're exploring the connections between land, law and spirituality with three Indigenous women: Dr Christine Black, Theresa Ardler and Meena Singh.

What’s it really like to be married to a rabbi?

What is Modern Witchcraft? And how might we understand magic in a so-called secular age?

A music special with Father Rob Galea, a Maltese-Australian Catholic priest and musician whose incredible story may soon be heading to Hollywood. And, the Ballarat-based gospel and world music group, Sweet Mona’s Choir.

Franciscan priest Fr. Richard Rohr reflects upon his spiritual life and new book 'The Universal Christ,' and we remember Jean Vanier, the founder of L'Arche communities for people with intellectual disabilities.

In search of the soul, and a new way of thinking about our environment.

Pastor and hymnwriter John Bell paints us a picture of Iona, one of the oldest Christian religious centres in Western Europe. And, historian Mark Allon reveals what the ancient Gandhari manuscripts tell us about early Buddhism.

Meredith Lake heads to an iftar dinner at the home of a Turkish Australian family in western Sydney, and Mariam Chehab catches up with award-winning author Michael Mohamed Ahmed for his Ramadan reflections.

How do you put faith on a page? Can a writer disconnect their spiritual self from their writing? On Soul Search today, we remember late poet Les Murray, and head to the Sydney Writers' Festival where a new generation of authors answer the question: "What's God Got to Do With It?"

A rare interview with the Hillsong church reveals the increasing importance of digital technology in growing the church and spreading the word. We'll also hear about an app created for the Jewish community, and take an overview on the rise of digital religion.