Soul Search

How does faith work as a solvent to despondency and fear? This week, Tim Costello and Evert-Jan Ouweneel from World Vision on the power of hope 'in a broken world'. And musician William Crighton on why he's no longer religious, but finds meaning and happiness in the earth around him.

Historian Colin Bale on how bereaved families processed the catastrophe of World War I through the act of choosing an epitaph for their lost ones. And, theologian and quadriplegic Shane Clifton reflects on faith and suffering in our final episode of Spiritual Lifehack.

Katelyn Beaty — the youngest and first female managing editor of Christianity Today — insists it’s time to reconsider women’s work. (This is a special Good Friday episode in place of PM.)

Did you know there's a religious backstory to the British chocolate trade? Today on the program, we'll take a sweet trip through Quaker history, and taste the bitter herbs associated with the Jewish Passover in our new series, Spiritual Lifehack.

We hear from musician Jessie Lloyd about her project to recover the songs sung on Indigenous missions, explore ancient Chinese artworks that reflect Daoist teachings, and mine the riches of religion for practical life advice in our new series Spiritual Lifehack.

Pro-boxer Bianca Elmir, and cross-cultural consultant Tasneem Chopra, share stories of their childhood as contributors to a book called Growing Up Muslim in Australia.

In the darkness of terror, suffering and marginalisation, there are people working hard to shine a light. This week, the link between Islamophobia and the Christchurch terror attack, and we hear from three prison chaplains.

Three women share how the ocean shapes their faith, and brings them closer to God.

What’s left when you lose everything? Providing spiritual care to people dealing with disaster.

From consecrated virginity to nude life modelling, three women from different ends of the religious spectrum reflect on how belief is expressed in the body.