Yale professors Christian Wiman and Miroslav Volf have been friends for years, through serious ups and downs. Together they discuss poetry, suffering and the divine — helping one another express the big things we encounter throughout our lives.Guests<a href="https://faith.yale.edu/people/miroslav-volf" target="_blank">Miroslav Volf</a> is a theologian and the founder and director of the Yale Center for Faith and Culture. He is the Henry B. Wright Professor of Theology at Yale Divinity School. He has written or edited over twenty books, including his most recent co-authored book <a href="https://harpercollins.com.au/products/9780063458291" target="_blank">Glimmerings: Letters on Faith Between a Poet and a Theologian. </a><a href="https://english.yale.edu/people/full-part-time-lecturers/christian-wiman" target="_blank">Christian Wiman</a> is a poet and the Clement-Muehl Professor of Communication Arts at Yale Divinity School and the Yale Institute of Sacred Music. He is also an author, editor, or translator of fourteen books, including his most recent co-authored book <a href="https://harpercollins.com.au/products/9780063458291" target="_blank">Glimmerings: Letters on Faith Between a Poet and a Theologian.</a>Read an extract of Glimmerings on ABC Religion and Ethics: <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/religion/miroslav-volf-christian-wiman-letters-on-faith-poet-theologian/107000826" target="_blank">‘Glimmerings are what the soul’s composed of’: Letters between a poet and a theologian - ABC Religion & Ethics</a>More from Soul Search<ul><li><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/soul-search/the-zen-masters-of-haiku/107016734" target="_blank">The Zen masters of haiku - ABC listen</a></li><li><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/soul-search/poetry-that-soars-from-rumi-to-australia/106992998" target="_blank">Poetry that soars — from Rumi to Australia - ABC listen</a></li><li><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/soul-search/ancient-chinese-poetry-and-the-nature-of-existence/105034896" target="_blank">Big questions in books — Ancient Chinese poetry and the nature of existence - ABC listen</a></li></ul>Vote now for your favourite Australian books of all time!<a href="https://www.abc.net.au/listen/radionational/countdown/top100books" target="_blank">https://www.abc.net.au/listen/radionational/countdown/top100books</a><ul><li>Toby Davidson recommends <a href="https://www.uqp.com.au/books/holocaust-island-first-nations-classic" target="_blank">Holocaust Island, by Graeme Dixon</a></li><li>Emma Beattie recommends <a href="https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/catalog/6572755" target="_blank">In Their Branches, by Gretchen Miller</a></li><li>Steve Biddulph recommends <a href="https://www.seandoyleauthor.com/copy-of-australia-s-trail-blazing-fir" target="_blank">Night Train to Varanasi, by Sean Doyle</a></li></ul>

Yale professors Christian Wiman and Miroslav Volf have been friends for years, through serious ups and downs. Together they discuss poetry, suffering and the divine — helping one another express the big things we encounter throughout our lives. Guests Miroslav Volf is a theologian and the founder and director of the Yale Center for Faith and Culture. He is the Henry B. Wright Professor of Theology at Yale Divinity School. He has written or edited over twenty books, including his most recent co-authored book Glimmerings: Letters on Faith Between a Poet and a Theologian. Christian Wiman is a poet and the Clement-Muehl Professor of Communication Arts at Yale Divinity School and the Yale Institute of Sacred Music. He is also an author, editor, or translator of fourteen books, including his most recent co-authored book Glimmerings: Letters on Faith Between a Poet and a Theologian. Read an extract of Glimmerings on ABC Religion and Ethics: ‘Glimmerings are what the soul’s composed of’: Letters between a poet and a theologian - ABC Religion & Ethics More from Soul SearchThe Zen masters of haiku - ABC listenPoetry that soars — from Rumi to Australia - ABC listenBig questions in books — Ancient Chinese poetry and the nature of existence - ABC listenVote now for your favourite Australian books of all time! https://www.abc.net.au/listen/radionational/countdown/top100booksToby Davidson recommends Holocaust Island, by Graeme DixonEmma Beattie recommends In Their Branches, by Gretchen MillerSteve Biddulph recommends Night Train to Varanasi, by Sean Doyle

Yale professors Christian Wiman and Miroslav Volf have been friends for years, through serious ups and downs. Together they discuss poetry, suffering and the divine — helping one another express the big things we encounter throughout our lives.Guests<a href="https://faith.yale.edu/people/miroslav-volf" rel="noopener noreferrer">Miroslav Volf</a> is a theologian and&nbsp;the founder and director of the Yale Center for Faith and Culture. He is the Henry B. Wright Professor of Theology at Yale Divinity School. He has written or edited over twenty books, including his most recent co-authored book <a href="https://harpercollins.com.au/products/9780063458291" rel="noopener noreferrer">Glimmerings: Letters on Faith Between a Poet and a Theologian.&nbsp;</a><a href="https://english.yale.edu/people/full-part-time-lecturers/christian-wiman" rel="noopener noreferrer">Christian Wiman</a> is a poet and&nbsp;the Clement-Muehl Professor of Communication Arts at Yale Divinity School and the Yale Institute of Sacred Music. He is also an author, editor, or translator of fourteen books, including his most recent co-authored book <a href="https://harpercollins.com.au/products/9780063458291" rel="noopener noreferrer">Glimmerings: Letters on Faith Between a Poet and a Theologian.</a>Read an extract of Glimmerings on ABC Religion and Ethics: <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/religion/miroslav-volf-christian-wiman-letters-on-faith-poet-theologian/107000826" rel="noopener noreferrer">‘Glimmerings are what the soul’s composed of’: Letters between a poet and a theologian - ABC Religion &amp; Ethics</a>More from Soul Search<ul><li><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/soul-search/the-zen-masters-of-haiku/107016734" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Zen masters of haiku - ABC listen</a></li><li><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/soul-search/poetry-that-soars-from-rumi-to-australia/106992998" rel="noopener noreferrer">Poetry that soars — from Rumi to Australia - ABC listen</a></li><li><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/soul-search/ancient-chinese-poetry-and-the-nature-of-existence/105034896" rel="noopener noreferrer">Big questions in books — Ancient Chinese poetry and the nature of existence - ABC listen</a></li></ul>Vote now for your favourite Australian books of all time!<a href="https://www.abc.net.au/listen/radionational/countdown/top100books" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.abc.net.au/listen/radionational/countdown/top100books</a><ul><li>Toby Davidson recommends <a href="https://www.uqp.com.au/books/holocaust-island-first-nations-classic" rel="noopener noreferrer">Holocaust Island, by Graeme Dixon</a></li><li>Emma Beattie recommends <a href="https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/catalog/6572755" rel="noopener noreferrer">In Their Branches, by Gretchen Miller</a></li><li>Steve Biddulph recommends&nbsp;<a href="https://www.seandoyleauthor.com/copy-of-australia-s-trail-blazing-fir" rel="noopener noreferrer">Night Train to Varanasi, by Sean Doyle</a></li></ul>

Christian Wiman and Miroslav Volf on friendship, walking and the sacred spark in language

In a world that prizes self-interest, is compassion a weakness? In 1992 the Dalai Lama asked a psychologist, instead of focusing only on negative emotions, why don't we study happiness and compassion? Now, the psychology of compassion has become an established field, and a place for rich conversation between science and religion.

In a world that prizes self-interest, is compassion a weakness? In 1992 the Dalai Lama asked a psychologist, instead of focusing only on negative emotions, why don't we study happiness and compassion? Now, the psychology of compassion has become an established field, and a place for rich conversation between science and religion.

In a world that prizes self-interest, is compassion a weakness? In 1992 the Dalai Lama asked a psychologist, instead of focusing only on negative emotions, why don't we study happiness and compassion? Now, the psychology of compassion has become an established field, and a place for rich conversation between science and religion.&nbsp;

The science and spirituality of compassion

In today's fast-paced, tech-saturated society, is it possible to live a life of fulfilment? Until his recent death, the writer, farmer and sustainability activist Wendell Berry believed that life's meaning came from cultivating the land and building meaningful relationships with one another.

In today's fast-paced, tech-saturated society, is it possible to live a life of fulfilment? Until his recent death, the writer, farmer and sustainability activist Wendell Berry believed that life's meaning came from cultivating the land and building meaningful relationships with one another.

Wendell Berry's guide to a fulfilling low-tech life

Stories about gardening run deep in many cultures – from the garden of the gods in the epic of Gilgamesh, to the garden of Eden in the biblical book of Genesis. Gardening is also a practice that, for some people, connects the body, soil and soul. On Soul Search Costa Georgiadis shares about the life lessons he's learnt from gardening. More from Soul Search:<ul><li><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/soul-search/how-gardening-is-a-conversation/106911686">How gardening is a conversation</a></li><li><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/soul-search/the-surprising-role-of-grass-in-shaping-who-we-are/105633356">The surprising role of grass in shaping who we are</a></li></ul>

Stories about gardening run deep in many cultures – from the garden of the gods in the epic of Gilgamesh, to the garden of Eden in the biblical book of Genesis. Gardening is also a practice that, for some people, connects the body, soil and soul. On Soul Search Costa Georgiadis shares about the life lessons he's learnt from gardening. More from Soul Search:How gardening is a conversationThe surprising role of grass in shaping who we are

Stories about gardening run deep in many cultures – from the garden of the gods in the epic of Gilgamesh, to the garden of Eden in the biblical book of Genesis. Gardening is also a practice that, for some people, connects the body, soil and soul. On Soul Search Costa Georgiadis shares about the life lessons he's learnt from gardening.&nbsp;More from Soul Search:<ul><li><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/soul-search/how-gardening-is-a-conversation/106911686" rel="noopener noreferrer">How gardening is a conversation</a></li><li><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/soul-search/the-surprising-role-of-grass-in-shaping-who-we-are/105633356" rel="noopener noreferrer">The surprising role of grass in shaping who we are</a></li></ul>

Costa Georgiadis on trust and attention in the garden

When you imagine an Australian Buddhist, who do you think of? Buddhism in this country has a multicultural history which reaches back before federation and the White Australia Policy.

When you imagine an Australian Buddhist, who do you think of? Buddhism in this country has a multicultural history which reaches back before federation and the White Australia Policy.

When you imagine an Australian Buddhist, who do you think of? Buddhism in this country has a multicultural history which reaches back before federation and the White Australia Policy.&nbsp;

The untold stories of Buddhism in Australia

Higher Consciousness

Can you live without the interference of thoughts? Former barrister, Leonard Jacobson is teaching people how to by-pass thoughts and live in 'the present'.

Gillian Ross had a mid-life crisis that led her on a spiritual quest that ended up being a spiritual evolution she believes we all need to have. Or end in catastrophe.

Can you live without the interference of thoughts? Former barrister, Leonard Jacobson is teaching people how to by-pass thoughts and live in 'the present'. Gillian Ross had a mid-life crisis that led her on a spiritual quest that ended up being a spiritual evolution she believes we all need to have. Or end in catastrophe.

Ash Gholkar and his wife Nim, author of the bestselling novel Diary of an Immigrant Bride, reckon arranged marriage is all about compatibility and is not much different from e-dating, except that you have a big family support network.

Hindu marriage

Hindu  Marriage

From a store front in New York City, the International Society of Krishna Consciousness (ISKON) spread around the world drawing Western adherents and infusing popular culture and music with its unique chant, Hare Krishna.

Hare Krishna at 50

Hare  Krishna at 50

The  Spiritual Heart of Australia

Soul Search explores contemporary religion and spirituality from the inside out — what we believe, how we express it, and the difference it makes in our lives

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