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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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In Australia, one-in-four women will experience violence by an intimate partner. There's been little research into rates of violence against women in Christian churches, but from what we do know, the rates of violence are the same — if not higher.
There's a paradox to Sydney. It's long been an oasis for LGBT people in Australia, but it's also globally known as the home of particularly traditional — some would say conservative — kind of Christianity. There's a tension in this dual identity, but these two communities do sometimes overlap. When LGBT people grow up in these churches, they need to decide.
What's your favourite monster story? Descriptions of monsters and evil creatures are more than just a cheap thrill — they can reveal a lot about our moral systems, and our beliefs about how the universe works.
As the Russia-Ukraine rages, there's a book cherished by both sides — the Philokalia holds what many consider the true spiritual essence of Orthodoxy: Stillness and ceaseless prayer.
When was the last time you saw a live performance that took your breath away? In a digital age, there's something spellbinding about the physicality of live music and theatre that connects us to each other, our bodies, and perhaps the divine.
When you think of inner peace, you might be thinking of a feeling, and many of us are searching all over for it! But what if it's more like... exercise?
Are video games a waste of time? Aristotle said a good life is one of flourishing and realising your potential. So, can games enrich our lives, or are they a kind of "false pleasure?"
Culture, history and faith collide in the remote Aboriginal community of Ltyentye Apurte. A former mission town 80kms east of Alice Springs, it remains one of the most Catholic communities in the country.
Is there a mantra that helps you meditate, or perhaps some music that helps you connect with your sense of the sacred? Music has a long and intimate relationship with spirituality, and has helped people throughout the ages and across faith traditions to access something of the divine.
Have you made any resolutions to read more books this year? Many of us turn to fiction to ask and explore big questions. This week we look at Fyodor Dostoyevsky, and how the Russian literary tradition can help clarify our questions about truth, love for one another, and ethics.
The Dalai Lama is one of the world's most recognisable people and he turned 90 in July, 2025. Tributes flowed from Tibetans around the world, including from Grammy-nominated musician Tenzin Choegyal.
Eighty years ago on 11 April 1945, American soldiers marched into Buchenwald concentration camp and liberated the people they found there, including 14-year-old Joe Szwarcberg.
Food is a basic need, but also more than just a way of nourishing the body. The food on our plates and the drinks in our cups tell us all kinds of things about who we are and what we believe.
Where do you feel like you belong? A sense of belonging can change or be refined throughout our lives, and through experiences like travel or creating art. On Soul Search, we examine the complexities of belonging, and what it is that makes us feel at home — or far from it.
Disability is an all-of-us thing. Almost everyone will experience disability — in our communities, and, with time, directly in our own bodies.
Today, we're taking a break from all the noise and distraction – to pay attention to the quality of silence. Why is it so precious in many of the world's spiritual traditions? And how do we find it?An artist shares her encounter with a transforming silence in Antarctica, and a Quaker shares her habits around seeking silence.
When was the last time you felt at home? Was it something about the place, how people treated you, or perhaps something more internal? Award-winning poet Miriam Wei Wei Lo explores a longing for home through her poetry, and why homes can be complicated.
1Anyone who has raised kids knows it's hard work. We do our best, but it can confront us with how we were raised ourselves. Steve Biddulph is one of the world's best known parenting educators, and now in retirement, Steve has been reflecting on anxiety, the value of spirituality, and the challenges of masculinity today.
What do the mystics have to teach us about healing our external — and internal — landscapes?
The way we imagine the future matters. Not only does it change how we feel, those feelings change how we live today — and that might just change how things actually turn out!
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