QUAKERS: THE LIGHT WITHIN, WITH BARRY CROSSNOCaer discusses Quaker beliefs and practices with Barry Crossno, General Secretary of Friends General Conference, exploring the Quaker’s spiritual core – the Light Within – which can offer an experience of faith and worship, without rituals, clergy or other church structures.
“THERE IS NO RELIGION HIGHER THAN TRUTH,” WITH TIM BOYDThis is the motto of The Theosophical Society in America, founded in New York in 1875. Rooted in Ageless Wisdom, their bond is not the profession of a common belief, but a common search and aspiration for Truth. With Tim Boyd, president of the Society.
DAOISM, HEALTH AND LONGEVITY, WITH OLIVIA KOHNLivia Kohn is Professor Emerita of Religion and East Asian Studies at Boston University. One of the world’s foremost scholars, Dr. Kohn's specialty is Daoism and the study of Chinese longevity practices.
“THE SUFFERING IS BIG.” GRACE STREET MINISTRY, WITH MAIR HONANToday on the Godspeed Institute we welcome Mair Honan, UCC minister and co-founder of Grace Street Ministry – a compassionate outreach ministry to the homeless and marginalized in Portland, Maine, offering support through presence, prayer and advocacy.
A NEW WAY TO BE HUMAN, WITH ROBERT V. TAYLORBorn and raised in South Africa, Rev. Robert V. Taylor saw firsthand the difference that could be made when oppressed people are given the freedom to discover their voices. With Archbishop Desmond Tutu as his mentor, Taylor found his own voice, and his latest book is 'A New Way to Be Human.’
SUFI TALKS: TEACHINGS OF AN AMERICAN SHEIKH, WITH ROBERT FRAGERRobert Frager PhD is president of the Jerrahi Order of California and has been a Sufi spiritual guide for over 25 years. He is also a 7th degree black belt in Aikido. His latest book is Sufi Talks: Teachings of an American Sufi Sheikh.
THE HEAVEN AT THE END OF SCIENCE – WITH PHILIP MERETONDid creation arise in a distant Big Bang and come toward us? Or did creation arise from the One Mind and come from us? Philip Mereton is the host of the internet radio show Conversations Beyond Science and Religion – a program about breaking through common beliefs and perceptions that control how we think about the world.
MOTHER TERESA, PRAYER, AND PSYCHOLOGY – WITH ANTHONY STERN MDJoin Caer in this inspiring conversation with psychiatrist Anthony Stern MD, author of “Everything Starts from Prayer: Mother Teresa’s Meditations on Spiritual Life for People of All Faiths.” Dr. Stern talks about the interface between religion and psychology.
HUMAN NATURES, OF ANIMAL AND SPIRITUAL - WITH CARROLL BLAIRCarroll Blair is the author of more than twenty books, including five volumes of poetry. His latest book is Human Natures, of Animal and Spiritual, which champions a philosophy of human evolution through spiritual growth.
MUSIC IS MY PRAYER: SINGER-SONGWRITER MEHUMAN JONSONCNN Music touted Mehuman jonson to be “one of the top 10 burgeoning songwriters to watch.” Yet life took a different turn for this woman of faith. Topics in this interview include music as prayer; grief; getting a contract with a major label and losing it all; her journey of healing; healing through art; and more.