Best Multifaithful Podcasts (2024)

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Kelly James Clark on the Raging Fire of Love in the Abrahamic Religions 1:00:46

25d ago1:00:46

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In this podcast Kelly James Clark discusses his book Raging Fire of Love, a book on Muslim, Christian and Jewish love, and shares what he learned about how love of neighbor and even enemy. He discusses compassion in the Abrahamic traditions and what he learned from Christians (his spiritual home), second, Jews, and third, Muslims. Kelly James Clark…

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Luther and Marx with Dr. Francisco Herrera 46:08

15d ago46:08

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Did you know Marx quoted Luther throughout his works? Dr. Francisco Herrera, auxiliary faculty at Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago and Convener of Prism Initiatives, sits down with Boston and Lyndon to discuss the ways in which Lutheranism and Marxism intersect. The three also talk about getting through the stereotypes of Marxism, Dr. Francis…

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Prognosis and Personhood: A Family Doctor’s View 58:09

1M ago58:09

58:09

Our July guest is a family doctor with a special interest in counselling. A person-centred approach in his own practice formed the foundation for teaching medical students and supervising counsellors. He views patients as persons first and listens closely for the often-inspiring life stories embedded in clinical case histories. By valuing the many …

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On Writing & Creative Projects with Matthew Anderson 44:45

1M ago44:45

44:45

Lyndon joins Rev. Dr. Matthew Anderson in conversation. His recent books include “The Good Walk: Creating New Paths on Traditional Prairie Trails,” “Prophets of Love: The Unlikely Kinship of Leonard Cohen and the Apostle Paul.” This episode focuses on the creative act of writing a book and similar creative acts. We explore reasons to focus creative…

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Embodied Wellness: Advances in Holistic Mental Health 58:30

2M ago58:30

58:30

Our June guest brings a wide array of holistic practices to the realm of mental health. She is on a mission is to inspire the complete empowerment of persons in body-mind-spirit. To do so, Laura guides clients through all phases of core-level, soul-aligned healing, allowing their full potential to be achieved, both personally and professionally. He…

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Spirituality and Justice in Running with Sasha, Melissa, and Sandra 49:48

2M ago49:48

49:48

Sasha and Melissa Perron are competitive runners based on the unceded lands of the Lekwungen people. They are Kwakwaka’wakw from Da’naxda’xw First Nation. Boston, Lyndon, Sasha, and Melissa sit down in the studio to talk about running joined by Sandra, Sasha and Melissa’s mom! The conversation covers how the siblings got into running and how they h…

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Faithtime: Swarzy 31:52

3M ago31:52

31:52

In this FaithTime episode, Liz Adekunle meets Swarzy Macaly, BBC Radio 1Xtra weekend presenter, voice of BBC Sounds and campaigner for causes ranging from sustainability to the fight against racism. Swarzy opens up about how she found Jesus in the middle of a shoplifting incident, her search for belonging, and how her Christian faith helped her fin…

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Sound of the Soul: Music Therapy and the Practice of Attunement 54:37

3M ago54:37

54:37

This month we welcome Ruth Saphir as our guest, who as a professional musician, songwriter, and seasoned music therapist, has delved deeply into the healing qualities of her art form. We all know what a favourite song can evoke, the way it resonates in our hearts and touches our souls. Like the tradition of the Aboriginal songlines, which provide i…

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George Chryssides and Fieldwork in New Religious Movements 36:55

3M ago36:55

36:55

Christians tend to develop their understanding of other religions, especially new religious movements or "cults," by way of comparison of sacred texts with concerns for orthodoxy and heresy. But other approaches to study add new facets of understanding such as fieldwork can also be helpful. In this podcast George Chryssides discusses his new book F…

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Exodus From Ego Enslavement: Passover and Personal Transformation 56:56

4M ago56:56

56:56

With the Jewish holiday of Passover pending, we welcome Arthur Kurzweil as our guest, who as an author, educator, mentor, and publisher has inspired many to explore the profound moral roots and numinous mystical truths of Jewish tradition. In this episode of Soul Portals, we explore the story of Passover as analogous to the personal transformationa…

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Passover: When your enemy falls 39:32

4M ago39:32

39:32

Passover is one of the most important Jewish festivals, marking the Exodus of the Jews from Egypt and the start of their journey to the Promised Land – Israel. This year, the celebrations have an extra significance because of the Hamas attack on Israel in October and the subsequent violence unleashed on Gaza by Israel. In this Passover edition of T…

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Erin Stiles on Mormon encounters with the spirit world 50:27

4M ago50:27

50:27

Erin Stiles is the author of The Devil Sat on My Bed: Encounters with the Spirit World in Mormon Utah. As the back cover describes: "In the mountains of beautiful, bucolic northern Utah, many Latter-day Saints (Mormons) are visited by spirits. Local folklore is filled with stories of uncanny encounters of all kinds, and Latter-day Saint scripture a…

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Meaning and History of Zionism with fosse chang 41:59

5M ago41:59

41:59

fosse chang is a member of and grassroots organizer with the Tzedek Collective, an anti-Zionist Jewish contingent working to further Palestinian liberation and collective liberation on the stolen land of the Lekwungen-speaking peoples (so called "Victoria, BC"). As a queer, trans, Asian Jewish settler on these lands, fosse stands at the intersectio…

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Antisemitism and Building Bridges with Rabbi Matthew 48:19

5M ago48:19

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Rabbi Matthew Ponak is a local, independent Rabbi who teaches Jewish mysticism and works as a religious consultant. Matthew, Boston, and Lyndon talk with vulnerability and a willingness to sit in discomfort about different views on zionism and what is going on the Holy Land. They also discuss local and national antisemitism, critique of government,…

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Pontius Pilate: A man like us 38:31

5M ago38:31

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Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor who sent Jesus to be crucified, is often seen as the villain of the story. But was he downright evil, or merely weak? In this Good Friday and Easter edition of Things Unseen, the Ven Liz Adekunle hears from a priest, a Christian author and a former homicide detective turned evangelist about how we might see our ow…

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Climate Anxiety and Organizing 40:29

5M ago40:29

40:29

Boston and Lyndon discuss how climate anxiety can manifest in religious and non-religious spaces. They also discuss what role the church and greater community can play in these conversations, and how community organizing can help.By Boston Laferté, Lyndon Sayers, CFUV

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Writing as a Spiritual Practice 55:10

5M ago55:10

55:10

Writing coach and spiritual guide Gay Edelman helps clients ‘compose themselves’ in writing. When imaginative touchstones are elicited and shared, it is a wonderful opportunity to move from dry clinical ground to the fertile soil of soul work. In this episode Gay describes how she is a midwife for the soul, by fostering the cross-fertilization of w…

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Church and Community in a Post-Lockdown World 39:06

5M ago39:06

39:06

Boston and Lyndon discuss their experiences of lockdown and how it affected post-secondary and church life. They also discuss how people have responded and changed since the lockdown was lifted in the province and nationally. To end, they contrast right- and left-wing organizing during the pandemic, and where both groups are now.…

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Ramadan: In the shadow of Gaza 26:55

6M ago26:55

26:55

The retaliation by Israel in Gaza following the Hamas attack in October, has caused deep-seated anger among Muslim communities, including in the UK.As the Islamic holy month of Ramadan approaches, with its focus on compassion, charity, and prayer, how are Muslims preparing, given the strong emotions triggered by the Israel-Gaza situation?Gaza will …

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Checking the Temperature on Palestinian Solidarity 41:35

6M ago41:35

41:35

For months, the genocide of Palestinians in Gaza and oppression around the world have been on the minds of most. Finally both back in the studio, Boston and Lyndon discuss their experiences with local actions of solidarity, the lack of overt Christian presence, and how that can be rectified. They also discuss antisemitism, extreme forms of protest …

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Multifaith Relations in Victoria and Beyond 38:28

6M ago38:28

38:28

Boston and Lyndon discuss their experiences with multifaith relationships; both at UVic, and in the wider community. How, in each space, there have been and continue to be opportunities for relationship and community building. They go on to talk about where the foundations are needed for this building, and how it can happen in the future.…

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Val-Lent-ines Day 36:47

6M ago36:47

36:47

Boston is away this week, so Lyndon dives deep into Lenten practices, the 40 days before Holy Week and Easter. What if we all had a bit more space for rest in our lives so that we could fully flourish as humans? Collectively as we dismantle systems of oppression, spiritual practices can ground us in love, so that we have time for creative pursuits …

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Practicing Conscious Companionship 56:04

6M ago56:04

56:04

With February’s episode of Soul Portals taking place on Valentine’s Day, we look closely at what makes love a psychospiritual practice. Our guests Nico Canon, relationship coach and best-selling author of Grace (2023), with his wife Anastasiia Tumanova, share how their deeply intentional intimate relating is a catalyst for personal transformation. …

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Conversion Therapy with Pam 45:13

7M ago45:13

45:13

Lyndon sits down to talk with Pam Rocker, with Affirming Care in Calgary. They talk about why conversion therapy is still a thing in Canada despite there being a federal ban and bylaws in some cities prohibiting the practice. They also look towards organizing and building coalitions for change.By Boston Laferté, Lyndon Sayers, CFUV

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Raising All the Boats 33:05

7M ago33:05

33:05

Boston and Lyndon talk about raising all boats during times of great conflict and distress in the world. They reflect on strategies of building that ground us in relationships, love of neighbour, and open up possibilities for the future. Join the conversation and let us know on Instagram @letstalkfaithjustice what you think.…

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David J. Halperin on UFOs and Myth 48:10

7M ago48:10

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Much of the discussion of UFOs is focused around the two poles of extraterrestrial spaceships or skeptical debunking. In this podcast David J. Halperin provides another perspective, that of myth, to help shed light on UFOs as meaning-making things. We do this by unpacking his book Intimate Alien: The Hidden Story of the UFO (Stanford University Pre…

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Harm Reduction and Counselling with Jake 42:39

7M ago42:39

42:39

Jake McPhee is a counsellor who specializes in LGBTQ+ and addiction counselling. He has a practice called Walking Together Counselling in the Colwood area. Jake discusses over a decades experience working with those struggling with addiction, both in Ontario and here in Victoria. He also talks about how 2SLGBTQ+ people are often overrepresented amo…

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GVAT and Community Organizing with Izzy 36:42

7M ago36:42

36:42

Boston and Lyndon sit down with Izzy Adachi, an organizer with Greater Victoria Acting Together (GVAT), on the role of GVAT in the community and what she does in her capacity as organizer. Izzy also discusses her previous experiences with community organizing: most notably in 2020 when she was a leader in unionizing the first Starbucks in North Ame…

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Stories of Individual and Collective Evolution 48:39

7M ago48:39

48:39

In this inaugural episode of Soul Portals, we are in round table conversation with guests Michelo Delmonte and Maeve Halpin, authors of Evolution and Consciousness: From a Barren Rocky Earth to Artists, Philosophers, Meditators and Psychotherapists. As the title suggests, Delmonte and Halpin’s book has a wide scope, encompassing both humankind’s ev…

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Deeper into One Life 31:51

8M ago31:51

31:51

In the film One Life, Anthony Hopkins plays Nicholas Winton, who rescued over 600 Jewish children from Nazi-occupied Prague by sending them on what became known as the Kindertransport. For this podcast, Rosie Dawson welcomes two people who knew Nicholas Winton personally: Rabbi Jonathan Romain from Maidenhead synagogue in Berkshire, and Lord Alf Du…

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Reflecting on 2023 and Looking Ahead to 2024 45:17

8M ago45:17

45:17

Boston and Lyndon reflect on their experiences starting the podcast, both joys and harder lessons, and some of the guests they interviewed in the last year. They also talk about their hopes for 2024, both for the podcast and for the church-at-large. Follow the instagram! @letstalkfaithjusticeBy Boston Laferté, Lyndon Sayers, CFUV

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Face to face with the Black Madonna 25:12

8M ago25:12

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The image of the Madonna and child appears on nearly every Christmas card and is at the centre of every nativity scene. But in most of these images, Mary looks European, a white woman with fair hair. Yet there are also Black Madonnas – and they’re often seen as particularly powerful. Liz Adekunle finds out about the rich history of the Black Madonn…

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2SLGBTQ+ Pastoral Care Line w/ Prs. Zsófi, Jane, Theo, and Andrew 49:32

9M ago49:32

49:32

In September, a group of pastors In Winnipeg quickly organized a pastoral care line for 2SLGBTQIA+ people after mass anti-Queer organizing across Canada. Though funded by the Anglican Diocese of Rupert's Land and the Lutheran Manitoba/Northwestern Ontario Synod, the volunteers for the care line came from the Lutheran, Anglican, United, and Mennonit…

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Reflections on the Leaders For a New Day Conference 41:26

9M ago41:26

41:26

Boston and Lyndon sit down to discuss Lyndon's time at the Leaders For a New Day Conference hosted by the Vancouver School of Theology. Lyndon talks about what he found inspiration from during the conference. He also discusses the topics that some of the other Spiritual Care Providers at UVic covered and some potential future guests.…

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FaithTime: Carrie and David Grant 33:24

9M ago33:24

33:24

Liz Adekunle, Chaplain to His Majesty the King, continues to meet celebrities who have been sustained by their faith during difficult times. Her guests in this episode of FaithTime are Carrie and David Grant, who are well-known for their work as vocal coaches, broadcasters and campaigners. From being struck down with illness to their experience of …

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Rabbi Ariel Mellul of the International Raëlian Movement 51:29

9M ago51:29

51:29

Rabbi Leon Ariel Mellul of the International Raëlian Movement is the guest who discusses the group's origins in a meeting with extraterrestrials called the Elohim, their work in the creation of humanity, the place of their founder Raël in a long line of prophets from the world's religions, their millenarian philosophy of the return of the Elohim, a…

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Elias D’eis, the Holy Land Trust, and the War in Gaza 30:29

9M ago30:29

30:29

Elias D'eis, Executive Director of the Holy Land Trust, shares about his life as a Palestinian Christian in the West Bank, life under the Israeli military occupation, the role of a Christian in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and the work of The Holy Land Trust. Elias D'eis was born into a Christian family with a long history of nonviolent resist…

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Mental Health and Self Care 36:58

9M ago36:58

36:58

Boston and Lyndon discuss their methods of self care: UVic therapists, running, and the power of nature. They also discuss the role faith and faith communities can play in taking care of one’s mental health.By Boston Laferté, Lyndon Sayers, CFUV

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Queer Inclusion in Christian Spaces: LIVE show with Reba, Ruby, and Sage 57:33

10M ago57:33

57:33

As part of UVic's 5 Days of Action, Boston and Lyndon were joined live with Reba, Ruby, and Sage. The five had a conversation about Queer inclusion in Christian spaces. How it can happen effectively, and what issues there are with an institutional church approach. At the end, the live audience had a chance to ask questions of the guests. Thank you …

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Palestinian Liberation and Solidarity with Haneen 40:20

10M ago40:20

40:20

Haneen joins Boston and Lyndon as their first in-studio guest! The three discuss Haneen's personal work with the Palestinian Youth Movement, and how local solidarity events have been particularly since October 7. They center the struggle for Palestinian liberation as a decolonial movement. They also talk about the misrepresentation of Palestinian p…

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LTFJ on the Streets: Joys and Struggles 22:39

10M ago22:39

22:39

Different from other episodes, Lyndon takes to the streets to talk to people in Victoria, BC about one joy and one struggle they may have. With difficult circumstances in the world, and difficult episodes on the horizon, this episode is meant to be a break from the deep dive on topics that is the usual format.…

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Camp Morgan, Reconciliation, and Israel-Palestine with National Bishop Susan Johnson 44:56

10M ago44:56

44:56

Boston and Lyndon have a chance to discuss Bishop Susan Johnson's recent experience at Camp Morgan. They also discuss hope in Manitoba after the recent election and Bishop Susan's future plans to go back to Camp Morgan. Bishop Susan explains what she thinks Lutheran's in Canada have done and can do to further reconciliation. Finally, they talk abou…

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Truth and Reconciliation 45:11

11M ago45:11

45:11

Boston and Lyndon reflect on local events on National Day of Truth and Reconciliation. They then go on to discuss local and regional efforts, look to the recent Manitoba election, and how they believe the church as an institution can move forward with reconciliation.By Boston Laferté, Lyndon Sayers, CFUV

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J. Gordon Melton on the Church of Scientology 40:32

11M ago40:32

40:32

J. Gordon Melton, the noted scholar of new religions, joins us in this episode to discuss the Church of Scientology. Dr. J. Gordon Melton, became Distinguished Professor of American Religious History of Baylor University’s Institute for Studies in Religion in March of 2011. He also serves as the director of the Institute for the Study of American R…

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FaithTime: Amos Ogunkoya 28:12

11M ago28:12

28:12

Liz Adekunle, former Archdeacon of Hackney and Chaplain to His Majesty the King, sets out to discover what people in the public eye have learnt about their faith during challenging times. In this episode, Amos Ogunkoya, one of the stars of the reality TV show, The Traitors, and Luton Town FC first team doctor, joins Liz for a deep dive into experie…

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CLAY Reflections with Pr. Aneeta and Pr. Nathan 40:32

11M ago40:32

40:32

This week Boston and Lyndon are joined by Pr. Aneeta Saroop and Pr. Nathan Fong. Prs. Aneeta and Nathan reflect on their time as keynote and also-keynote of the 2023 CLAY Gathering. They speak on their experiences helping run the gathering, the attentiveness and seriousness the youth showed, and how we talk about who is and isn't present in the chu…

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Anti-Trans and Anti-SOGI Demonstrations 44:06

11M ago44:06

44:06

This episode, Boston and Lyndon reflect on their experiences at the counter protests organized in response to the anti-trans and anti-SOGI demonstrations. They also discuss the strengths and weaknesses of wide-spread organizing on social media, police response to the protests and counter protests, and their thoughts on how we can organize in safe a…

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God they/them, Jesus he/him, Holy Spirit she/her 41:32

11M ago41:32

41:32

In early 2023, a request went out in the UVic Inclusive Christians Club Discord channel: what could be a good church sign to put up that is Queer-affirming? Marc Allen replied with the idea "God they/them, Jesus he/him, Holy Spirit she/her." The sign was quickly picked up by online inclusive Christian channels and went viral, and eventually caught …

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Matthew Bowman and The Abduction of Betty and Barney Hill 35:44

11M ago35:44

35:44

Matthew Bowman discusses the first American UFO abduction account detailed in his new book The Abduction of Betty and Barney Hill: Alien Encounters, Civil Rights, and the New Age in America (Yale University Press, 2023). From the book's dust cover: "Bowman tells the fascinating story of the Hills as an account of the shifting winds in American poli…

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There's No Hate Like Christian Love 32:19

12M ago32:19

32:19

Boston and Lyndon discuss the phrase "there is no hate like Christian love." This phrase is most often seen in the comments section of megachurch preachers saying violent and exclusionary things. They discuss how communities can combat the hateful rhetoric spread by these preachers and actually show the Christian love everyone talks about.…

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