When the phone rang, I heard an elderly woman’s voice on the other end: “We’re going to Washington DC to be arrested. Want to join us?” The call came from Sister Joann Persch and Sister Pat Murphy, two elderly Catholic nuns ages 85 and 90, who are famously engaged with the country’s immigration debate, and […]
Religion and culture are often intertwined. For converts to Islam, that can lead to isolation. Read More The sensual, enigmatic language of the Zohar is brought to life in a new translation. Read More For inmate Gary Shepherd, a new kind of spiritual wisdom emerged once he started to study evolution. It’s made him what […]
Season 1 of The Spiritual Edge begins with our new series, Sacred Steps: profiles of people rooted in a personal faith, and activated to look out for the wellbeing of others. Listen to the promo and make sure to subscribe on all your favorite podcast platforms. Season 1 starts fresh on May 23, 2021.
Al and Andi Tauber met in the 1980s, when they were students at Illinois Wesleyan University. After trying different denominations, they settled on the urban Mennonite Church, and for the past 20 years they’ve worked with male sex workers in Chicago. Photo Credit: Jules Wecker The Protestant Reformation of the 16th century was never really […]
In a new series from The Spiritual Edge, we hear from a former Israeli soldier who questions violence towards Palestinians, and what it means to be Jewish if he’s no longer a Zionist. *** Tel Aviv, ISRAEL — Dean Issacharoff wears small round glasses. He has bushy brown hair and bright eyes. The night I […]
Caroline Yongue (in orange cap) talks with colleagues as they use GIS to map the location of graves throughout the Sanctuary. Photo Credit: Jess Engebretson In the latest installment of Sacred Action from KALW’s The Spiritual Edge, we meet a Buddhist lay minister who runs a small green burial cemetery in Western North Carolina. The […]
Al and Andi Tauber met in the 1980s, when they were students at Illinois Wesleyan University. After trying different denominations, they settled on the urban Mennonite Church, and for the past 20 years they’ve worked with male sex workers in Chicago. Photo Credit: Jules Wecker The Protestant Reformation of the 16th century was never […]
Al and Andi Tauber met in the 1980s, when they were students at Illinois Wesleyan University. After trying different denominations, they settled on the urban Mennonite Church, and for the past 20 years they’ve worked with male sex workers in Chicago. Photo Credit: Jules Wecker The Protestant Reformation of the 16th century was never […]
Sameer screaming into a wadi, a ravine-like rock formation where the sound echoes. Photo Credit: Shaina Shealy https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/0oijwxu3dsgq793/web_show_063020.use_Palestinian%20Man.mp3 In this story from The Spiritual Edge and our series Sacred Steps, we meet a Palestinian man trying to navigate one of the thorniest conflicts imaginable — whether Palestinians and Israelis can co-exist peacefully on a landmass […]
Most religions teach people to help those in need. But what happens when that mandate clashes with how the government views the law? After federal prosecutors cracked down on volunteers providing aid on the border, Scott Warren faced decades in prison for following his conscience. *** The desert near the Arizona-Mexico border can […]
Most religions teach people to help those in need. But what happens when that mandate clashes with how the government views the law? After federal prosecutors cracked down on volunteers providing aid on the border, Scott Warren faced decades in prison for following his conscience. *** The desert near the Arizona-Mexico border can […]
Caroline Yongue (in orange cap) talks with colleagues as they use GIS to map the location of graves throughout the Sanctuary. Photo Credit: Jess Engebretson In the latest installment of Sacred Action from KALW’s The Spiritual Edge, we meet a Buddhist lay minister who runs a small green burial cemetery in Western North Carolina. […]
Gwich’in elder Sarah James in front of her old cabin in her hometown, Arctic Village, Alaska. Photo credit: Brian Adams https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/lsv37o3fyrdimal/SarahJames_web_show_092320.use_.mp3 For most of her life, Neets’aii Gwich’in leader Sarah James has worked to protect her homelands, including the coastal plain of the nearby Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The United States government wants to lease […]
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The Spiritual Edge podcast seeks a part-time Digital Content Manager. The Spiritual Edge is a production of KALW Public Radio and we produce long-form, sound rich stories that explore the shifting landscape of religion and spirituality. Our website is www.spiritualedge.org. We just released our first podcast season, Sacred Steps, stories about people who lean on […]