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The Godspeed InstituteREV. CANON GINA CAMPBELL OF WASHINGTON NATIONAL CATHEDRAL"It started because we were friends." In this timely show, Caer Hallundbaek speaks with Rev. Canon Gina Gilland Campbell of Washington National Cathedral. In this engaging hour, Campbell shares in depth regarding the Muslim prayer service at 'the nation's spiritual home' that became more controversial than expected, and how it came about. Other topics include her journey into ministry, inspirations and challenges, and the vision and goals of the Cathedral in years to come. 2015-06-0656 minThe Godspeed InstituteNICHIREN BUDDHISM, WITH CLARK STRANDClark Strand is a teacher,
journalist, and former Zen Buddhist monk who previously served as senior editor
of the magazine Tricycle: The Buddhist Review. He is the author of the books How to Believe in God: Whether You Believe
in Religion or Not and Meditation without
Gurus. His latest book is Waking the Buddha: How the Most Dynamic and
Empowering Buddhist Movement in History Is Changing Our Concept of Religion.
The group is the Soka Gakkai
International (SGI), the largest Buddhist movement in the world today, with
over 12 million members. SGI bases itself on the teachings of N...2014-07-1357 minThe Godspeed InstituteEXPECTING THE GOOD: AN HOUR WITH GOLA WOLF RICHARDSGola Wolfson Richards holds a BA in Human Development Psychology, a Master’s in Theology / Philosophy and Psychology of Change in The Book of Changes. His career in Human Development spans more than four decades.
He has lectured on ContemplativeEducation for Global Conflict-Resolution for Dartmouth College's NovelaSymposium, Duke University Graduate School for Environmental Engineering, TheUniversity of Maine's first International Peace Conference, the C.G. JungSociety at Bowdoin College, Education for Peace at the University of Montana inMissoula, and has participated as the Maine faculty of "Religion and theChallenge of America."
Wolf hosts the "Speaking for Vi...2014-06-0857 minThe Godspeed InstituteBEYOND THE RIVER'S GATE, WITH DR. STEWART BITKOFFStewart Bitkoff holds a doctorate in education and is an avid student of Sufi Mysticism and the Perennial Philosophy.
He is the author of 'A Commuter's Guide to Enlightenment,' 'Sufism for the Western Seeker,' and The Ferryman's Dream.' Bitkoff is a frequent contributor to “Sufism: An Inquiry” and “Sacred Journey Magazine” and writes for multiple online entities, including the Philadelphia
Spirituality Examiner, Wisdom Magazine, New Age Journal, and more.
In this engaging hour he discusses his latest book, 'Beyond the River's Gate,' a spiritual Q&A on life's most essential questions, from the Sufi perspective.
For more info...2014-05-2553 minThe Godspeed InstituteEGYPTIAN-AMERICAN POET YAHIA LABABIDIYahia Lababidi is an Egyptian-American thinker and poet, nominated for a Pushcart Prize by World Literature Today magazine.
Lababidi's first book Signposts to Elsewhere, was selected as a 2008 Book of the Year by British publication The Independent. Signposts was followed by well-received collections of literary and cultural essays, Trial by Ink: From Nietzsche to Belly Dancing; a book of poetry titled Fever Dreams; and a series of literary dialogues with Alex Stein, The Artist as Mystic: Conversations with Yahia Lababidi.
Lababidi was chosen as a Juror for the 2012 Neustadt International Prize for Literature.
His latest is a remarkable new collection of s...2014-03-2354 minThe Godspeed InstituteBEST-SELLING AUTHOR DARRELL BOCK ON HIS LATEST BOOK, TRUTH MATTERSDarrell Bock is Executive Director of Cultural Engagement, and Senior
Research Professor of New Testament Studies at Dallas Theological
Seminary. Former president of the Evangelical Theological Society, he is
an internationally-renowned Biblical scholar and a widely known author
of over 30 books on Biblical topics. The New York Times bestselling
author of Breaking the DaVinci Code, his latest book is Truth Matters: Confident Faith in a Confusing World.
Topics in this hour include: The reasons for writing Truth Matters, a
book aimed at guiding youth; his story of coming to faith as an adult;
the larger...2014-03-1653 minThe Godspeed InstituteGLOBAL SPIRIT WITH STEPHEN OLSSONStephen Olsson is director of the acclaimed series Global Spirit, which has been called the first internal travel series on national television.
Global Spirit is an inquiry into humankind's belief systems, wisdom
traditions and states of consciousness, presented by John Cleese and
hosted by author and spiritual seeker Phil Cousineau.
Stephen’s work has won numerous national and international awards
including the National Emmy Award for Outstanding Director, the Du-Pont
Columbia Award for Excellence in broadcast journalism and the George
Foster Peabody Award. Formerly, Olsson was co-founder and former vice
president of Original Programming at Link TV, whe...2014-03-0156 minThe Godspeed InstituteCHANTEL WRIGHT AND THE SONGS OF SOLOMON INSPIRATIONAL ENSEMBLEPastor Chantel Renee Wright loves God, Music and
Children—and her life is dedicated to the pursuit of all three. She is the
founder and director of the non-profit organization, Songs of Solomon: An Inspirational
Ensemble, Inc., and her exquisite gospel choir fires up the soul and transforms
hearts, one performance at a time.
The Ensemble has toured the United States and Canada and has
performed with opera’s great Jessye Norman and with Elton John at Radio City
Music Hall. Today the Ensemble finds itself as a mainstay at the world famous
Carnegie Hall. But most of a...2014-01-1155 minThe Godspeed InstituteINTERSPIRITUALITY WITH MIRABAI STARR
What is Interspirituality?
It is a term you may be hearing more often these days – as there is a growing awareness of interspiritual wisdom and
expression. Joining us to talk about it this episode is Mirabai Starr.
Mirabai Starr is an adjunct professor of
philosophy and world religions at the University of New Mexico-Taos. A writer, speaker and translator, she is well
known to readers for her acclaimed translations of the mystic works Dark
Night of the Soul by John of the Cross, and The Interior Castle and The
Book of My L...2013-12-2257 minThe Godspeed InstituteHAPPY ANNIVERSARY, RUMI - AN HOUR WITH DR. JAWID MOJADDEDIWe
celebrate the anniversary of the death of beloved Sufi mystic Rumi with an
engaging and educational hour about Sufism and his work.
Dr. Jawid Mojaddedi is
associate professor in the Department of Religion at Rutgers University where
he offers courses on Rumi, Sufism, and Islam. A native of Afghanistan, he
was raised in Great Britain where he completed his education, and in the US
continued postdoctoral research at Columbia University and Princeton’s
Institute for Advanced Study.
He
is the author of The Biographical Tradition in Sufism and Classical Islam: A
Sourcebook of Religious Lit...2013-12-1558 minThe Godspeed InstituteGREENFAITHJoin us for on hour with Rev Fletcher Harper about GreenFaith, a
non-profit organization whose mission is to inspire, educate and mobilize
people of diverse religious backgrounds for environmental leadership.
GreenFaith believes that protecting the earth is a religious
value, and that environmental stewardship is a moral responsibility. Their work
is based on beliefs shared by the world’s great religions – and their
executive director is Rev. Fletcher Harper.
An Episcopal priest, Rev. Harper
is an award-winning spiritual writer and nationally-recognized preacher on the environment.
He teaches and speaks at houses of worship nationwide about the mo...2013-10-2758 minThe Godspeed InstituteTHE IONA COMMUNITYThe Isle of Iona
is a small island off the west coast of Scotland with a rich spiritual history.
As early as the year 563 the Isle was a site for a Celtic monastery. In the
middle ages it was the site of a Benedictine abbey and over the centuries has
attracted many thousands of people on their own pilgrim journeys. Today the
isle is the center of the Iona Community, a dispersed Christian ecumenical
community working for peace and social justice, rebuilding of community and the
renewal of worship.
To learn more
about the Iona C...2013-10-1958 minThe Godspeed InstituteTHE JEW NAMED JESUS - WITH AUTHOR REBEKAH SIMON-PETERIn her new book, The Jew Named Jesus, Rebekah Simon-Peter says that "Jesus was born a Jew, raised a Jew, lived a Jew, died a Jew, and resurrected a Jew. He was no backsliding Jew, but an observant Jew. He honored and observed the Sabbath and the Jewish holidays. But most of all, he honored and observed the Torah, the Hebrew Bible, or what we call the Old Testament. How could he do anything but love his own people?”
Simon-Peter, an ordained elder in The United Methodist Church, was born and raised a Jew, first Reform then later Orthodox. She ch...2013-10-0358 minThe Godspeed InstituteBENEDICTINE MONASTICISM, WITH SR. ELLEN STEPHEN, OSHBenedictine spirituality began in the 4th Century, is known for its hospitality - and it is a tradition that remains strong today. Joiin Caer as she speaks with Sr. Ellen Stephen of the Order of St Helena, a community of Benedictine sisters in the Episcopal tradition, from her 50 years of "welcoming the stranger." Caer also shares from her new book, Inspired Relationships: 7 Saints' Real-Life Lessons on How to Live, Love and Work.
Topics in this engaging hour include St. Benedict, founder of western monasticism; St. Helena; saints. Francis and Clare of Assisi; balanced spirituality; ordained women in the Episcopal church; s...2013-09-2953 minThe Godspeed InstituteTHE SECRET TEACHINGS, WITH DR. STEWART BITKOFFIn this lively hour, author and professor Stewart Bitkoff shares with Caer from his new book on the Secret Teachings - and where they are today. Explore the "Elixir," the Perennial Philosphy, the hidden way of inner knowing that has been with us for ages -- and how we can apply it today. Learn how this mystical spiritual message speaks to and unites all faiths.
Dr. Stewart Bitkoff holds a doctorate in education and is an avid student of Sufi Mysticism and the Perennial Philosophy. He is the author of The Ferryman’s Dream, A Commuter's Guide to Enlightenment, an...2013-09-0758 minThe Godspeed InstituteTHE PATH FILM TRILOGY, ON DEATH AND REINCARNATIONThe death of a loved one can have such a profound effect on one’s perception of life on earth as we know it. Death can make us question the reason for our existence, why we are here, what is our purpose and why on earth do we live only to die?
In 2007, filmmaker and editor Michael Habernig endured a large number of deaths family members, friends and pets in a short period of time. These events sent him on a journey to study and investigate what happens to people after they die.
Michael began to...2013-08-0358 minThe Godspeed InstituteREV. CAROL RICHARDSON, ENERGY HEALER AND TEACHERRev. Carol Richardson is a Christian minister with a gift for healing and celestial communications.
Born to missionary parents on the equator in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and raised in three African countries and three different states in the U.S., Carol started out with an interest in public health, receiving her Bachelor’s degree in psychology from Texas Christian University and her Master of Public Health degree from The University of Texas. During this time, she married, had two children, and was widowed at the age of 28.
Feeling called to...2013-07-2156 minThe Godspeed InstituteAN ATHEIST WHO PRAYS: SIGFRIED GOLDAn atheist, Siegfried Gold took up prayer out of desperation. Overweight by 110 pounds and depressed, the 45-year-old software designer saw himself drifting from his wife and young son. He joined a 12-step program for food addiction that required — as many 12-step programs do — a recognition of God, or a Higher Power, and a spiritual approach to living.
Four years later, Gold is trim, far happier in his relationships and free of a lifelong ennui. He credits a rigorous prayer routine — morning, night and before each meal — to a vivid goddess that doesn’t exist. While Gold doesn’t believe there is some supe...2013-07-1451 minThe Godspeed InstituteDISTANCE LEARNING & SUFI SPIRITUALITY WITH DR. STEWART BITKOFFWhoever is initiated by us and follows us and loves us, whether he is near or far, wherever he is, even if he is in the East and we are in the West, we nourish from the stream of love and give him light in his daily life.
In this quote from one of the great Naqshbandi Sufi masters we have a description of one of the natural laws of the universe: how one action affects another, at varying distances. How does this apply to spiritual learning?
Dr. Stewart Bitkoff holds a doctorate in education and is an avid student...2013-06-0957 minThe Godspeed InstituteMARY LOU QUINLAN, BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE GOD BOXJoin Caer for a moving Mother's Day hour with Mary Lou Quinlan - leading authority on women and bestselling author of The God Box: Sharing My Mother's Gift of Faith, Love and Letting Go.
Mary Lou is the author of three breakthrough books, including What She’s Not Telling You, Time Off for Good Behavior, and Just Ask a Woman.
She’s written inspirational features for Real Simple, O, the Oprah magazine, and a monthly career advice column for MORE. She’s appeared as a correspondent on the CBS Early Show, among many media appearances.
Her latest book is The God Box...2013-05-1157 min
Conversations Beyond Science & ReligionConversations Beyond Science and Religion – What a Star's Death Says About LifeThe famous American transcendentalist, Ralph Waldo Emerson (http://transcendentalism.tamu.edu/authors/emerson/), wrote that "the whole of nature is a metaphor of the human mind." Maybe he was right. Sources as diverse as the holy scriptures and modern cosmology tell stories of how the universe began, how it will end, and how it may rise again. But perhaps these sources are telling the same story from different perspectives. On this show, Caer Hallunbaek (http://prn.fm/hosts/spiritual-hosts/caer-hallundbaek/#axzz1z8rBmbYb), founding director of the Godspeed Institute (http://godspeedinstitute.com/)and host of the radio show by the...2012-07-021h 02