As some churches mark Sea Sunday this week, we turn to the ocean as place of work and ministry. And, a deep dive into stories of sea monsters, unruly oceans, and massive floods that are widespread in many of the world’s religious and mythological traditions.

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Folge vom 12.07.2020Stories from the sea: from ancient myths to merchant ships
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Folge vom 05.07.2020Contemplating hope: Sarah Bachelard and David NewheiserHow can we have hope when so much is unknown and uncertain? Reverend Dr Sarah Bachelard and Philosopher Dr David Newheiser join Meredith as part of ABC's Your Mental Health Week, to discuss hope and the role faith can play in dealing with crises.
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Folge vom 28.06.2020Rumi, Hafez and Sufi poetry in surprising placesRumi's poetry is beloved around the world, but has his specifically Sufi Muslim insights been translated away? And we'll also head to the NSW mining town of Broken Hill, where historian Samia Khatun found a mysterious 150-year-old book of Bengali Sufi poetry at the old mosque. So how did it get there, and how did reading it change her?
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Folge vom 21.06.2020YA author Claire Zorn on writing, mental illness and moral imaginationHow can stories help us – and help young people – navigate a sometimes lonely world? As part of RN's Big Weekend of Books, award-winning YA author Claire Zorn joins Meredith Lake to discuss writing, faith, the ethics of imagination, and her own sometimes difficult experience of learning to find her place in the world.