The Rising: Spirituality for Revolution

The Rising: Spirituality for Revolution


Latest Episodes

E19 Fierce Compassion with Lama Willa Miller
March 02, 2018

Practitioners of meditation are often accused of navel-gazing, ignoring the problems of the real world. But with the rise of Engaged Buddhism and Ecodharma, it is clear that many practitioners are not satisfied with simply finding inner peace and wan ...

E18 Democratizing Wellness with Kerri Kelly
February 16, 2018

Who Is Allowed To Be Well? Yoga, mindfulness, and all manner of "wellness" practices have become a big business. As western culture encounters the wisdom of other cultures, it often appropriates and co-opts that wisdom, with the result being that man ...

E17 Sacred Fire: The Dark Feminine with Vera de Chalambert
February 09, 2018

Most of the world's major religious traditions have been developed in and shaped by patriarchy. They emphasize masculine deities and male (often celibate) leadership. While efforts to reclaim the feminine aspects of divinity and spirituality have bee ...

E16 Psychedelics on the Spiritual Path with Katherine MacLean and Colin Pugh
February 03, 2018

Religious leaders of traditional religions are often skeptical of the short-lived mystical experiences that entheogens like psilocybin, LSD, MDMA, etc. can bring about, even though those who have taken these consciousness-altering substances often re ...

E15 Changing Movements From Within: Spiritual Direction & Movement Chaplaincy with Perry Dougherty and Ed Cardoza
January 24, 2018

Social justice work isn't work that you go into just because you need a job or a paycheck. The desire to be part of creating a more just and equitable society is a calling from within as well as a manifestation of the interconnectedness of our world. ...

E14 What is Theopoetics? Centering Creativity, Imagination, and The Arts in Spirituality With Lakisha Lockhart and Callid Keefe-Perry
January 17, 2018

Western religious culture is often suspicious of creativity and imagination. Artsreligionculture.org (ARC) is seeking to change that. We talk with Lakeisha Lockhart and Callid Keefe-Perry about how they're seeking to bring academic theology and relig ...

E13 #ChurchToo and the Limits of Redemption 2
January 12, 2018

The second in a two-part episode on #ChurchToo and the Limits of Redemption. As women have revealed their experiences with sexual assault and sexual harrassment, #metoo has spawned the hashtag #churchtoo, where women and men are sharing stories of s ...

E12 #ChurchToo and the Limits of Redemption with Gabe Stoutimore and Deb Helt
January 12, 2018

When Soul Care Turns Abusive As women have revealed their experiences with sexual assault and sexual harrassment, #metoo has spawned the hashtag #churchtoo, where women and men are sharing stories of sexual abuse in their spiritual communities. Chur ...

E12 #ChurchToo and The Limits of Redemption With Gabe Stoutimore and Deb Helt
December 14, 2017

As women have revealed their experiences with sexual assault and sexual harrassment, #metoo has spawned the hashtag #churchtoo, where women and men are sharing stories of sexual abuse in their spiritual communities. Churches and other spiritual commu ...

E11 Surrendering the White Ego with Abraham Lateiner and Margaret Johnson
November 29, 2017

n a deepening of our topic from last week, we get into the nitty gritty of anti-racism as spiritual practice this week. With our guests Abraham and Margaret, we examine what happens when we let go of the goal of being "good white people," humbly ackn ...