Discover how God is working in the world and in our lives. Strengthen community by connecting with people of different faith traditions. Celebrate commonality and honor difference as believers share the wisdom and sacred stories, faith journeys, and life experiences that connect them to the Divine.
Host Steven Kapp Perry talks with believers from all walks of faith—Catholic and Episcopalian, Buddhist and Baptist, Jewish and Hindu, Presbyterian and Seventh Day Adventist, Muslim and Latter-day Saint— sharing their personal experience with the sacred and the divine. Sundays on BYUradio—and be sure to subscribe to the podcast!
Steve speaks with professor Maeera Y Schreiber about her personal history and how that influences her work in poetry and interfaith literature. Dr. Schreiber is Associate Professor English and former Director of Religion Studies at the University Utah, where she teaches and writes about poetry, Jewish-American literature, ethnic American studies, religious studies, and interfaith relations. Her book "Holy Envy: Writing in the Jewish Christian Borderzone" is what caught our attention recently.
In this book club episode, Steve talks with guests Steven Nordstrom and Sydney Ballif about Richard Rohr's book, "The Universal Christ." The book explores Christ's influence across time. Rohr implores readers to see Christ in their everyday lives, including the mundane.
Our guests this week, Rainn Wilson and Brent Plate, discuss the need for spirituality and how to bring it into our lives.
Steve discusses The Stewardship Principle with author and podcast host Ganel-lyn Condie in the first half of the show. Her recent book examines how people can face challenges and thrive, without taking ownership, but instead turning to God.
In the second half of the show, Steve interviews Marian Edmonds-Allen, who worked with Utah legislators to protect homeless LGBTQ teens and shares how she's learned to solve issues facing our community.
Rabbi Emeritus Fred Wenger talks about growing up orthodox, conservative, and reform, choosing to serve a congregation in a synagogue, and about the importance of ritual to our spiritual lives. Plus, a special feature on what a Cantor does in a congregation, with Cantor Wendy bat Sarah.
Pastor Mike Imperiale talks about living with the story God gave you, thinking of yourself as a forgiven person, and he sings the hymn that had a part in his religious conversion as a college student.
Dr. Julianna Boerio-Goates--retired professor of thermo dynamics, discusses the intersection of science and faith, navigating a mixed-faith marriage, and what keeps her connected to God in her everyday life and in her service to her Catholic parish.
