Speaking of Faith
American Public Media's Speaking of Faith with Krista Tippett is public radio's weekly conversation about religion, meaning, ethics, and ideas. Speaking of Faith does not always have religion itself as a subject. Week after week, it grapples with themes of civic life -- asking how ...
American Public Media's Speaking of Faith with Krista Tippett is public radio's weekly conversation about religion, meaning, ethics, and ideas. Speaking of Faith does not always have religion itself as a subject. Week after week, it grapples with themes of civic life -- asking how perspectives of faith might distinctively inform and illuminate our public reflection. The Speaking of Faith podcast contains each week's program in its entirety and is updated every Thursday.
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Muqtedar Khan and Cheryl Sanders — The Other Religious America in Election 2004
In this show, we speak with an African American Christian ...
In this show, we speak with an African American Christian and an American Muslim and explore the perspectives of two religious communities which defy the broad stereotypes of this election year. We'll seek to gain a deeper understanding of the way in whic
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Sharon Salzberg, Lawrence Kushner, Anne Lamott, and Omid Safi — The Meaning of Faith [remix]
In our time, some associate the word "religion" with rigid ...
In our time, some associate the word "religion" with rigid dogma and the excesses of institutions. The word "spirituality" on the other hand can seem to have little substance or form. The word "faith" can appear as a compromise of sorts, pointing to the c
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Vincent Cornell — Violence and Crisis in Islam
Many Americans received a violent introduction to Islam in September ...
Many Americans received a violent introduction to Islam in September 2001. And yet, only one quarter of Americans told pollsters then that they considered Islam itself to be more likely than other religions to encourage violence in its believers. In the l
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Carl Feit, Anne Foerst, and Lindon Eaves — Science and Being [remix]
Many of history's greatest scientists considered their work to be ...
Many of history's greatest scientists considered their work to be a religious endeavor, a direct search for God. Pioneers like Newton, Copernicus, and Galileo believed that their discoveries told humanity more about God's nature than had been known. Begin
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Steven Waldman — Beyond the God Gap
The theory of the "God gap"—often broadly suggesting that religious ...
The theory of the "God gap"—often broadly suggesting that religious Americans are conservative and will vote Republican while non-religious Americans are liberal and will vote Democratic—has been prominent in press reporting and political maneuvering in t
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Khaled Abou El Fadl, Richard J. Mouw, and Yossi Klein Halevi — The Power of Fundamentalism [remix]
Religious fundamentalism has reshaped our view of world events. In ...
Religious fundamentalism has reshaped our view of world events. In this show, host Krista Tippett explores the appeal of fundamentalism in Islam, Christianity, and Judaism, as experienced from the inside. Three accomplished men, who were religious extremi
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Joseph Califano — Religion and Politics
We speak with Washington insider Joseph Califano, a devout, lifelong ...
We speak with Washington insider Joseph Califano, a devout, lifelong Catholic, who held key positions inside the Kennedy, Johnson, and Carter administrations. Califano provides frank insight into the practical difficulties of applying religious ideals in
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Robert Franklin and Margaret Poloma — Pentecostalism in America [remix]
Pentecostalism began on the American frontier, and it has become ...
Pentecostalism began on the American frontier, and it has become one of the largest expressions of global Christianity. In less than a century, it has grown to hundreds of millions of adherents. Today, Pentecostalism is pan-denominational. There are chari
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David Fox and Bruce Weigl — Sacrifice and Reconciliation [remix]
In remembering the legacy of four World War II chaplains ...
In remembering the legacy of four World War II chaplains -- Catholic, Protestant, and Jewish -- who went down together with their torpedoed ship in 1943, we speak with David Fox, nephew of one of the chaplains. We also hear interviews with surviving veter
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Sandy Eisenberg Sasso, Richard Hays, and Linda Loving — Passover and Easter [remix]
In the coinciding seasons of Passover and Easter, two world ...
In the coinciding seasons of Passover and Easter, two world religions celebrate their core stories in ritual and worship. Each of these sacred holidays is based on a key biblical story of suffering and deliverance.The Christian Holy Week commemorates
