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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Abdul-Rasheed Muhammad — Serving Country, Serving Allah
There are an estimated 4,000 Muslim soldiers in the U.S. ...
There are an estimated 4,000 Muslim soldiers in the U.S. military, though some counts place that number much higher. We'll speak with the first Muslim imam in the US Army Chaplaincy -- Major Abdul-Rasheed Muhammad -- about Iraq, faith, and military servic
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Debbie Morris, Helen Prejean, and Elie Spitz — Reflections on the Death Penalty in America [remix]
The American public supports the principle of capital punishment, but ...
The American public supports the principle of capital punishment, but there is a growing consensus among Jewish and Christian thinkers — across traditional liberal/conservative lines — that it should be abolished in this country or suspended while the sys
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Jelle De Boer and Ursula Goodenough — The Morality of Nature
We explore the human and religious implications of natural disasters ...
We explore the human and religious implications of natural disasters through the eyes of two scientists steeped in the workings of the natural world. We approach the morality of nature from a non-theological angle, tracing how natural disasters have somet
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Sylvia Poggioli, Donald Cozzens, and Margaret A. Farley — The Religious Legacy of John Paul II [remix]
John Paul II's papacy was dramatic and historic on many ...
John Paul II's papacy was dramatic and historic on many fronts. We explore some of the critical religious issues of his 26 years as pontiff and discusses the great and contradictory impact he made on the Church in America and abroad.
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Joel Marcus — The Jewish Roots of the Christian Story [remix]
New Testament writings about Jews may sound inflammatory in modern ...
New Testament writings about Jews may sound inflammatory in modern ears. A New Testament scholar with ties to both Judaism and Christianity helps us put these writings in context and look for meaning in the Passion that Hollywood and popular culture can't
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Laurie Zoloth — A Theological Perspective on Cloning [remix]
The idea of human cloning both fascinates and repulses many, ...
The idea of human cloning both fascinates and repulses many, and challenges us to ask difficult religious questions?
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Phyllis Tickle and Lynn Schofield Clark — A Return to the Mystery: Religion, Fantasy, and Entertainment [remix]
As new generations work out their spiritual and religious questions, ...
As new generations work out their spiritual and religious questions, they are increasingly turning to fantasy. We'll explore the deep appeal of films like "Harry Potter" and "The Matrix," and how fantasy in media reflects a changing spiritual imagination.
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Steven Waldman — The Future of Moral Values
We deconstruct the phrase "moral values," which has confused and ...
We deconstruct the phrase "moral values," which has confused and divided Americans since November's election. As the second term of George W. Bush commences, political analyst Steven Waldman helps explore what these words do and do not convey to liberals
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Omid Safi and Seemi Bushra Ghazi — The Spirit of Islam [remix]
We experience the religious thought and the spiritual vitality of ...
We experience the religious thought and the spiritual vitality of two Muslims—male and female—both American and both with roots in ancient Islamic cultural, intellectual, and spiritual traditions. Their stories and ideas, music, and readings, evoke a sens
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Robert Coles, Diane Komp, and Carol Dittberner — Children and God [remix]
Maria Montessori, the great 20th-century educational pioneer, observed that children ...
Maria Montessori, the great 20th-century educational pioneer, observed that children have an intuition for religious life at an early age that is matched only by their capacity to acquire language. During this holiday season, Speaking of Faith explores th
