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Studs Terkel on Life, Faith, and Death
We remember Studs Terkel, who recently died at the age of 96. The legendary interviewer chronicled decades of ordinary life and tumultuous change in U.S. culture. We visited him in his Chicago home in 2004 and drew out his wisdom and warmth on large existential themes of life and death.
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Getting Revenge and Forgiveness
Scientific studies are showing that human beings are more biologically equipped for revenge and forgiveness than people have given themselves credit for. Taking that seriously, our guest says, could help us react more effectively to crises from school shootings to terrorism to partisan divides — and embolden the forgiveness intuition within ourselves.
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Liberating the Founders
As we elect a new president, we return to an evocative, relevant conversation with journalist Steven Waldman. From his unusual study of the American founders, he understands why 21st-century struggles over religion in the public square spur passionate disagreement and entanglement with politics at its most impure.
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African American. Woman. Leader. — Meeting Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie
Vashti McKenzie is a pioneering figure on all these fronts. When she became the first woman bishop of the oldest historic black church in America, she declared, "The stained glass ceiling has been pierced and broken." We offer her story, her wisdom, and her good humor as an edifying lens on the American past, present, and future.
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Being Autistic, Being Human
We explore the mystery and meaning of autism in one family's life, and in history and society. Our guests say that life with their child with autism has deepened their understanding of human nature — of disability, and of creativity, intelligence, and accomplishment.
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The Faith Life of the Party — Part II, The Right
Conservative columnist Rod Dreher is an outspoken critic of mainstream Republican economic and environmental ideas and the conduct of the Iraq war, but he voted for George W. Bush twice. We explore the little-known story of religiously influenced impulses within the conservative movement that diverge from the Religious Right.
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 Free Six-Week Discussion Outline (PDF)
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Join the Conversation
Recent rebroadcasts of "The Spirituality of Parenting" and "Brother Thay: A Radio Pilgrimage with Thich Nhat Hanh" are springboards, listeners tell us, for new conversations. But how do they talk about it outside the radio hour?
We've created a series of guides developed for select SOF programs to help facilitate discussion within families or among communities. Purchase these resources and learn new ways to speak together.
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The Moral and Spiritual Aspects of an Economic Downturn
In the coming weeks and months, we're exploring questions that have come up for us about the current economic crisis. We'd like to hear your thoughts on how and why this a moral or spiritual crisis as well. What resources do you bring to making sense of it? And what kind of wisdom and leadership are you looking for, in your immediate world, at this time? We'll be posing these questions as well to wise thinkers in the realms of business, education, philosophy, science, and religion. » Share your story and images.
The Biological Impulses
of Revenge and Forgiveness
We'll be exploring the biology of revenge and forgiveness — how science is suggesting ways to calm the revenge instinct in ourselves and others and embolden the forgiveness intuition. We want to know what has made it possible for you to forgive or to be forgiven in your lives, and how you've repaired wounds in your family or community. » Share your story and images.
Other experiences to share?
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Listening Generously
(November 27)
Our guest's lifelong struggle with chronic illness has shaped her philosophy and practice of m edicine. She speaks with us about the art of listening to patients and other physicians, the difference between curing and healing, and how our losses help us to live. |
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SoundSeen: Video + Narrated Slideshow
» Video: "Body Prayer"
Yoga instructor and activist Seane Corn uses what she calls "body prayer" as a way to connect the physical and the spiritual. Watch a video of her demonstrating this graceful and athletic practice.
» Narrated Slideshow: "The Myth of Order"
James Prosek has spent his life capturing wildlife — whether it be literally as an avid fly-fisher, or figuratively through writing, drawing, and painting. View some of his artwork as he talks about these "mystical creatures," the names we give them, and ultimately why it's necessary to protect them.
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