Kecia Ali, Omid Safi, Precious Rasheeda Muhammad, and Michael Wolfe — Progressive Islam in America
In the years since the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001, scrutiny of the religion of Islam has become part and parcel of our public life. In forums of all kinds, often guided by non-Muslim pu...
28 Juli 200552min
Khaled Abou El Fadl and Harold M. Schulweis — Religion and Our World in Crisis
In this personal exchange between a Jewish rabbi and Islamic scholar, host Krista Tippett explores the integrity of religious faith and openness to the faiths of others. In a world in which religious ...
9 Juni 200552min
Abdul-Rasheed Muhammad — Serving Country, Serving Allah
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-Rash...
26 Maj 200552min
Peter Berger and Rosabeth Moss Kanter — Globalization and the Rise of Religion
Experts once predicted that as the world grew more modern, religion would decline. Precisely the opposite has proven true; religious movements are surging and driving “alternative globalizations” acro...
19 Maj 200553min
Helen Prejean, Debbie Morris, and Elie Spitz — Reflections on the Death Penalty in America
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 ...
14 Apr 200552min
Jelle De Boer and Ursula Goodenough — The Morality of Nature
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-theo...
7 Apr 200552min
Joel Marcus — The Jewish Roots of the Christian Story
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 ...
24 Mars 200552min
Steven Waldman — The Future of Moral Values
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 exp...
20 Jan 200552min
