Faith/Religion/Spirituality

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Michael G. Long, Peaceful Neighbor: The Countercultural Mister Rogers

Airs at: Sun, 08/02/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Progressive Spirit
"Fierce" is not a word one would expect to associate with Mister Rogers of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.  But Michael G. Long author of Peaceful Neighbor:  Discovering the Countercultural Mister Rogers writes that Fred Rogers was a "fierce peacemaker" and his show that spann... Read more

Hemant Mehta, The Friendly Atheist

Airs at: Sat, 07/25/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Progressive Spirit
Hemant Mehta is the owner of the largest atheist blog on the web, The Friendly Atheist.   He is the author of I Sold My Soul on eBay, The Young Atheist's Survival Guide, and The Friendly Atheist: Thoughts on the Role of Religion in Politics and Media.  He talks with me abou... Read more

Peter Rollins, The Divine Magician

Airs at: Sat, 07/18/2015 at 12:00am
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I welcome back Peter Rollins to discuss his new book, The Divine Magician: The Disappearance of Religion and the Discovery of Faith. Religion is a magic trick promising something at the end of the rainbow (eternal life, certainty, etc.) but the trick is that there is nothin... Read more

Nicole Garcia, A Transgender Latina of Faith

Airs at: Sun, 07/12/2015 at 12:00am
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Nicole Garcia is seeking ordination in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.  When that happens she will be the first transgender woman of color to be ordained in the ELCA.  She speaks with me about her journey from male to female, her counseling practice, Our Lady of... Read more

Alex McNeill, Transgender Justice in the Church

Airs at: Sun, 07/05/2015 at 12:00am
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Nearly three years ago, Alex McNeill was on Religion For Life to discuss two journeys.  His ordination to the ministry in the Presbyterian Church (USA) and his transition from female to male.   Since then, Alex has become the executive director of More Light Presbyterians. ... Read more

Nancy Ellen Abrams, A God That Could Be Real

Airs at: Sat, 06/27/2015 at 12:00am
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A sage once quipped: "Galileo put God out of a home and Darwin put God out of a job." In our modern understanding of the universe that requires no "supernatural shenanigans" to operate, is there "anything in the universe worthy of the name, God?" Nancy Ellen Abrams asks thi... Read more

Rachel Held Evans, Searching For Sunday

Airs at: Sun, 06/21/2015 at 12:00am
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Rachel Held Evans is from Dayton, Tennessee, home of the Scopes Monkey Trial.  It is certainly the Bible Belt.  What happens when you grow beyond the beliefs of your church?   Many follow a similar path to New York Times best-selling author, Rachel Held Evans.  With wit and... Read more

Jennifer Grace Bird, Permission Granted: Take the Bible Into Your Own Hands

Airs at: Sun, 06/14/2015 at 12:00am
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I finish my three-part series on the "good" book with Jennifer Grace Bird.   She teaches at Portland Community College and the University of Portland and has written a fantastic guide to the Bible, Permission Granted:  Take the Bible Into Your Own Hands.  She doesn't flinch... Read more

John Dominic Crossan, How to Read the Bible and Still Be a Christian

Airs at: Wed, 06/10/2015 at 12:00am
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In my second series of three on the Bible, world-renowned scholar on the historical Jesus, John Dominic Crossan returns to Religion For Life, to address one of the most troubling aspects of the Bible, the violence of God.   How do we read and trust a book whose main charact... Read more

David Felten, Fact or Fiction?

Airs at: Sun, 05/31/2015 at 12:00am
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David Felten, co-creator of Living the Questions, is also pastor of The Fountains in Fountain Hills, Arizona.  He found himself under attack by fellow clergy who do not approve of his brand of Christianity.  These clergy have used the op ed page of the local paper, newspape... Read more