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Inspired
Inspired is the nation's leading public radio show about faith, ethics and spirituality. Each week we offer you analyses of the big headlines alongside lesser-told stories – those of Orthodox Jewish artists and African-American atheists, Muslim feminists and spiritual seekers. Through these stories, a rough sketch of our country’s religious landscape begins to emerge. It’s a marketplace of beliefs and ideas too complex for sound bites, and too important to ignore.
Remembering the Jewish Jesus
The often-told story that Jesus triumphed over Judaism is “a bug in the software of Christianity.” That error has copied itself again and again, setting the stage for the intolerance we find in Western culture today, pitting black vs. white, rich vs, poor, documented vs. undocumented–the list goes on. Featuring James Carroll, author of Christ Actually: The Son of God for the Secular Age.
Stop with the Pink Ribbons!
After being diagnosed with a fierce form of breast cancer at the age of 38, Mary found herself in the generically named Meditation Room at the hospital, wrestling with the faith she had left behind as a child. In a new book, she revisits what she learned in Sunday school, pondering her broken body, and her growing distaste for the idea that cancer is a “blessing in disguise.” Featuring Mary Valle, author of Cancer Doesn’t Give A Sh*t About Your Stupid Attitude: Reflections on Cancer and Catholicism
Soundscapes: The Hindu ‘Om’
This week we meditate on the sacred syllable that Hindus and Buddhists call ‘the first breath of creation.’ When said in unison with a group, it reverberates through the room, hinting at the reality that encompasses the entire universe. This is part four of our series, The Soundscapes of Faith. With Shubha Pathak, associate professor of religion at American University
