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How We Evolved The Need To Believe

October 1, 2019 History, Race/Identity

Agustín Fuentes, Chair of the Department of Anthropology at the University of Notre Dame, joins us to talk about the evolution of religion.

Losing My Religion

January 7, 2019 Race/Identity, Think

Jessica Wilbanks talks about how her decision to leave her childhood church alienated her from her fundamentalist parents – and about the difficult process of charting her own spiritual path, which she writes about in “When I Spoke in Tongues: A Story of Faith and its Loss.”

Inherit The Wind

May 24, 2017 Culture

We’ll talk about the Dallas Theater Center’s production of “Inherit the Wind” with director Kevin Moriarty.

Rediscovering Mercy

April 4, 2017 Culture

Anne Lamott joins us to talk about how taking a merciful approach to our relationships can help us to make honest connections with others.

Life As An American Muslim

March 24, 2017 Best of Think, Global Issues, Race/Identity

We’ll talk with a pair of American Muslims about having to regularly justify their right to even live in the U.S. – and about being associated with those who would harm others in the name of religion.

The Power Of Faith

November 21, 2016 Health

This hour, we’ll talk about how scientists are studying how our thoughts, feelings and faiths contribute to our well-being with Erik Vance. His story “The Healing Power of Faith” appears in the December issue of National Geographic magazine.

Francis: The Pope, The Person

August 5, 2015 Culture

We’ll get to know the man born Jorge Mario Bergoglio a little better with Robert Draper, whose book with photographer David Yoder is called Pope Francis and the New Vatican.

One Nation, Under God

August 20, 2014 Uncategorized

We’ll talk this hour about how American history has affected our perception of God with Matthew Paul Turner. His new book is “Our Great Big American God: A Short History of Our Ever-Growing Deity.”