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Progressive Spirit talks intelligently about spirituality and social justice. Listen to interviews with top scholars, authors, social justice activists, and spiritual leaders from around the world. 

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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

Harvey Cox, How to Read the Bible

Airs at: Sun, 05/24/2015 at 12:00am
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I am doing a three part series on the Bible, what it is and how to read it.   Three excellent scholars and teachers will be our guides, Harvey Cox, John Dominic Crossan, and Jennifer Grace Bird.   Leading off is Harvard University professor, Harvey Cox, author of the famous... Read more

Carolyn Baker, Love in the Age of Ecological Apocalypse

Airs at: Sun, 05/17/2015 at 12:00am
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Spend the apocalypse with someone you love.  Carolyn Baker returns to Religion For Life to talk about her book, Love in the Age of Ecological Apocalypse:  Cultivating the Relationships We Need to Thrive.   The Long Descent is not a pretty picture.  As industrial civilizatio... Read more

Doug Pagitt, Flipped

Airs at: Sun, 05/10/2015 at 12:00am
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Doug Pagitt is the pastor of Solomon's Porch in Minneapolis and the author of Flipped:  The Provocative Truth That Changes Everything We Know About God.    We talk about many different emergent movements including emergent atheism as well as the progressive evangelical move... Read more

Lloyd Geering, Reimagining God

Airs at: Sat, 05/02/2015 at 12:00am
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Lloyd Geering is a Presbyterian minister and scholar from New Zealand.  He has written over a dozen books. His latest book is a collection of essays that chronicle his intellectual and spiritual journey, Reimagining God:  The Faith Journey of A Modern Heretic.  He was tried... Read more