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Professor Hayrettin Yucesoy explores the turbulent political and religious climate of the medieval Islamic world.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 18, 2014
  • Length: 09:29
  • Purchases: 1
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Historian David Hollinger discusses the long-lasting influence of liberal Protestantism. Though conservative Evangelicals get more media attention,...

  • Added: Dec 18, 2014
  • Length: 10:12
Caption: Mitt Romney speaking to supporters at a grassroots early voting rally in Mesa, Arizona, Credit: Flickr: Gage Skidmore
Laurie Mafflly-Kipp discusses how the Mormon faith and politics have intertwined throughout American history.

  • Added: Oct 29, 2014
  • Length: 11:00
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Singer, guitarist Sister Rosetta Tharpe was a rare person to emerge in the music world. Her musical legacy includes early Rhythm and Blues and Gosp...

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif., WTIP, and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 10, 2014
  • Length: 57:50
  • Purchases: 3
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A profile of Jubilee Leadership Academy, an organization reaching out to troubled teen boys.

  • Added: Sep 24, 2014
  • Length: 08:50
Caption: In 1912, Abdul-Baha, leader of the Baha'i faith, visited Greenacre, a religious community in Maine founded by Sarah Farmer., Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Spiritual but not religious? Professor Leigh Schmidt uses the story of Sarah Farmer, a 19th-century visionary, to illustrate the ever-present strug...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 30, 2013
  • Length: 13:10
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Cannonball Adderley
Cannonball Adderley was embraced by the jazz community as soon as he hit the stage. His solos on Miles Davis' record Kind of Blue were remarkable a...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Sep 14, 2013
  • Length: 03:02
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Philip Shepherd
The Opening Door with Wendy Strgar, Loveologist, entrepreneur, & educator, is a joyful refocusing on love as the transformative force of life. The ...

  • Added: Jun 04, 2013
  • Length: 25:51
Caption: Pictured: Hijras in India celebrating Koovagam, a Hindu festival dedicated to the deity Aravan., Credit: Wikipedia
Culture gives us permission - or denies us permission - to express what we find is true and real in ourselves. There is nothing natural, or inevita...

  • Added: May 22, 2013
  • Length: 20:44
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The term "Hinduism" refers to a multitude of traditions, so it's no surprise that Hindu attitudes towards sexuality and homosexuality are complex. ...

  • Added: May 22, 2013
  • Length: 12:27
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For Buddhists, whether homosexuality is "right" or "wrong" isn't the question - it's more important to ask whether a behavior is "skillfull" or "un...

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: May 22, 2013
  • Length: 12:27
  • Purchases: 1
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Like many other conservative-leaning Christian denominations, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints officially condemns homosexual acts. ...

  • Added: May 22, 2013
  • Length: 11:54
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Anita Sherrill knew she was a lesbian since she was a little girl. But reconciling her sexuality with her Christianity, and with her father, hasn't...

  • Added: May 22, 2013
  • Length: 07:40
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African-American Christian denominations run the gamut, from Baptist and Evangelical to Roman Catholic. One thing they've have tended to share, tho...

  • Added: May 22, 2013
  • Length: 15:46
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Rev. Richard Cizik says he's undergone an "evolution" about the place of gays and lesbians in Evangelical Christianty - and says that American Evan...

  • Added: May 22, 2013
  • Length: 10:48
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Compared with mainliners, Evangelical Christians emphasize a more personal relationship with Jesus, and believe they have a sacred duty to share th...

  • Added: May 22, 2013
  • Length: 10:23
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Eve Tushnet is gay, Catholic, and proudly celibate. A recent convert, she decided she couldn't be a good Catholic and a practicing lesbian at the s...

  • Added: May 22, 2013
  • Length: 17:00
Caption: Artwork by Richard Creps
As seniors at Union Seminary, Richard and Jim are responsible for welcoming the incoming students through “round robins” hosted in the homes of fac...

  • Added: Feb 18, 2013
  • Length: 15:40
Caption: Artwork by Richard Creps
Richard signs up with his roommate to work amidst the lakes and falls and trees in Upstate New York. Richard and Jim preach on Sundays and spend th...

  • Added: Feb 18, 2013
  • Length: 23:05
Caption: Artwork by Richard Creps
In the summer of 1950, Richard goes to work in the steel mills of Pittsburgh. The job was both part of his theological education and necessary to h...

  • Added: Feb 18, 2013
  • Length: 22:16
Caption: Artwork by Richard Creps
At Union Seminary Richard immediately audits a seminar being co-taught by John Bennett and Reinhold Niebuhr on “Christianity and Communism.” Richar...

  • Added: Feb 18, 2013
  • Length: 26:22
Caption: Artwork by Richard Creps
Richard looks forward to his studies under Reinhold Niebuhr, one of the most challenging theological thinkers of his generation. In his last summer...

  • Added: Feb 18, 2013
  • Length: 23:41
Caption: Artwork by Richard Creps
Richard's course on Reinhold Niebuhr with Robert Bonthius, Wooster’s religion professor, confirms his decision to attend Union Theological Seminary...

  • Added: Feb 18, 2013
  • Length: 20:05
Caption: A Mayan woman praying in an Evangelical Church in Guatemala's Highlands, Credit: Jesse Dukes
Part II in a three part series about Guatemala, Latin America's Evangelical Frontier.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 14, 2013
  • Length: 04:48
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: El Shaddai Church in Guatemala City, Credit: Jesse Dukes
Part III in a series of three short features about Latin America's Evangelical Frontier.

Bought by KUOW and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 14, 2013
  • Length: 05:56
  • Purchases: 2