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- Gordon Hempton — The Last Quiet Places: Silence and the Presence of Everything
Silence is an endangered species, says Gordon Hempton. He defines real quiet as presence — not an absence of sound, but an absence of noise. The Earth, as he knows it, is a "solar-powered jukebox." Quiet is a "think tank of the soul." We take in the world through his ears.
51 min - [Unedited] Gordon Hempton with Krista TippettGordon Hempton is founder and vice president of The One Square Inch of Silence Foundation based in Indianola, Washington. His books include, together with John Grossman, "One Square Inch of Silence: One Man's Quest to Preserve Quiet." He has produced more than 60 albums of natural soundscapes. This interview is edited and produced with music and other features in the On Being episode "Gordon Hempton — The Last Quiet Places: Silence and the Presence of Everything." Find more at onbeing.org.1 hr 30 min
- [Unedited] James Martin with Krista TippettJames Martin is a Jesuit priest and editor at large of America magazine. His books include "The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything," "Between Heaven and Mirth: Why Joy, Humor and Laughter are at the Heart of the Spiritual Life," and most recently "Jesus: A Pilgrimage." This interview is edited and produced with music and other features in the On Being episode "James Martin — Finding God in All Things." Find more at onbeing.org.1 hr 31 min
- James Martin — Finding God in All Things
Before Pope Francis, James Martin was perhaps the best-loved Jesuit in American life. He’s followed the calling of St. Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Jesuit order, to “find God in all things” — and in 21st-century forms. To delve into Fr. Martin's way of being in the world is to discover the "spiritual exercises" St. Ignatius designed to be accessible to everyone more than six centuries ago. Also his thoughts on the "un-taming" Christmas.
51 min - Joy Ladin — Gender and the Syntax of Being: Identity and Transition
Gender defines us from the moment we’re born. But how is that related to the lifelong work of being at home in ourselves? For as far back as Joy Ladin can remember, her body didn’t match her soul. We explore this question through her story of transition from male to female — in an orthodox Jewish world.
53 min - [Unedited] Joy Ladin with Krista TippettJoy Ladin is Gottesman Professor of English at Stern College of Yeshiva University. She is the author of "Through the Door of Life: A Jewish Journey Between Genders" and has published five books of poetry. This interview is edited and produced with music and other features in the On Being episode "Joy Ladin — Gender and the Syntax of Being: Identity and Transition." Find more at onbeing.org.1 hr 38 min
- Seth Godin — The Art of Noticing, and Then CreatingWe live in a world that is recreating itself one life and one digital connection at a time. On this landscape for which there are no maps, Seth Godin is a singular thought leader and innovator in what he describes as our post-industrial "connection economy." Rather than merely tolerate change, he says, we are all called now to rise to it. We are invited and stretched in whatever we do to be artists — to create in ways that matter to other people.52 min
- [Unedited] Seth Godin with Krista TippettSeth Godin is an internet thought leader and entrepreneur, and founder of several companies including Squidoo.com. He’s the author of many books, including "Tribes," "The Icarus Deception," and most recently, "What to Do When It's Your Turn." This interview is edited and produced with music and other features in the On Being episode "Seth Godin — The Art of Noticing, and Then Creating." Find more at onbeing.org.1 hr 27 min
- [Unedited] Reza Aslan with Krista TippettReza Aslan is the founder of Aslan Media, a social media network for news and entertainment about the Middle East and the world. A scholar of religions, he is currently professor of creative writing at the University of California, Riverside. His books include "Beyond Fundamentalism: Confronting Religious Extremism in the Age of Globalization," "No God But God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam," and "Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth." This interview is edited and produced with music and other features in the On Being episode "Reza Aslan — Islam's Reformation." Find more at onbeing.org.1 hr 34 min
- Reza Aslan — Islam's ReformationIn a probing and personal conversation, Reza Aslan opens a refreshing window on religion in the world and Islam in particular. It’s a longer view of history and humanity than news cycles invite — certainly when it comes to the Arab Spring, or to ISIS. His life is a kind of prism on the fluid story of religion in this century. But in a globalized world, we all have a personal stake in how this story unfolds.54 min
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The premier theologion of early America, Jonathan Edwards, explores the futility of "absolute nothing" and the the existance of a "necessary eternal being."