Progressive Spirit

What if we brought mindfulness to schools and Buddhism to economics?

Clair Brown teaches at Cal Berkely and is the author of Buddhist Economics:

An Enlightened Approach to the Dismal Science.

Caverly Morgan is the founder of "Peace in Schools," the first for credit

high sc...

When we hear the word theology, we may think we are going to engage in

esoteric reflections about divinity and the afterlife.  But theology at its

best is not about God or gods, but about life and its meaning and the myths

that drive us.   Arthur Dewey is professor of theol...

What is moral?  How has morality changed and how does that effect how we

make decisions and evaluate the decisions of others in politics, business,

and sex?   In Behaving Badly:  The New Morality in Politics, Sex and

Business. Eden Collinsworth embarks on a personal journey...

Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth was one of the leaders of the civil rights movement

along with Martin Luther King Jr. and Ralph Abernathy.  But he was in many

ways unsung.  Middle Georgia State University Professor Andrew Manis talks

about the legacy of Fred Shuttlesworth.   In 199...

Mary Astor’s biggest role was Brigid O’Shaughnessy.  Brigid was the love

interest of Sam Spade played by Humphrey Bogart in the film, the Maltese

Falcon.  But Mary Astor is most famous for what happened off screen and was

recorded in her diary.   Caricaturist Edward Sorel b...

Stephen Gray is the author of Cannabis and Spirituality: An Explorer’s

Guide to an Ancient Plant Spirit Ally. On October 1st 2015, Oregon joined

Washington and Colorado as the third state to legalize recreational use of

cannabis. Now that it is easy as going to one of th...

The theme of this episode is transitions and transformations.  Here are two

people who see changes on the ground and are helping direct them toward a

more flourishing outcome.

My first guest ever on this program, when it was called Religion For Life,

is Anthony Flaccavento...

On February 9th 2017 in Northeast Portland, a 17 year old child, Quanice

Derrick Hayes was shot three times, twice in the chest and once through the

head at point blank range.   He was shot and killed by Portland Police

Officer Andrew Hearst.   

The family of Quanice Hayes...

Progressive Spirit is now one hour!  (Technically 54 minutes to accommodate

top of the hour news).    Both the 54 minute and 29 minute versions are

distributed to stations each week.  The longer version will go to podcast.

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Dr. Brett Webb-Mitchell is a pilgrim, speaker, writer, teacher, ordained

Presbyterian pastor, parent, partner, and pet lover.

In 1999 he came out as a gay man and it was a pilgrimage that enabled him to

be honest with himself.

Currently, Brett is a pastor serving St. Andre...