Progressive Spirit

Carter Warden is a former conservative pastor of 25 years, now openly

atheist. Using the pseudonym “Adam Mann”, he was a founder of The Clergy

Project, an on-line support group for clergy who no longer believe the

doctrines of the churches they serve.   “Adam” was one of th...

Tony Campolo has been a fixture in the evangelical Christian scene for

decades. For the past 30 years his son, Bart has followed in his footsteps.

Their brand of Christianity is evangelical (personal salvation through Jesus)

but with an emphasis on social justice and care f...

In this episode we discuss a condition that is responsible for the deaths of

hundreds of millions of people. It is a condition that is completely

preventable. Hunger.

Why are so many people in the world...why is anyone in the world

malnourished? What can we do about it? Th...

This is the funniest book about the fear of hell you will ever read.

 Actress and comedian, Maggie Rowe, producer and performer of Comedy

Central's stage show sitnspin writes about her three month experience in an

evangelical psychiatric institution.    Diagnosed with a for...

Carol Howard Merritt is an author, speaker, and minister who grew up in a

white evangelical church and with an unpredictable and sometimes violent

father.  These experiences shaped her view of a punitive, judgmental God.

 She writes from personal experience and as professio...

Not many congregations have two out lesbians as a clergy team.   They do

that kind of thing in North Carolina.    Rev. Dr. Angela Yarber is a

trailblazer.  She is author of several books that address the intersections

among religion, the arts, gender and sexuality. She hold...

Dr. Catherine Meeks is a retired professor of socio-cultural studies at

Wesleyan College. She is the editor of the newly released book, Living Into

God’s Dream: Dismantling Racism in America. From the publisher:

This book is a report from the front, combining personal stor...

Sister Maura Clarke, a Catholic nun and three other women were assassinated

by the El Salvadoran government in December 1980. This was a government

supported by the United States. What did Sister Maura do that resulted in her

violent death? Under the context of Vatican II, ...

Known as the superego or the judge, our inner critic is the voice in our

heads that is hypercritical of everything we do and of who we are. The inner

critic shames us and debilitates us. How do we become free of the inner

critic?  The answer is mindfulness, awareness, compa...

Host John Shuck of KBOO in Portland, Oregon speaks with Penpa Tsering, the

new Representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the Office of Tibet,

based in Washington DC. He was elected to this post in May. Previously he was

a member of the Tibetan Parliament in exile whe...