The Divided Mind of the Black Church and Druids Honor the Winter Solstice

This week on Interfaith Voices:

Soul-Searching After Ferguson

Americans are grappling with new questions about racism and police brutality since a white police officer killed a black, unarmed teenager in Ferguson, Missouri. How are black clergy a part of this conversation? And is the black church–once “a repository for the social and moral conscience of the nation” –doing enough?

Druids, Stonehenge, and the Winter Solstice

On December 21st, the north pole of our planet will be tilted farther away from the sun than on any other day of the year, making it the shortest and darkest day in the Northern Hemisphere. For modern Druids and other neo-pagans, it’s one of the most sacred days of the year, a time to honor the mystery and power of the natural world.

Soundscapes: Sikh Hymns

In the final installment of The Soundscapes of Faith, we listen to mystical poetry of Sikhism’s founder, Guru Nanak, set to music. Nanak’s poetry has been sung by Sikh gurus since the 16th century.

Featured speakers/guests:

Rev. Dr. Raphael Warnock, Senior Pastor of the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia

Rev. Graylan Hagler, pastor of Plymouth Congregational United Church of Christ in Washington D.C.

Rev. Dr. Gail Anderson Holness, pastor of Christ Our Redeemer AME Church in Washington D.C.

Arthur Uther Pendragon, Battle Chieftain of the Council of British Druid Orders

John Michael Greer, Grand Archdruid of the Ancient Order of Druids in America

Rajwant Singh, founder and chair of the Sikh Council on Religion and Education

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