Tuesday at 12:00 pm
Interfaith Voices is the nation’s leading public radio show about faith, ethics and spirituality. Each week we offer you analyses of the big headlines alongside lesser-told stories – those of Orthodox Jewish artists and African-American atheists, Muslim feminists and spiritual seekers. Through these stories, a rough sketch of our country’s religious landscape begins to emerge. It’s a marketplace of beliefs and ideas too complex for sound bites, and too important to ignore.
That’s why Interfaith Voices matters.
We believe interfaith understanding is more than hollow jargon. It is integral to being informed and engaged citizens in the most religiously diverse country on earth. Polite society might try to avoid talking about religion and politics, but Interfaith Voices believes that we must talk about both – together.
We strive to:
- educate the public about the religious and ethical issues behind the news
- explore the mystery of spiritual experience
- invite guests and listeners from a wide diversity of traditions, including those with no religion
- promote dialogue, especially on contentious moral topics
- present many faith traditions and points of view – faithfully, clearly and compellingly
Interfaith Voices does not preach or proselytize, and is not affiliated with any religious organization. We are an independent public radio program.
Upcoming episodes
Looking Forward to Jesus’ Second Coming, the Reinvention of the Buddha, and More May 28, 2013 | 12:00 pm
Why the apocalypse remains a symbol of hope and justice for the Seventh-day Adventist Church.Read More
Recent episodes
“Orphan Theology” and the Christian Adoption Movement May 21, 2013 | 12:00 pm
From 'Orphan Sunday' to the Orphan Summit, many evangelical churches have found a new calling in overseas adoptions. But it may be doing more harm than good.Read More
Pew’s Muslim Survey, Writing Letters as a Spiritual Practice, and More May 14, 2013 | 12:00 pm
From Pakistan to Bangladesh, Malaysia to Egypt, we dig into one of the most comprehensive public polls of the world's Muslims in the last decade.Read More
The Moral Responsibility of the Media, Punk Jews, and More May 7, 2013 | 12:00 pm
Getting it first, and getting it right. In the wake of some shoddy reporting on the Boston Marathon bombings, we explore the duties of the media in covering breaking newsRead More
The Rise of Interfaith Marriage April 23, 2013 | 12:00 pm
About forty percent of American couples are in interfaith marriages, up from twenty percent in the 1950s. We meet one Catholic-Jewish pair that's making it work.Read More
The Moral Lives of Primates, Questioning the Priesthood, and More April 16, 2013 | 12:00 pm
Copyright © 2013 by Frans de Waal. With permission of the publisher, W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.Our moral code is much older than our religious beliefs. In fact, we can trace traits like empathy, justice and cooperation all the way back to our animal ancestors.
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The Ethics of Drone Warfare, Quakers, and More April 9, 2013 | 12:00 pm
Hundreds of American drones now quietly hover over Yemen, Pakistan and other Muslim countries. And they're stirring dangerous resentment among Islamic tribal groups.Read More
Rethinking the Resurrection, Inside the Westboro Baptist Church, and More April 2, 2013 | 12:00 pm
This Easter, a new look at the resurrection of Jesus, the core moment of Christian faith.Read More
St. Francis of Assisi, What Religion Teaches Us About Dying Well, and More March 26, 2013 | 12:00 pm
St. Francis of Assisi, What Religion Teaches Us About Dying Well, and More:Wearing an old tunic and no shoes, St. Francis of Assisi devoted himself to helping the poor. We get to know the humble friar, the new Pope's namesake.
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Enter Pope Francis, Hava Nagila: The Movie, and More March 19, 2013 | 12:00 pm
The white smoke cleared, the curtains opened, and he appeared: Pope Francis, the first pontiff from outside Europe in more than a thousand yearsRead More
Eco-Spirituality, Choosing Religious Leaders, and More March 12, 2013 | 12:00 pm
A new way of understanding the Earth and our place in it. It’s a story that goes back 14 billion years, and connects us to the entire cosmos--plants, animals and starsRead More
Church Scandals in the Pope’s Final Days and More March 5, 2013 | 12:00 pm
The revelations keep stacking up in the Catholic Church. The latest: Great Britain's only cardinal has resigned after charges of sexual misconduct with priests.Read More
Understanding Salafi Muslims, the Bible in African-American Art, and More February 26, 2013 | 12:00 pm
Salafis believe they are following the ideals of the Salaf, Arabic for "ancestors." For them, these first generations of Muslims practiced a faith that was pure.Read More
Pope Benedict XVI Resigns, Saints as Sisters and Role Models, and More February 19, 2013 | 12:00 pm
The Pope has stepped down, for the first time in 600 years. Will the Pope emeritus still have any influence? And what kind of man should replace him?Read More
Muslim Surveillance: The Cost of Winning the War on Terror? February 12, 2013 | 12:00 pm
Big Brother is watching American Muslims. We look at the surveillance tactics the FBI and NYPD are using to find the 'terrorists' of tomorrow. . . today.Read More
Scientology February 5, 2013 | 12:00 pm
Scientology teaches that we are immortal spiritual beings, with unlimited potential. It also tests the limits of what counts as a religion.Read More
Public Confessions January 29, 2013 | 12:00 pm
When Lance Armstrong professed his sins to 'Pope-rah' recently, he was taking part in a favorite American ritual: the public confession. There’s something deeply satisfying about watching politicians, preachers, and celebrities admit they’re sinners. This week, we explore how our demand for public confession is rooted in America’s religious heritage.Read More
The Spiritual Bond Between Heschel and King, The ‘Faitheist,’ and More January 22, 2013 | 12:00 pm
The legacy of Abraham Joshua Heschel, a Polish-born rabbi and Jewish mystic. He taught that humans are called upon to live in a way that honors the mystery of being alive.Read More
The Whiteness of Jesus, The Dead Sea Scrolls Go Digital, and More January 15, 2013 | 12:00 pm
Countless depictions of a fair-skinned Jesus have linked whiteness with Godliness – and complicated race relations for generations of Americans.Read More
Madeleine Albright’s Jewish Roots, Longing for Immortality, and More January 8, 2013 | 12:00 pm
In "Prague Winter," Madeleine Albright, the former U.S. Secretary of State, reflects on her Jewish ancestry, which she didn't discover until she was vetted for the White House.Read More
Egypt in Crisis December 18, 2012 | 12:00 pm
The new Egypt holds an eclectic group of religious factions--and they've all got very different ideas about how the young government should be run.A look at Druids and the Winter Solstice
The Mayan Calendar: Time to Head for the Hills?
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Faith at the Office – From Google to Xerox December 11, 2012 | 12:00 pm
Chik-fil-A is closed on Sundays for the Christian sabbath. Xerox takes its employees on Native American spirituality retreats. And Tyson’s Foods offers an on-site chaplain at their production factories. Now that Americans are spending more and more time in the office, businesses are stepping in to fill the spiritual void. From May 2012.Lake Lambert, author of Spirituality, Inc.: Religion in the American Workplace
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Life in a Polygamous Marriage, and the Church of England’s Glass Ceiling December 4, 2012 | 12:00 pm
Twenty-four kids. Three wives. One husband. Introducing the Darger family, Orthodox Mormons who turn to the original teachings of Joseph SmithRead More
Dorothy Day, Catholic Saint? Gurus in Sikhism, and More November 27, 2012 | 12:00 pm
Becoming officially holy isn’t easy. We find out what it takes to become a Catholic saint, and why peace activist Dorothy Day may be next in line.Read More
The Problem with One Way Giving & Fr. Michael Lapsley November 20, 2012 | 12:00 pm
Charity always feels good for the giver - but what about for the receiver? A community organizer talks frankly about the trouble with good intentions.Read More
Debriefing Election 2012 and Recovering From Moral Injury November 13, 2012 | 12:00 pm
Victorious: the unaffiliated. Not so much: white evangelicals. This week--who won and who lost the religious battles of this election season.Read More
The God Strategy and Voter Voices Part 2 November 6, 2012 | 12:00 pm
These days, every smart presidential candidate knows that you can’t win the election without using religion strategically. That means visiting religious universities, referencing the Bible, and ending all major speeches with “God Bless America.” It’s all part of what David Domke calls “the God Strategy.”Two people of faith tell us how religion and politics intersect in their own lives. Our series concludes with undecided voters: an African-American Mormon and a Muslim woman
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Faith and the Presidency, ‘Falling in Love with Joseph Smith,’ and More October 30, 2012 | 12:00 pm
A glimpse inside the minds and souls of the men who have led our country.Read More
The Rise of the Unaffiliated, Loretto’s Jubilee, and More October 23, 2012 | 12:00 pm
If someone polls you about your religion and you choose "none of the above," welcome to one of the fast-growing groups of people in America.People who describe themselves as atheist, agnostic, or nothing in particular now make up nearly 20 percent of the American population.
Also, Maureen takes us on a journey to Kentucky hill country--to the home base of her community, the Sisters of Loretto. It's a story that began 200 years ago, when three pioneering women trekked from the east coast to provide education for the local children.
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The Legacy of Vatican II and Santeria: The Path of the Orishas October 16, 2012 | 12:00 pm
Fifty years ago this month, more than 2,000 bishops gathered in Rome to figure out how to bring the Catholic Church into the modern world.Read More
How (and Why) to be Secular, Celebrating Sukkot, and More October 9, 2012 | 12:00 pm
Don't want the government to mingle with religion? You're probably a secularist - and don't even know it.Read More
African-American Atheists and Forgery in the Holy Land October 2, 2012 | 12:00 pm
Why 'atheist' is a four-letter word in many black communities, and the Jesus 'bone box' goes on trial.Read More
Gay in the Eyes of God: The Series Finale September 25, 2012 | 12:00 pm
Buddhism & SexualityHinduism & Homosexuality,
Beyond Male & Female
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Election Roundup, How a Fake Guru Earned a Real Following, and More September 18, 2012 | 12:00 pm
Election Roundup: The Convention EditionHomosexuality and the Mormon Church
The Fake Guru
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Sacred Astrology Anita Sherrill’s Story and More September 11, 2012 | 12:00 pm
Every human culture has looked to the night sky to understand itself. In the stars and planets we see order, beauty and mystery - and often a spectacular glimpse of the Divine. Cosmologist Nicholas Campsion explains why the cosmos has long been at the core of world religions.Read More
The Divine Universe: Leonard Nimoy, Making Contact With E.T.s, and More September 4, 2012 | 12:00 pm
The acclaimed actor talks to Nadine Epstein about how Judaism inspired his poetry, photography and acting - including his interpretation of Mr. Spock.Read More
The Religous Roots of the Syrian Conflict August 28, 2012 | 12:00 pm
With at least 17,000 dead in the Syrian civil war, we explore why tensions between Alawite and Sunni Muslims are at the source of the conflict.Read More
The Aleppo Codex Mystery, Nuns vs. the Vatican, and More August 21, 2012 | 12:00 pm
The Aleppo Codex was once the most perfect copy of the Hebrew Bible - but today it’s missing about 200 pages. So where did they go?Read More
Religion and the Election, Sikhs Mourn, and More August 14, 2012 | 12:00 pm
From Mitt Romney’s Mormonism to Barack Obama’s support of same sex marriage, religious and moral issues infuse the race for the White House.Read More
Mindfulness on Capitol Hill and Gay Rights in the Episcopal Church August 7, 2012 | 12:00 pm
Breathe in, breathe out: while most of us are rushing to get ready in the morning, Rep. Tim Ryan of Ohio is sitting on a cushion, focusing on his breath.Read More
The ‘Ground Zero Mosque,’ Being Gay and Muslim, and More July 31, 2012 | 12:00 pm
It's been two years since plans to build an Islamic community center near Ground Zero caused an uproar in New York. We meet the imam behind the project, Feisal Abdul Rauf. Also, a gay, devout, Muslim man recounts growing up in Pakistan, where being homosexual isn't just abnormal, it "wan't part of the vocabulary."Read More
The Inner Struggles of Gay Orthodox Jews, Rabbis on Homosexuality, and More July 24, 2012 | 12:00 pm
The stories of four gay and lesbian Orthodox Jews, struggling to live the 'Torah lifestyle' in a faith that considers homosexuality a sin.Read More
Reinterpreting scripture, The ‘Gay Church,’ and More July 17, 2012 | 12:00 pm
How can we understand what the Torah, Bible and Koran say about homosexuality? We dissect the major passages, includling the “abomination” lines in Leviticus.Read More
The American Bible, Meghan McCain & Michael Ian Black, and More July 3, 2012 | 12:00 pm
On Interfaith Voices this week, Stephen Prothero reflects on the speeches, songs and founding documents that express our national identity - a canon he calls America’s secular scripture.Read More
Sacred Astrology, Life in a Polygamous Marriage, and More April 30, 2013 | 12:00 pm
Nicholas Campion calls astrology the search for meaning in the sky--and he says it's at the heart of all the world’s religions.Read More
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