This special Speaking of Faith collection contains six programs:Exodus
Delve into the rich and complex story of Exodus and examine how this powerful narrative of redemption infuses the rituals of the Passover Seder. (Broadcast Date: April 21, 2005)
Hanukkah
Book designer Scott-Martin Kosofsky discovered new facets of Jewish practice and tradition when he adapted a medieval Jewish guidebook called The Book of Customs. (Broadcast Date: December 2, 2004)
Jewish Roots of Christian Story
Krista Tippett speaks with Joel Marcus who offers a rare perspective on the Easter story and the Christian Passion. He is a New Testament scholar at Duke University with a special interest in the Jewish underpinnings of Christianity. New Testament writings about Jews may sound inflammatory in modern ears. With Joel Marcus, we'll try to hear them in context and we'll look for meaning in the Passion that Hollywood and popular culture can't convey. (Broadcast Date: March 24, 2005)
Easter & Passover
In the coinciding holidays of Easter and Passover, the core stories of two world religions are celebrated. This hour features readings from the Bible, words of a 14th century mystic, and poetry from Wendell Berry. (Broadcast Date: April 8, 2004)
Elie Wiesel
We mark Yom HaShoah, or Holocaust Remembrance, with Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel, one of the most revered moral figures of our time. A survivor of the Holocaust, in which he lost most of his family, he is a seminal chronicler of that event and its meaning. Host Krista Tippett speaks with Wiesel as he shares some of his thoughts on modern-day Israel and Germany, his understanding of God, and his practice of prayer after the Holocaust. Elie Wiesel is the Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities at Boston University and author of over 40 books. (Broadcast Date: May 5, 2005)
