The host of the popular weekly program on national public radio talks about her journey from politics back to religion and a life of conversation. Welcome back to speaking of faith, public radios conversation about religion, meaning, ethics and ideas. Krista tippett nee weedman, born november 9, 1960 is an american journalist, author, and entrepreneur. Some of us have to throw our bodies in front of other bodies in danger, right. Buy speaking of faith unabridged by krista tippett isbn. In a new book, the host of nprs on being tries to formulate a unified theory of secular spirituality. She has hosted and produced the now national weekly program at american public media since it began in 2000. Kennedy was elected president, portentous beginnings for the granddaughter of a southern baptist minister. Krista tippett is the creator and host of public radios phenomenally popular program speaking of faith, a weekly conversation about religion, meaning, ethics, and ideas. Join diane winston, usc annenberg knight chair in media and religion, in a conversation with krista tippett, host of american public medias speaking of faith. Speaking of faith isbn 97801431188 pdf epub krista. Inside mormon faith americans have been hearing about mormonism in the context of the presidential campaign. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read speaking of faith.
Tippett, host of the weekly npr radio show speaking of faith, offers a challenging book that is part intellectual autobiography, part rumination on the issues of the day. Elie wiesel the tragedy of the believer the on being. A thoughtprovoking, original appraisal of the meaning of religion by the host of public radios on being krista tippett, widely becoming known as the bill moyers of radio, is one of the countrys most intelligent and insightful commentators on religion, ethics, and the human spirit. Speaking of faith, the audiobook, is krista tippetts own story of how she arrived where she is todayon a journey of discovery shared by countless others. This is first of two books by tippett and she is writing a third.
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