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Inner Compass Inner Compass is a television interview show that explores how people make their decisions about ethical, religious, and social justice issues. Guests include visiting scholars, authors, activists, religious leaders, and public servants from around the world as well as active members of the local community.
Format : Religion |
Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy Updated: 2012-02-07 20:06:48 Description: Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a remarkable young theologian and pastor in World War II Germany who joined the Resistance in several plots to assassinate Hitler. His devotional books are still best sellers today. That’s because, according to Eric Metax...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ready for Robots? Updated: 2012-01-24 20:19:46 Description: As people have fewer phone conversations, choosing instead to use texts and on-line social networking, anthropologist Sherry Turkle has noticed something. Director of the MIT Initiative on Technology and the Self, she researches how people int...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD School & Housing "Choice" Programs. Updated: 2012-01-16 17:52:49 Description: The new wave of government voucher programs aims to correct segregation that happens all too often; the privileged move away from under-resourced public schooling or housing, leaving the rest wondering what their options are. Mary Pattillo, pr...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Life as the Dutch Prime Minister Updated: 2012-01-13 21:05:18 Description: What would it be like to live in a Prime Minister’s mansion built by your own ancestors, meet with the queen once a week, and work out your decisions with the help of a cabinet made of three different political parties? Jan Peter Balkenende ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Does Sexual Orientation = Identity? Updated: 2011-12-06 19:58:45 Description: The practice of labeling people by sexual orientation--homosexual, heterosexual, etc.--started only a century ago. At times labels can help make sense of our world, but at other times labeling individuals can be dehumanizing and can even be a form of...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Moral Injuries in War Updated: 2011-11-15 19:52:44 Description: We know that soldiers can be injured physically, or suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder. But there’s a third kind of injury that results when soldiers engage in actions that violate their own moral principles; it’s known as "moral injury."...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Healthier Healthcare Environments Updated: 2011-11-08 19:45:15 Description: When we think of the need for an improved healthcare system, often the focus is on the patients’ experience. But there can be no strength of care if the caregivers themselves are discouraged to the point of exhaustion. Bonnie Wesorick, found...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD What's So Funny? Exploring Humor Updated: 2011-11-08 19:45:14 Description: Someone walking onto a stage trips and falls. Half the audience laughs, half doesn’t; and they’re even angry at the first half for laughing! Why do people respond so differently to humor, puns, and jokes? Calvin College philosophy professor Pa...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Christian, Evolutionist, or Both? Updated: 2011-11-01 18:22:20 Description: Some scientific theories seem to matter a lot more to people than others. The theory of evolution has always gotten plenty of attention, especially from those who treasure the scriptural book of Genesis. Alvin Plantinga, emeriti professor from...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Democracy & Sharia Law: Can They Coexist? Updated: 2011-06-09 21:22:45 Description: As we watch Muslim countries consider new forms of government, many in America hope that democracy will win out. But some Muslim countries have used the voting process to establish Sharia law, which includes strict regulations pertaining to punishmen...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Making Globalization Work Updated: 2011-05-26 20:06:39 Description: As the world’s markets become more intermingled, we see new kinds of foods on our grocery shelves and hear new accents in our business calls. But we also lose domestic jobs as they are moved to other countries, where workers now get their first tas...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD U.S. Environment: Our History with the Land Updated: 2011-05-23 18:09:30 Description: North American attitudes toward nature have shifted over time, almost as much as our natural landscape has. Donald Worster of the University of Kansas helped develop the intriguing new field of environmental history to track the intense relati...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD "Look at Me!" Narcissism or Self-Esteem? Updated: 2011-05-16 14:08:59 Description: Are teens posting risqué photos on the internet because they are starved for attention, or because they are convinced they’re HOT? Should EVERYONE on the team get a trophy? Jean Twenge of the San Diego State University psychology department...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Starting a Free African School Updated: 2011-04-18 14:24:37 Description: Thousands of children in Uganda don’t go to school because their parents can’t afford books, a uniform, or sometimes, just a pencil. The orphans there have even less of a chance. When Twesigye Jackson Kaguri was confronted with this pictur...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD All Kinds of Minds Updated: 2011-04-11 15:43:15 Description: As a young adult visiting her aunt’s farm, Temple Grandin found herself able to intuit what the livestock feared as they experienced the regular stresses of farm life. Was it because of her autism? Now this Colorado State University professor is wi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Exchanging Gangs For Jobs Updated: 2011-03-28 15:40:01 Description: Finding a job may not seem the highest priority for most gang members, but Father Greg Boyle learned otherwise when he befriended gang members in his parish and started the largest gang intervention program in the U.S. His book Tattoos on the ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Female Asian-Americans: Finding a Voice Updated: 2011-03-01 19:30:24 Description: Handling the pressure from society’s expectations is challenging enough; add more demands because of your race, gender, immigrant parents, and religion, and it can be nearly impossible to find your own voice. Nikki Toyama-Szeto is co-editor...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Transforming Troubled Schools Updated: 2011-02-14 15:15:10 Description: A factory still using production systems from the 1950s would not make sense in today's technological world. Unfortunately, some K-12 schools still use decades-old educational techniques and policies. School turnaround specialist Sajan George ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Creativity & Cultural Power Updated: 2011-02-11 21:18:36 Description: The more power people have, the more choices they have to use or abuse it. Although some believe the most spiritual path is to renounce power in favor of a life of service, Andy Crouch, contributing editor for Christianity Today and author of ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Justice for Cambodians Updated: 2011-02-08 20:15:32 Description: January Series guest Theary Seng was imprisoned as a child during the 1975-79 Khmer Rouge takeover of Cambodia. She barely escaped death; her parents did not. After emigrating to the U.S., she became a lawyer, then moved back to help rebuild a...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Speaking of Faith Updated: 2011-02-03 21:05:13 Description: After Krista Tippett graduated from seminary, she noticed a hole in the media. There was finally plenty of religion coverage, but the simplicity of the reports drove her to launch a public radio interview show, "Speaking of Faith" (now titled ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD An Unexpected Parenthood Updated: 2011-01-26 22:02:46 Description: Special needs children are labeled for the extra care they require. Observers may wonder how their families would cope with all those responsibilities. Faye Knol, whose son who was born 14 weeks premature and lived into early adulthood with se...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Making it to College Updated: 2011-01-25 19:12:03 Description: For too many students, the hurdles to getting a college diploma are nearly insurmountable. Brandy Johnson, Michigan director of College Access Network, describes the national program designed to support, inform, and encourage students so they have a ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Engaging with Art Updated: 2011-01-25 19:02:01 Description: When artists create, how much consideration should they give to their audience? And, when viewers approach artwork, is it more important to respond to the piece first or to read the printed artist’s statement? Sheila Wyne, a visual artist from Anch...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Navigating Conflict Updated: 2010-12-06 16:51:05 Description: What is your tendency when you see conflict coming--run and hide? Tackle it head-on? Bob Hall, founder of Learning to Live with Conflict, Inc., looks beyond winning and losing to suggest ways the very presence of conflict can help us learn and grow ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD An Orphan's Story Updated: 2010-12-06 16:49:35 Description: When a child has been abandoned by his or her parents, it leaves a wound that is hard to heal. Those nearby may feel there is nothing they can do. Rob Mitchell, author of Castaway Kid: One Man’s Search for Hope and Home, describes how several peopl...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD U.S. Slavery in the North Updated: 2010-11-16 19:50:30 Description: When Katrina Browne was 28 years old and in seminary, she learned that her ancestors were the largest slave-trading family in U.S. history. And, they were not from the South; they had lived in Rhode Island. Katrina wrote to 200 family members, inviti...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Premarital Sex in America Updated: 2010-11-05 18:57:09 Description: According to several surveys, more than ninety percent of Americans in their early 20s are having sex before marriage. Mark Regnerus of the University of Texas at Austin sociology department, and co-author of the book Premarital Sex in America: How Y...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Good Life Updated: 2010-11-05 18:55:21 Description: You may long for the latest gadget or fashion, more because of the image it projects than for any other reason. Where do those images come from? Calvin College philosophy professor Jamie Smith, author of Desiring the Kingdom: Worship, Worldview, and ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD America's Christian Roots? Updated: 2010-11-05 18:53:36 Description: Every so often, there is a swell of complaints that America has strayed from its Christian roots. But others question whether the U.S. was ever designed to be a Christian nation. Notre Dame historians Mark Noll and George Marsden, authors of many wor...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Lies About Ourselves Updated: 2010-11-05 18:51:14 Description: Too many people trudge through life battling mental accusations that trap them in destructive cycles. Anneshia Freeman, an addiction counselor who created the "Lies That Bind" program, describes how she helps people identify what may be blocking them...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Justice for Hondurans Updated: 2010-11-05 18:49:22 Description: Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) often function better in developing countries by working around broken governmental systems. But could more people be helped if the NGOs focused on fixing the broken systems? Calvin sociology department's Kurt Ve...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Power of Writing Updated: 2010-05-24 19:58:29 Description: We hear about prisoners, but not so often from prisoners. When bestselling novelist Wally Lamb (She’s Come Undone, I Know This Much is True) tried his hand at teaching prisoners to write, he had no idea how many lives would be impacted. Hear...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Feasting at a Food Pantry Updated: 2010-05-17 14:20:54 Description: Out of curiosity, a woman walks into a church. She’s offered communion, and it changes her life. She ends up turning the feast into a food pantry, which nurtures others (as well as herself) beyond what she ever imagined. Sara Miles, director...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Bringing Hope to Prisoners Updated: 2010-05-10 15:14:11 Description: Imagine being asked to take charge of one of the bloodiest prisons in America, where cell-mates chose to sleep in shifts in order to protect each other. Burl Cain, Prison Warden of the Louisiana State Penitentiary (also known as Angola) was given th...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD African Solutions for African Problems Updated: 2010-05-03 14:09:14 Description: People across Africa were actually living well until European colonialists took control of the natural resources to enhance their own wealth. Now that the occupiers are gone, new governments are still sending wealth offshore--into personal foreign ba...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Should Reporters Embed? Updated: 2010-04-26 15:13:38 Description: Journalists have been embedded in military units since the early stages of the Iraq War. While this positions them to show the complexities of war, it also exposes them to more danger. CBS News correspondent Kimberly Dozier, author of Breathing the F...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Do We Need Free Enterprise? Updated: 2010-04-26 14:55:57 Description: The US Constitution guarantees a host of freedoms. But as we watch the economic freedom of some people come at the expense of other people, many Americans are wondering if capitalism can exist more fairly. Arthur Brooks, president of the American En...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Making the Holy Land Holy Updated: 2010-03-02 20:24:38 Description: We call it the Holy Land, and it’s an extremely important region to followers of several religions. But the relationships within it are anything but holy. Archbishop Elias Chacour of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church in Galilee has spent his life b...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Wikipedia: Internet Democracy Updated: 2010-02-23 20:11:04 Description: Wikipedia began with the goal of distributing a free, high-quality encyclopedia to every person on the planet. This internet project, written collaboratively by volunteers in over 260 languages, is now over 10 times larger than Encyclopedia Britannic...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Healthcare Around the World Updated: 2010-02-23 20:07:48 Description: Fans of U.S. health care reform point out that many other countries provide coverage for all their citizens, with not one bankruptcy over medical bills. But how exactly do these countries do it? Journalist T.R. Reid, author of The Healing of America:...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ethics of Hostage Negotiations Updated: 2010-02-09 19:56:42 Description: An angry criminal takes a hostage and demands to speak with authorities. Who’s most qualified to take the phone? What strategy might have worked with David Koresh? Jim Botting, author of Bullets, Bombs and Fast Talk: 25 Years of FBI War Stories, de...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The New Face of Evangelicalism Updated: 2010-02-02 19:04:21 Description: By 2050, the majority of the U.S. population will be nonwhite. The American church will make this transition even sooner, and if successful, will position itself as a model to the rest of society. Soong-Chan Rah, of North Park Theological Seminary an...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Pornography’s Destructive Path Updated: 2010-01-27 22:00:18 Description: Although viewing pornography is often dismissed as a rite of passage into adulthood, Michael Leahy, author of Porn Nation and Porn University, hears a different message from thousands of college students. Many are not prepared for the guilt, altered ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Accomodating the Autism Spectrum Updated: 2010-01-18 15:56:04 Description: With the definition of autism now encompassing a wide range of behaviors, more people find themselves daily encountering those diagnosed with some version of this disorder. How can we make more room for differing styles of relating? Laurel Falvo of T...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Passing the Plate: Tithing Practices Updated: 2010-01-12 16:15:18 Description: If American Christians gave away just ten percent of their income, the resulting eighty-five billion dollars could fund--and solve--many of the world's most pressing needs. Patricia Snell, co-author of Passing the Plate: Why American Christians Donâ€...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ethics of Young Adult Literature Updated: 2010-01-06 16:12:21 Description: Scowling cheerleaders and thirsty vampires beckon from the Young Adult bookshelves. How can concerned parents evaluate what their kids are reading? Newbury Honor-winning author Gary Schmidt of the Calvin College English department suggests ways to ju...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Enfolding Ex-Prisoners Updated: 2009-11-17 20:22:04 Description: Forever defined by their worst choices, former prisoners re-enter a society that locked them up and tried to throw away the key. Harold Dean Trulear of the Howard University School of Divinity and The Center for Public Justice shows how churches acro...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Religion & Reporters: Oil & Water? Updated: 2009-11-10 19:35:33 Description: As religion becomes a central theme in the headlines of the day, many journalists find themselves to be under-informed. Michael Cromartie of the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, D.C. describes how he brings religion experts and reporter...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Forsaking the Fast Track Updated: 2009-11-03 18:34:25 Description: John Rodden, a scholar and writer who no longer specializes in one area of study, describes his motivations and adventures after walking away from a promising career as a professor in order to pursue his dreams. Karen Saupe hosts....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD When Groups Play: Flash Mobs & Urban Experiments Updated: 2009-10-20 19:14:51 Description: What does it take to get thousands of people to show up downtown for a pillow fight? Rob Bliss, creator of The Rob Bliss Urban Experiments, tells how technology and social dynamics help him gather crowds for memorable happenings. Karen Saupe hosts....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD True Community Development Updated: 2009-05-29 14:01:24 Description: When families climb out of poverty, they often leave their old neighborhoods behind. What can help an at-risk population when it loses its stabilizing core? Today we'll hear from long-time civil rights activist and author John Perkins, who holds 9 ho...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Freeing Today's Slaves Updated: 2009-05-12 18:51:46 Description: Across the world, children as young as five are sold into brothels, and widows lose land and livelihood due to unenforced laws that could protect them. Human rights activist Sharon Cohn Wu tells stories of International Justice Mission rescuing victi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Connecting Cancer & the Environment Updated: 2009-05-12 18:48:23 Description: If a chemist could sample your body's chemistry, she would find scores of toxic chemicals picked up throughout your life, as early as in your mother's womb. Is this an unavoidable part of life on modern earth? January Series guest Sandra Steingraber ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Plotting Paths to Power Updated: 2009-04-21 17:53:14 Description: Some people seem born to climb the ladder of success and power. Are leadership qualities innate, learned, bought? Michael Lindsay of the Rice University Center on Race, Religion, & Urban Life has interviewed hundreds of prominent public leaders; he s...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Are Christians Losing Touch? Updated: 2009-04-13 20:07:40 Description: There's a growing skepticism among young people toward Christianity, and Christians don't even seem to be aware of it. Public opinion pollster David Kinnaman, president of The Barna Group and author of unChristian: What a New Generation Really Thinks...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Microfinance Miracles Updated: 2009-04-07 17:52:42 Description: It may be hard to believe that $50 can lift a family out of poverty for life, but it’s happening every day around the world through simple microfinance lending partnerships. Robert Rooy has not only watched it happen—he has dedicated his life to ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Presidential Character: An Ethical History Updated: 2009-03-17 18:14:58 Description: Is being a "natural politician" a mark of truth or falsehood? Better to forge ahead in the face of opposition, or to be swayed by the citizens? Presidential historian and biographer Richard Norton Smith draws on a wealth of stories to bring to light ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD What Marriage Does Updated: 2009-03-17 18:13:03 Description: Marriage is more than a piece of paper, yet it's more difficult to buy a new car than to wed someone for life. John Witte, Jr., director of the Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University, traces the view of marriage throughout weste...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Middle East Christianity Updated: 2009-03-17 18:01:01 Description: Christianity was born in the Middle East, yet it's a minority religion there. Egyptian minister Victor Makari, Middle East liasion for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), relays the challenges and dreams of Christians living there and how U.S. churches...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Gifts of Art Updated: 2009-03-16 19:57:17 Description: Montreat College’s Jim Southerland is an artist who developed his own version of the camera obscura, an ancient predecessor to the camera. Anyone can use it to create drawings in correct proportion. Southerland guides host Karen Saupe as she gives ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD An Orphan Crisis Updated: 2009-03-03 18:53:01 Description: Publicity abounds on the growing number of orphans overseas, but little is known about our domestic situation. Is our foster care system veiling a similar crisis? Kerry Hasenbalg, co-founder of the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute, bring...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Giving Advice Updated: 2009-01-12 17:47:51 Description: What's a 17-year-old to do after lashing out at Mom? Ask Amy. Amy Dickinson’s Chicago Tribune column appears daily in more than 150 newspapers, replacing Ann Landers's long and legendary run. Dickinson gives advice about giving advice, and d...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Explaining Emergent Churches Updated: 2009-01-09 17:17:08 Description: Who is God? Do we dare answer, or does defining become confining? It's a big question of the emergent church; philosopher Peter Rollins, founder of the Ikon emergent community in Northern Ireland, offers big answers in his books How Not to Spe...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Silent Racism Updated: 2008-11-25 21:11:39 Description: Is racism a thing of the past or is it still with us, something many people try to will away and out of sight? Barbara Trepagnier, sociology professor at Texas State University-San Marcos, discusses the subtleties of prejudice in her book Silent Raci...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Setting Boundaries: Personal & Professional Updated: 2008-11-25 21:09:10 Description: Do you find yourself texting at soccer games? Do you avoid confronting an inefficient employee? Clinical psychologist and leadership consultant Henry Cloud, author of The One-Life Solution: Reclaim Your Personal Life While Achieving Greater Professio...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Socially Responsible Clothing Updated: 2008-11-14 19:44:23 Description: Buying a shirt? Basing your decision on the look and price? Shopping for clothing may feel like a straightforward venture, yet the story behind each garment is complex. Activist and entrepreneur Marta Swain, owner of a community-minded apparel store ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Politics by the Bible Updated: 2008-11-14 19:30:10 Description: Whose job is it to ensure justice, human rights, and care of our neighbor? What does the Bible say that could guide our voting and political priorities? Steve Monsma of Calvin College’s Henry Institute for the Study of Christianity and Politics des...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Progressive Evangelical Politics Updated: 2008-10-29 18:14:40 Description: Some say the era of the American religious right is over. Which direction will evangelicals head next? Jim Wallis, founder of Sojourners and author of the bestseller God’s Politics: Why the Right Gets it Wrong and the Left Doesn¹t Get it, pinpoint...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Questioning "Emergent" Churches Updated: 2008-10-20 20:28:48 Description: "Coffee, candles, and couches" is how some critics describe the style of emergent churches, which are popping up across the U.S. and Europe. As usual, popularity brings questions and concerns. Pastor Kevin DeYoung and writer Ted Kluck, from Lansing, ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Evangelicals & Mary Updated: 2008-10-15 20:04:57 Description: In Protestant churches, Mary the mother of God takes the stage at Christmas, only to disappear backstage for the rest of the year. Should she play a leading role year-round? Christianity Today's Timothy George, founding dean of Beeson Divinity School...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Striving Toward Multi-Ethnic Church Updated: 2008-10-07 18:34:07 Description: Martin Luther King, Jr. famously pronounced eleven o'clock Sunday morning as the most segregated hour in America. How can churches work to reverse this trend? Sociologist Gerardo Marti of Davidson College tells host Shirley Hoogstra about his researc...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD IC819 - The Life of a Scientist Mom Updated: 2008-05-27 18:49:27 Description: Field biologist Margaret Lowman has balanced research and family in rainforest treetops around the world. Lowman, author of It’s a Jungle Up There: More Tales from the Treetops, tells host Shirley Hoogstra how her high-reaching adventures grounded ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD IC820 - Christians in the Courtroom Updated: 2008-05-13 19:03:10 Description: Witnesses place their hand on the Bible before they testify: how would principles from that Bible play out if it were actually opened up and applied? Would prosecutors be arguing for forgiveness? Stephen Bloom, attorney with Irwin & McKnight law firm...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD IC818 Stand if Able: Disability and the Church Updated: 2008-04-29 21:16:57 Description: If the Church is the "body" of Christ, then church members function as its distinct yet complementary parts. When those roles aren't obvious, how can we help each other find them? Christopher Smit of the Calvin College communication department explor...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD IC817 Is More Better? Rethinking Consumption Updated: 2008-04-29 21:10:45 Description: America is the land of opportunity . . . to buy stuff. Yet all this spending isn't making us any happier, studies show, and it weakens our communities. Activist Bill McKibben discusses his latest book Deep Economy: the Wealth of Communities and the D...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD IC816 Who is Gospel Music For? Updated: 2008-04-29 19:56:30 Description: Many people have strong feelings about what kind of music is appropriate for church, and exactly how it should be performed. Performed for who? January Series guest James Abbington of Emory University’s Candler School of Theology, and executive edi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD IC815 Nuclear Power: Promise or Peril? Updated: 2008-04-22 19:16:19 Description: France generates over 80% of its energy using nuclear power plants; the United States, 20%. Why the difference, and whose air is cleaner? Sigval Berg of UniStar Nuclear Energy, a joint venture of American and French power companies, details to host K...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD IC814 The Changing Face of Illegal Immigration: Mothers and Children Updated: 2008-04-22 19:11:55 Description: What if you were a constantly hungry child whose mother moved away for a job, to send you money for food and schooling? And what if that short separation turned into years, decades? Thus begins Enrique’s Journey, written by guest Sonia Nazario. She...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD IC812 - Altering the Disabled: The "Pillow-Angel" Controversy Updated: 2008-02-26 20:12:30 Description: Many severely disabled children are cared for at home until they grow too large for their parents to be able to handle them. But what if a surgery could keep such a child mid-sized forever? Douglas Diekema, a Seattle physician and ethics consultant, ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD IC813 - Does Humanitarian Relief Relieve? Updated: 2008-02-26 20:11:07 Description: When we hear about devastating floods or earthquake overseas, Americans quickly respond. Not only does USAID offer to help, but individual citizens immediately start sending money and supplies. William Garvelink, until recently the overseer of USAID'...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD IC811 - Space Exploration: What's it Worth? Updated: 2008-02-11 18:27:32 Description: It's been 35 years since humans last touched the moon—ancient history to our young people. Host Shirley Hoogstra asks chief NASA administrator Michael Griffin about his dreams for the nation's space program and his concerns about its past & present...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD IC810 - Religion's Role in International Relations Updated: 2008-02-05 13:47:08 Description: No matter how much the U.S. may value its separation of church & state, many other countries either aren’t buying it, or are condemning us for it. Chris Seiple, president of the Institute for Global Engagement in Washington, describes for host Shir...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD IC809 - Women in Political Leadership Updated: 2008-01-29 15:02:22 Description: Is a woman strong enough to be President of the United States? To lead us into war, to stand up to terrorists? And can she do it all in a pink suit? Why does it matter what she wears? Host Shirley Hoogstra discusses women in political leadership with...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD IC808 - Equality or Equity? Defining Justice Updated: 2008-01-22 19:22:37 Description: We're uncomfortable with the idea of inequality, yet we see it all around us, even in nature. Do we need to get more specific with our concerns about justice? Michelle Loyd-Paige, dean of multicultural affairs at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, MI, s...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD IC807 - Lower to Middle Class: Building Bridges Updated: 2008-01-14 18:47:39 Description: How would you like to walk up to a line of homeless people waiting for food, and offer a respectable job to everyone who wanted one? Ron Jimmerson, workforce diversity manager at plastics manufacturer Cascade Engineering in Grand Rapids, MI got the c...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD IC806 - Suffering in Marriage Updated: 2008-01-14 18:46:40 Description: It has been said that we don’t keep marriage vows; they keep us. David Gushee, professor of Christian Ethics at Mercer University in Atlanta and author of Getting Marriage Right: Realistic Counsel for Saving and Strengthening Relationships, tells h...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD IC805 - What Are Schools For? Updated: 2007-12-12 15:51:39 Description: Does a grade label readily come to mind for what kind of student you were? Does that label accurately reflect you? David Purpel, author of The Moral & Spiritual Crisis in Education, wonders with host Karen Saupe why most schools are more interested i...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD IC804 - Moving to South Africa Updated: 2007-11-05 14:21:27 Description: We hear stories of destitution and unnecessary death in developing countries. Perhaps you’ve thought of helping. But how about selling your home and moving there with your children? Jared and Jennifer Adams, business owners in Zeeland, Michigan tel...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD IC803 - Moral Messages of Disney Films Updated: 2007-10-29 15:53:23 Description: Why are Disney films assumed to be wholesome by so many? Dr. Annalee Ward of the Trinity Christian College communication arts dept., and author of the book Mouse Morality: The Rhetoric of Disney Animated Film, shows host Karen Saupe how parents can t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD IC802 - Adults with ADD Updated: 2007-10-22 12:22:36 Description: Many of us know someone who can’t hold onto a job, an education program, or even a marriage. We might call them irresponsible. But what if all this could be set right with a daily dose of medicine? Dr. Oren Mason, of the Behavioral Medicine Center ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD IC801 - Christians in Palestine Updated: 2007-10-15 20:04:59 Description: In the place where Christianity was born, the number of Christians has now dwindled to less than 2%. Maria Khoury, a Greek Orthodox resident of Palestine, explains to host Karen Saupe what life is like there now, why so many Christians have fled the ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD |
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