Faith/Religion/Spirituality

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Manar Allatar, Islamic Center of Portland (Masjed As-Saber)

Airs at: Sun, 03/06/2016 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Progressive Spirit
The program is undergoing a name change.  Religion For Life is now  Progressive Spirit. It has the same focus on education, spirituality, and social justice, but with a new name! This week, I continue my series, Islam 101: Meet Your Muslim Neighbor. Manar Allatar is a Ph. ... Read more

Paul Kamolnick, Al Qa'ida and the Islamic State, Part 2

Airs at: Sun, 02/21/2016 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Islamic Point of View
This is part five of my series, "Islam 101:  Meet Your Muslim Neighbor."  I continue the conversation with Paul Kamolnick.  (See Part One).    Paul Kamolnick is a professor in the department of sociology and anthropology at East Tennessee State University.    He writes mono... Read more

Paul Kamolnick, AL Qa'ida and the Islamic State

Airs at: Sun, 02/14/2016 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Progressive Spirit
This is part four of my series, "Islam 101:  Meet Your Muslim Neighbor."  One of the ways to combat Islamophobia is to be clear about the differences between Muslims and violent psychopaths who use religion as a cover for their terrorism.   Paul Kamolnick is a professor in ... Read more

Harris Zafar, Muslims For Peace

Airs at: Sun, 02/07/2016 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Progressive Spirit
Harris Zafar (Twitter) is the National Spokesperson and Director of Youth Outreach for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA. He lives in Portland and is a member of the Portland Rizwan Mosque.   He has been on national media talking about Islam, human rights, pluralism, and f... Read more

2034: Welcome to the Holy Lands

Airs at: Mon, 02/01/2016 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Ubu Hour
Welcome to the year 2034, fifty years after 1984. Refugees flee religious extremists in white robes. People try to cope in the face of out of control climate change and world upheaval.. The Ubu Hour presents the futuristic radio theater drama: 2034: WELCOME TO THE HOLY LAND... Read more

Joseph Lumbard, The Study Qur'an

Airs at: Sun, 01/31/2016 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Progressive Spirit
In the second in my series, "Islam 101: Meet Your Muslim Neighbor" I speak with Joseph Lumbard.  He is the General Editor of The Study Qur'an:  A New Translation and Commentary.   Dr. Lumbard is a professor at the American University of Sharjah in the Department of Arabic a... Read more

Ali Houdroge, Islamic Center of Portland

Airs at: Sun, 01/24/2016 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Progressive Spirit
With the increase in instances of Islamophobia and certain presidential candidates calling for "a ban on all Muslim travel to the U.S.," it is long past time to get to know our neighbors.  For the next several weeks I am presenting a series, "Meet Your Muslim Neighbor."   A... Read more

Tom Boyd, Lusting For Infinity

Airs at: Sun, 01/17/2016 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Progressive Spirit
They went into the wilderness to discover religion.  What is it all about?  Why are people religious?  The adventure is recounted in Dr. Tom Boyd's, Lusting For Infinity:  A Spiritual Odyssey.   Dr. Boyd is professor emeritus of philosophy and religious studies at the Unive... Read more

John Van Hagen, Rescuing Religion

Airs at: Sun, 01/10/2016 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Progressive Spirit
John Van Hagen is a licensed psychologist with 30 years experience in a variety of clinical, training, and teaching positions.   In his book  Rescuing Religion: How Faith Can Survive Its Encounter With Science, he offers a way to retain a connection to biblical stories even... Read more

Steve McIntosh, The Presence of the Infinite

Airs at: Sun, 01/03/2016 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Progressive Spirit
Steve McIntosh is a leader in the integral philosophy movement and is president of the social policy foundation The Institute for Cultural Evolution.   Steve is the author of Evolution's Purpose and Integral Consciousness and he speaks to me about his latest book, The Prese... Read more