Tag: Faith
Watch more of producer Susan Goldstein’s interview with writer Pamela Greenberg, whose new translation of the Book of Psalms is being praised for its literary beauty. More
The vocation of healing is a central theme in the acclaimed novel “Cutting for Stone” by Abraham Verghese, who writes that doctors “must believe that ministering to others will heal our woundedness. And it can. But it can also deepen the wound.” More
“Patients require that one-on-one encounter, the Samaritan function of being a physician,” says writer and Stanford Medical School professor Abraham Verghese. “I’m convinced that when the physician examines the patient, this is an incredibly important ritual.” More
“Deep down there is only one faith that all human beings have, and that is deep trust in life.” More
“I see the future going in this direction, that more and more people will realize how important interreligious dialogue is.” More
Steve Krueger, national director of Catholic Democrats, describes Democratic religious outreach this year as “a work in progress.” More
A new book chronicles the people and places across Africa and Asia where Islam and Christianity meet and often clash. More
“In a lot of places where there had been conflict in the name of religion there is now peace in the name of religion, and that’s a hopeful sign.” More
She is a quadriplegic who has spent more than 40 years in a wheel chair, and she says living with suffering teaches you who you are. More
“The fear people have is that if my child is raised in the other parent’s religion, then the child will grow closer to the other parent,” says one interfaith family mediator. More