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We’re excited to bring back Bishop Minerva Carcaño, a Los Angeles leader who is the first Hispanic woman to serve as a United Methodist Bishop. She and Welton will examine issues ranging from [...]

As the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan wind down and the nation looks to a different kind of conflict in places like Syria and Ukraine, a debate is raging in Washington over the size and budget of [...]

Over the past weeks the American media have been full of contradicting reports on the nature of the uprising in Kiev, with some saying it’s a pro-EU fight for freedom that was brutally repressed [...]

Welton welcomes back to the show the incredibly sharp Rev. Dr. Susan Thistlethwaite – Professor at Chicago Theological Seminary and frequent Huffington Post contributor – to discuss the latest [...]

This weekend on State of Belief, Welton dives into the crisis in Ukraine. We’ll get an update on Russia’s mix of religion and politics from Rev. Dr. Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite, and hear from our [...]

Here’s what’s coming up this weekend on State of Belief Radio: Crisis in Ukraine. A leading theologian explains how Russia came to see itself as justified through religion, and what [...]

Last week, Welton talked about the hypocrisy of state bills – like the one rightfully vetoed this week in Arizona – that permit bigotry and discrimination under the guise of religious [...]

Imam Abdullah Antepli is one of only a handful of full-time Muslim chaplains at US colleges and universities. This week, he reflects on his intra- and interfaith work on Duke’s campus, as well as [...]

The PICO National Network works with church and community organizations across the country to address an impressive range of social justice issues – this week, Welton is joined by Pastor Mike [...]

This week, Welton speaks with Dr. Robert P. Jones, the CEO of the Public Religion Research Institute, about the highly anticipated survey from PRRI on the evolution of American views on the LGBT [...]