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WHAT IS THE STATE OF BELIEF?
State of Belief Radio: Where Religion and Democracy Meet.
Every week, host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush is in conversation with the most fascinating and impactful civic and religious leaders across the country, casting a vision for a just and welcoming nation, while protecting our democracy from the threat of extremism and bigotry in any form. State of Belief Radio celebrates the creative contributions our diverse belief systems can offer for the future and invites listeners to join together as we build a nation with liberty and justice for all.
To bring The State of Belief to your audience – free – every week, please contact Ray Kirstein, Producer, at (202) 681-4246. Via email: rkirstein@interfaithalliance.org
THE STATE OF BELIEF AUDIENCE In addition to a weekly radio broadcast and podcast, State of Belief Radio produces resources that affiliates may leverage for their own use:
- Extended interviews for streaming and download
- Transcripts for reference and journalists’ use
- Interactivity via email and listener telephone line
- Social networking activity including Facebook and Twitter
- Jeff Sharlet, investigative journalist and best-selling author of C Street, The Family, and his brand-new book, The Undertow: Scenes from a Slow Civil War
- Rev. Adam Russell Taylor, President, Sojourners; author, A More Perfect Union: A New Vision for Building the Beloved Community
- Dr. Najeeba Syeed, Executive Director of Interfaith at Augsburg University, Ramadan as a call to interfaith engagement
- Father James Martin, SJ, Editor-at-large, America Magazine
Building inclusive spaces within and beyond the Church - Dr. Barbara Williams-Skinner, Executive Director, Skinner Leadership Institute; Founder, Religions United to Save Democracy
Organizing to promote civic engagement and defend voting rights - Chris Stedman, former Humanist Chaplain, Harvard University
Religion Professor, Augsburg University; LGBTQ Interfaith Activist
Author, Faitheist: How an Atheist Found Common Ground With the Religious - Joshua DuBois, Former head, Obama White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships
Post-midterm election analysis - Cheryl Contee, CEO, The Impact Seat Foundation; Founder, Do Big Things
Post-midterm election analysis - Mary Bonauto, Senior Attorney, GLBTQ Legal Advocates and Defenders
One of the attorneys who successfully argued the Obergefell case before the Supreme Court
Passage of Respect for Marriage Act - Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III, Trinity United Church of Christ
Author, Dancing in the Darkness: Spiritual Lessons for Thriving in Turbulent Times
Personal and spiritual insights for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - Shane Claiborne, co-founder, Red Letter Christians; Author, Rethinking Life: Embracing the Sacredness of Every Person
- Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis, Poor People’s Campaign
Economic Justice as a faith-driven election issue
Special Focus on Christian Nationalism
- Katherine Stewart, Journalist and Author, The Power Worshippers: Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism
- Dr. Robert P. Jones, President, Public Religion Research Institute; Amanda Tyler, Executive Director, Baptist Joint Committee on Religious Freedom
- Dr. Sabrina Dent, Center for Faith, Justice, and Reconciliation
Dr. Andrew Whitehead, Christian Nationalism scholar - Reshma Saujani, Girls Who Code, Marshall Plan for Moms
Skye Perryman, Democracy Forward - State-level Christian Nationalism threats with leaders of Interfaith Alliance local affiliates: Connie Ryan (Iowa); Rev. Paul Namon (Upstate New York); Rabbi Carl Choper (Pennsylvania)
- Special focus on Antisemitism:
https://stateofbelief.com/showarchive/2023/confronting-antisemitism/confronting-antisemitism/ - Rabbi Sharon Brous, Founder & Senior Rabbi, IKAR Los Angeles
- Rabbi Jonah Pesner, Director, Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism
- Rev. Jennifer Bailey, Founder and Executive Director, Faith Matters Network
- Rabbi Joshua Stanton, Senior Fellow, Clal; Senior Rabbi, East End Temple, NYC
- Rabbi Sandra Lawson, Director of Racial Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Reconstructing Judaism
- Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg, Scholar-in-residence, National Council of Jewish Women
- Rabbi Jason Kimmelman-Block, Washington Director, Bend the Arc Jewish Action
- Isaac Luria, Director of Voice Creativity and Culture, Nathan Cummings Foundation
To bring The State of Belief to your audience – free – every week, please contact Ray Kirstein, Producer, at (202) 681-4246. Via email: rkirstein@interfaithalliance.org
- Via ftp download in .mp3 segments for commercial and non-commercial radio clocks
- Via direct download from the stateofbelief.com website affiliate page
Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush hosts weekly conversations with inspiring spiritual leaders, civic exemplars, artists and activists from across the country who are working, in the words of the great James Baldwin, ‘to achieve our country.’ The State of Belief features personal stories of resilience with individuals from diverse backgrounds and offers stories from communities across America who are working for an inclusive religious diversity with dignity for people of faith and no faith.
Paul convenes national strategy discussions on how citizens and politicians can work together to cast a vision for a just and welcoming nation, while protecting our democracy from the threat of extremism and bigotry in any form, including Christian Nationalism. The State of Belief celebrates the creative contributions our diverse belief systems can offer for the future and invites listeners to join together as we build a nation with liberty and justice for all.
The State of Belief. Where Religion and Democracy Meet.
CURRENT SHOW DOWNLOAD:
OCTOBER 12-13, 2024: Matthew Taylor
COMMERCIAL CLOCK – TOTAL PROGRAM TIME 39:50 IN 4 SEGMENTS (19:00 + 20:50)
SEGMENT 1 – Dr. Matthew D. Taylor, author, The Violent Take It By Force, Part I (13:05)
SEGMENT 2 – Dr. Matthew D. Taylor, author, The Violent Take It By Force, Part II (5:55)
SEGMENT 3 – Dr. Matthew D. Taylor, author, The Violent Take It By Force, Part III (9:52)
SEGMENT 4 – Dr. Matthew D. Taylor, author, The Violent Take It By Force, Part IV (10:58)
NONCOMMERCIAL CLOCK – 51:00 IN 4 SEGMENTS
SEGMENT 1 – Dr. Matthew D. Taylor, author, The Violent Take It By Force, Part I (12:40)
SEGMENT 2 – Dr. Matthew D. Taylor, author, The Violent Take It By Force, Part II (10:42)
SEGMENT 3 – Dr. Matthew D. Taylor, author, The Violent Take It By Force, Part III (10:42)
SEGMENT 4 – Dr. Matthew D. Taylor, author, The Violent Take It By Force, Part IV (16:56)
PREVIOUS SHOW DOWNLOAD:
OCTOBER 5-6, 2024: Rabbi Jill Jacobs, Prof. Najeeba Syeed, Rabba Rori Picker-Neiss, Rev. Fred Davie
COMMERCIAL CLOCK – TOTAL PROGRAM TIME 39:50 IN 4 SEGMENTS (19:00 + 20:50)
SEGMENT 1 – First anniversary of Oct. 7, Part I (13:05)
SEGMENT 2 – First anniversary of Oct. 7, Part II (5:55)
SEGMENT 3 – First anniversary of Oct. 7, Part III (9:52)
SEGMENT 4 – First anniversary of Oct. 7, Part IV (10:58)
NONCOMMERCIAL CLOCK – 51:00 IN 4 SEGMENTS
SEGMENT 1 – First anniversary of Oct. 7, Part I (12:40)
SEGMENT 2 – First anniversary of Oct. 7, Part II (10:42)
SEGMENT 3 – First anniversary of Oct. 7, Part III (10:42)
SEGMENT 4 – First anniversary of Oct. 7, Part IV (16:56)