Jim McGreevey: From Scandal to Seminary
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Date: 5 August 2010
A Higher Calling
Meet the new Jim McGreevey: proud gay American, volunteer, seminary student. About a year after he stunned the country with the announcement that he had been unfaithful, the ex-New Jersey governor enrolled at one of the country’s most prestigious Episcopalian seminaries. He has now begun a spiritual process, known as discernment, that may lead to his priesthood. McGreevey joins us to reflect on the long journey to a higher calling. Our story first aired in March 2010.
Jim McGreevey, former Governor of New Jersey and author of The Confession
World Religions 101: Hinduism
Begins at 22 min 30 sec
Stephen Prothero calls Hindusim an “over-the-top religion of big ideas, bright colors, soulful mantras, spicy foods, complex rituals and wild stories.” Whew. In the final chapter of our series, we learn about the world’s oldest living religion, which is also the world’s third largest, with about 900 million followers.
Pictured: an 18th century depiction of Ganesha, one of the most beloved deities in the Hindu pantheon of gods and goddesses.
Stephen Prothero, author of God is Not One: The Eight Rival Religions that Rule the World and Why Their Differences Matter
In the Studio with Jars of Clay
Begins at 39 min 30 sec
The contemporary Christian music industry has had its share of crossover acts: Amy Grant, dc Talk, Stryper. Then, in 1995, Jars of Clay came out with the breakthrough single, “Flood," an earnest, optimistic pop tune about suffering, guilt and redemption. The album would sell more than two million copies.
But the song’s mainstream appeal created a strange problem for the group, a problem that gets to the core of why the label “alternative Christian music” can be so difficult. Laura Kwerel sits down with the band to talk about their new album, “The Long Fall Back to Earth,” and find out how they’ve struggled to transcend industry stereotypes. Our story first aired in August 2009.
Jars of Clay
