Tapestry - November 15, 2009 - Collective Joy - Barbara Ehrenreich

Collective joy. The writer Barbara Ehrenreich tells Tapestry host Mary Hynes that we are starved for, in her words, “the largely ignored and incommunicable thrill of the group united … in joy and exaltation.”

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[mp3 file: runs 54:19]

Tapestry - November 8, 2009 - Taking on Celebrity Atheists

Mary Hynes speaks to Terry Eagleton about his most recent book "Reason, Faith and Revolution: Reflections on the God Debate," published by Yale University Press.

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[mp3 file: runs 54:29]

Tapestry - November 1, 2009 - The Ultimate Mystery

In his latest book, Bishop John Shelby Spong ponders the question of the ultimate mystery; death and what happens next. Bishop Spong was the Episcopal Bishop of Newark, New Jersey until his retirement in 2000. His latest book is called Eternal Life: A New Vision: Beyond Religion, Beyond Theism, Beyond Heaven and Hell. Also: God's Telescope, a documentary by science journalist Dan Falk. Dan travelled to a mountaintop in Arizona to visit a Jesuit astronomer working at the Vatican Observatory.

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[mp3 file: runs 53:04]

Tapestry - October 25, 2009 - Healing Spaces - Dr. Esther Sternberg

This week, host Mary Hynes interviews Dr. Esther Sternberg, the author of Healing Spaces: The Science of Place and Well-Being. She says science now shows that a beautiful view, a scented candle, meditation or even prayer can help us heal. Also on the podcast, Donna's June Divorce. We hear about one woman's formal divorce ceremony which she hoped would give her a new start in her new life.

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[mp3 file: runs 54:28]

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