April 24, 2020Widely recognized as one of the world's preeminent climatologists, Sir John Houghton was well-known for his theories on the compatibility of science and religious faith. He passed away this month from coronavirus at the age of 88.
February 1, 2020David Grossman is the author of numerous works of fiction, nonfiction, and children’s literature. His writing has appeared in THE NEW YORKER and has been translated into more than forty languages. He is the recipient of many prizes, including the Premio Ischia international award for journalism and the Albatross Prize given by the Günter Grass Foundation. His most recent book, the novel A HORSE WALKS INTO A BAR, won The Man Booker International Prize in 2017. Continue reading
August 4, 2019Richard Rodriguez is a journalist and essayist. His most recent work, DARLING: A SPIRITUAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY, was published in 2013. The essay collection is a meditation on the Abrahamic religions after 9/11. Over the course of his career, Rodriguez has earned several prizes for his work, including a Peabody Award for essays that he presented on The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer. Continue reading
August 9, 2017Pema Chödrön continues to teach in Buddhist monasteries in the United States and Canada. She has written several books including: THE WISDOM OF NO ESCAPE, WHEN THINGS FALL APART, and most recently, WELCOMING THE UNWELCOME. In 2006, The Pema Chodron Foundation was founded in order to help ensure that Pema’s work can be supported sustainably into the future. Continue reading
- March 14, 2017The Buddhist nun offers strategies for living in a chaotic world.
September 10, 2014 | Moyers & CompanyChristian and climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe talks to Bill about ending the gridlock between politics, science and faith. Watch the preview.
January 17, 2014 | Moyers & CompanyIn part two of their conversation, Bill talks with the astrophysicist about the nature of our mysterious universe and whether faith and science can be reconciled.
December 27, 2013 | Moyers & CompanyBill talks to best-selling author Thomas Cahill about why Pope Francis has conservatives up in arms.
October 11, 2013 | Moyers & CompanyThe historian explains how a fascination with America led curiosity-driven Europeans to move beyond church dogma in the pursuit of knowledge that reshaped their understanding of the world.
September 27, 2013 | Moyers & CompanyMoved by the plight of the poor and unemployed, Pope Francis decries a global economy that “does us so much harm.” In this essay, Bill Moyers reflects on our broken economy.
“The tug of war between reason and faith is the undercurrent of our society in what some see as a fundamentalist era,” Bill Moyers has said. “It’s an ancient conflict, a long-running argument, but with all the fear, violence, and intolerance that grip our times, we have to come to terms with the fact that it must be reason and faith, not reason versus faith. Otherwise, we would tear our society apart.” This is a world in which the two principles must co-exist if we’re to survive and so we present here a number of stories, commentaries and conversations in which some of our most creative and provocative activists and leaders wrestle with issues spiritual, secular – and sometimes both.
