Listen (mp3): | (Click play button above to start the audio.) |
A journalist and former diplomat, Krista Tippett came up with the idea for Speaking of Faith while consulting for the internationally renowned Institute for Ecumenical and Cultural Research at Saint John's Abbey and University in Collegeville, Minnesota. She has hosted and produced the program since the Speaking of Faith project began as an occasional feature in 2000, before taking on its current form as a national weekly program in 2003.
Tippett is a graduate of Yale Divinity School and a former Fulbright Scholar. She has reported and written for The New York Times, Newsweek, the BBC, and other international news organizations. Tippett also served as special assistant to the U.S. ambassador to West Germany. In 2007, Viking published her first book,
Speaking of Faith—Why Religion Matters, and How to Talk About It.Of that book and her program, journalist and author Yossi Klein Halevi has written, "there is no more trustworthy guide to the challenges of faith in a dangerous world than Krista Tippett."
Commonweal is a health and environmental research institute where for three decades we have worked at the interface of personal and planetary healing through focused initiatives in the environment, education, and health. The New School seeks to bring together old and new friends and colleagues from all these areas to explore shared interests in life-long learning and service to life.
TO OUR MONTHLY NEWSLETTER
Share Your Comments and Reflections on this Conversation: