Bill Moyers' Faith and Reason on PBS
I've been watching Bill Moyers' Faith and Reason on PBS these past few Friday nights, and would highly recommend it to Cascadian Catholics. Many interesting interviews with noted authors, scientists, and cultural icons; all discussing issues of faith in our world today.
I particularly enjoyed Mary Gordon's interview. Very intelligent, very knowledgable, and unflinchingly Catholic in her approach to fiction. Richard Rodriquez was also quite good, with a different Catholic perspective. Some others I didn't care for as much, and others I managed to miss. I also rather liked the atheist, Colin McGinn.
If you get a chance, tune in this Friday at 9:00 PM on channel 9 (Seattle), or check your PBS listings. If you want, you can follow the link above and read the transcripts, or download a podcast, or even view a video link (I don't know if it shows the entire interview, or not).
It's good to see some intelligent religous discussion happening in places other than our church basement.
posted by Alyosha @ 3:34 PM
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Here's hoping it's cloudy on Friday, so I get KCTS in...
Well the interviews on the video link at the website are complete! So there's no excuse!
I don't know that Jesus didn't preach retribution. "Woe to you, Pharasees, you hypocrites!" But it was never against the weak sinner so much as the powerful hypocrites.
But yes, I think it is a noble thing for a non-believer to act morally for the sake of goodness alone; I just don't know how it can be sustained without a cultural anchor that appeals to a Higher Authority.
"I don't know that Jesus didn't preach retribution. "Woe to you, Pharasees, you hypocrites!" But it was never against the weak sinner so much as the powerful hypocrites."
There's a line in the Rule of St. Benedict that all things in the monastic life should be tempered so that "the weak have nothing to run from, but the strong have something to yearn for."
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