The Future of Faith with Krista Tippett
Krista Tippett
The way we find, adopt, and practice faith is changing. In this episode of 12 Geniuses, Don MacPherson speaks with writer, founder, and host of On Being, Krista Tippett. Together they dive into the way we practice faith, what it means to be human, and the dichotomy between good and evil. They also discuss how religion will animate the 21st century, including the next religious reformation, the relationship between science and religion, and the rise of the religious “nones.”
Season Three of the podcast is dedicated to exploring the future and how life is sure to change over the next decade. This episode provides insight into the future of faith in order to understand how religion, science, and society will all intersect in the coming years.
Since the mid-1990s, Krista Tippett has studied the religious, spiritual, and moral aspects of human life. Krista is a Peabody Award-winning broadcaster, a New York Times Bestselling Author, and a National Humanities Medalist. She is also the Founder and Host of On Being.
Topics Discussed: Growing up in Oklahoma, attending Brown, moving to West Germany, gaining a global perspective, studying divinity, working in diplomacy, the importance of religion in our lives, how religion is changing, the relationship between science and faith, human capability for change, the power of religion as an animating force, September 11th, 2001, The End of History Idea, the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Cold War, impact of the Cold War on faith, the next religious reformation, the rise of the religious “nones,” crafting our own spiritual lives, and how technology challenges faith.
Learn more about On Being and the On Being Project at https://onbeing.org/
Purchase Krista Tippett’s Books Becoming Wise, Speaking of Faith, and Einstein’s God at https://www.amazon.com/Krista-Tippett/e/B001H6S3I2%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share