Women of Faith
Program KS2-2b • 29 mins
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Program KS2-2b • 29 mins
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Note: This is part of our series, “Kindred Spirits,” which contains four volumes of 12 half-hour segments.
The author of the environmental classic “Diet for a Small Planet” (published 50 years ago) describes her ongoing dedication to improve how people are fed.
Sharon Salzberg, an author and teacher of Buddhist meditation, describes the technique of “lovingkindness,” a way of seeing others and relating to oneself that allows the practitioner to get past resentments and have a clearer view of reality.
Physician, philosopher and best-selling author Rachel Remen describes her remarkable course, “The Healer’s Art,” taught at medical schools throughout the United States.
A mother in Boston, who faced the horrific news that her 19-year-old son was murdered in a home invasion, preaches forgiveness with accountability, as a way to heal her own pain as well as society’s dysfunction.
This is the astonishing story of a multi-year dialogue when leaders of the abortion rights and anti-abortion movements were driven to dialogue in the wake of a tragedy. You’ll hear how they actually developed deep affection for one another — in spite of their profound differences.
Rather than merely write checks to charities they don’t really know well, a group of concerned women formed a “giving circle” which identifies social needs and then seeks out worthy recipients.
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