Inner Compass Podcasts

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Inner Compass is a television interview show that explores how people make their decisions about ethical, religious, and social justice issues. Guests include visiting scholars, authors, activists, religious leaders, and public servants from around the world as well as active members of the local community. Primary Format : Religion Language : English Also Listed as: City : Grand Rapids State/Province : MI Country : USA Region : NA User Tags: User Votes: RSS Feed Website People found this Podcast Searching for: View this Podcast on a Google Map. Podcast iTunes Link Text Only listing of Inner Compass Podcasts Methings.com listings of Inner Compass Podcasts If you like this podcast, you might also like:

View the full archive of Inner Compass Enfolding Ex-Prisoners Forever defined by their worst choices, former prisoners re-enter a society that locked them up and tried to throw away the key. Harold Dean Trulear of the Howard University School of Divinity and The Center for Public Justice shows how churches across the nation work to provide a warmer return for these citizens. Karen Saupe hosts. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Religion & Reporters: Oil & Water? As religion becomes a central theme in the headlines of the day, many journalists find themselves to be under-informed. Michael Cromartie of the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, D.C. describes how he brings religion experts and reporters together for some revealing conversations. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Forsaking the Fast Track John Rodden, a scholar and writer who no longer specializes in one area of study, describes his motivations and adventures after walking away from a promising career as a professor in order to pursue his dreams. Karen Saupe hosts. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website When Groups Play: Flash Mobs & Urban Experiments What does it take to get thousands of people to show up downtown for a pillow fight? Rob Bliss, creator of The Rob Bliss Urban Experiments, tells how technology and social dynamics help him gather crowds for memorable happenings. Karen Saupe hosts. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website IC820 - Christians in the Courtroom Witnesses place their hand on the Bible before they testify: how would principles from that Bible play out if it were actually opened up and applied? Would prosecutors be arguing for forgiveness? Stephen Bloom, attorney with Irwin&McKnight law firm in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, and author of The Believer's Guide to Legal Issues, wonders with host Karen Saupe how empty courtrooms might become. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website True Community Development When families climb out of poverty, they often leave their old neighborhoods behind. What can help an at-risk population when it loses its stabilizing core? Today we'll hear from long-time civil rights activist and author John Perkins, who holds 9 honorary doctorates for his tremendous success building up poor communities across the country. Shirley Hoogstra hosts. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Microfinance Miracles It may be hard to believe that $50 can lift a family out of poverty for life, but it’s happening every day around the world through simple microfinance lending partnerships. Robert Rooy has not only watched it happen—he has dedicated his life to helping others watch, too, through film. Karen Saupe hosts. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Are Christians Losing Touch? There's a growing skepticism among young people toward Christianity, and Christians don't even seem to be aware of it. Public opinion pollster David Kinnaman, president of The Barna Group and author of unChristian: What a New Generation Really Thinks About Christianity, explains what young adults are looking for and why they're not finding it at church. Shirley Hoogstra hosts. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Plotting Paths to Power Some people seem born to climb the ladder of success and power. Are leadership qualities innate, learned, bought? Michael Lindsay of the Rice University Center on Race, Religion, & Urban Life has interviewed hundreds of prominent public leaders; he shares his notes with host Shirley Hoogstra. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Connecting Cancer & the Environment If a chemist could sample your body's chemistry, she would find scores of toxic chemicals picked up throughout your life, as early as in your mother's womb. Is this an unavoidable part of life on modern earth? January Series guest Sandra Steingraber is an ecologist, writer, and cancer survivor who promotes a different path. Karen Saupe hosts. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Freeing Today's Slaves Across the world, children as young as five are sold into brothels, and widows lose land and livelihood due to unenforced laws that could protect them. Human rights activist Sharon Cohn Wu tells stories of International Justice Mission rescuing victims in their own countries using local courts and litigation. Shirley Hoogstra hosts. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Gifts of Art Montreat College’s Jim Southerland is an artist who developed his own version of the camera obscura, an ancient predecessor to the camera. Anyone can use it to create drawings in correct proportion. Southerland guides host Karen Saupe as she gives it a try, and describes the joys of sharing art creation with underprivileged children around the world. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Middle East Christianity Christianity was born in the Middle East, yet it's a minority religion there. Egyptian minister Victor Makari, Middle East liasion for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), relays the challenges and dreams of Christians living there and how U.S. churches can partner with them. Shirley Hoogstra hosts. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website What Marriage Does Marriage is more than a piece of paper, yet it's more difficult to buy a new car than to wed someone for life. John Witte, Jr., director of the Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University, traces the view of marriage throughout western history, suggesting ways to strengthen and enrich the institution today. Karen Saupe hosts. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Presidential Character: An Ethical History Is being a "natural politician" a mark of truth or falsehood? Better to forge ahead in the face of opposition, or to be swayed by the citizens? Presidential historian and biographer Richard Norton Smith draws on a wealth of stories to bring to light the issue of presidential character. Shirley Hoogstra hosts. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website An Orphan Crisis Publicity abounds on the growing number of orphans overseas, but little is known about our domestic situation. Is our foster care system veiling a similar crisis? Kerry Hasenbalg, co-founder of the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute, brings the problems to light, offering ways to enfold orphans wherever they may live. Shirley Hoogstra hosts. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Explaining Emergent Churches Who is God? Do we dare answer, or does defining become confining? It's a big question of the emergent church; philosopher Peter Rollins, founder of the Ikon emergent community in Northern Ireland, offers big answers in his books How Not to Speak of God and The Fidelity of Betrayal. Shirley Hoogstra hosts. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Giving Advice What's a 17-year-old to do after lashing out at Mom? Ask Amy. Amy Dickinson’s Chicago Tribune column appears daily in more than 150 newspapers, replacing Ann Landers's long and legendary run. Dickinson gives advice about giving advice, and discusses her memoir The Mighty Queens of Freeville with host Karen Saupe. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Politics by the Bible Whose job is it to ensure justice, human rights, and care of our neighbor? What does the Bible say that could guide our voting and political priorities? Steve Monsma of Calvin College’s Henry Institute for the Study of Christianity and Politics describes the possibilities from his book Healing for a Broken World: Christian Perspectives on Public Policy. Shirley Hoogstra hosts. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Socially Responsible Clothing Buying a shirt? Basing your decision on the look and price? Shopping for clothing may feel like a straightforward venture, yet the story behind each garment is complex. Activist and entrepreneur Marta Swain, owner of a community-minded apparel store in Grand Rapids, weaves stories of sustainable farming and labor practices with advice for benefiting everyone involved in your purchase. Karen Saupe hosts. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website