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May 22, 2008
Americans are religious and non-religious, devout and irreverent. But in astonishing numbers, across that spectrum, most of us say that we pray. We explore the subject of prayer, how it sounds, and what it means in three different traditions and lives. |
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Program Details
» Particulars ¦ an annotated guide to the radio program with readings, images, and links
» Resources
» Krista's Journal
» Transcript
» Credits
To Hear and Read
» SOF Playlist ¦ hear full-length tracks of each musical segment in the radio program
» Books + Music ¦ lists of recommended books and music from the program
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Unheard Cuts
For an earlier show in 2002, Krista interviewed these three before SOF became a national weekly program. Listen to these unedited versions and let us know what you think:
» Anoushka Shankar (mp3, 25:33)
» Roberta Bondi (mp3, 30:09)
» Stephen Mitchell (mp3, 45:14)
Selected Poem
"The Summer Day"
Many of you requested that we feature the Mary Oliver poem read in the program. Here it is, from her book New and Selected Poems.
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Voices of Our Audience
» Reflections ¦ tell us and other audience members what this program meant to you
SoundSeen
Chants of India
Anoushka and Ravi Shankar recorded a number of musical renditions of Sanskrit chants. You can listen to some of them and read the accompanying English transliterations and translations of the prayers. |
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Voices on the Radio
Anoushka Shankar
Shankar is a musician, actress, and author of Bapi, The Love of My Life. |
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 Stephen Mitchell
Mitchell is the author and translator of many books, including the Tao Te Ching and the Bhagavad Gita. |
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Roberta Bondi
Bondi is professor emeritus of Church History at Emory University and author of A Place to Pray. |
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About the Images
Top left, clockwise: A Hindu Holy man offers prayer at a temple in India. (PRAKASH SINGH/AFP/Getty Images); Bikers pray during mass given by Christian Riders Ministry in Florida. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images); A Palestinian greenhouse worker bows in prayer during a break. (DAVID FURST/AFP/Getty Images); and feminist Muslim author Asra Nomani prays with other women during a rare mixed gender, woman-led prayer service in New York City. (Chris Hondros/Getty Images) |
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