Rabbi Brad Hirschfield returns to Common Threads to continue our conversation on the latest Pew Survey on Religion in America and his article on the subject called, ‘Five takeaways from Pew’s Massive Study of American Jews.’ Listed as one of America’s 50 Most Influential Rabbis, Brad Hirschfield is a Fox News regular contributor, a Washington Post blogger, and think tank President. He is the author of ‘You Don’t Have To Be Wrong For Me To Be Right: Finding Faith Without Fanaticism’ (Harmony, 2008). He also conceived and hosted two groundbreaking series, Building Bridges: Abrahamic Perspectives ..read more

Rabbi Brad Hirschfield Credit Rabbi Brad Hirschfield Edit | Remove Our guest is Rabbi Brad Hirschfield. Rabbi Hirschfield joins us to discuss the latest Pew Survey on Religion in America and his article on the subject called, ‘Five takeaways from Pew’s Massive Study of American Jews.’ Listed as one of America’s 50 Most Influential Rabbis, Brad Hirschfield is a Fox News regular contributor, a Washington Post blogger, and think tank President. He is the author of ‘You Don’t Have To Be Wrong For Me To Be Right: Finding Faith Without Fanaticism’ (Harmony, 2008). He also conceived and hosted two gr ..read more

Wesley Granberg-Michaelson returns for part two of our conversation on the latest Pew Research Survey on Faith in America and his latest book, ‘Without Oars: Casting Off into a Life of Pilgrimage.’ Wes is also the author of ‘From Times Square to Timbuktu: The Post-Christian West Meets the Non-Western Church,’ and Future Faith: Ten Challenges for Reshaping Christianity in the 21st Century.’ He served as General Secretary of the Reformed Church in America for 17 years from 1994 to 2011. Previously he held the position of Director of Church and Society at the World Council of Churches in Geneva ..read more

Wesley Granberg-Michaelson joins us to talk about the latest Pew Research Survey on Faith in America and his latest book, ‘Without Oars: Casting Off into a Life of Pilgrimage.’ Wes is also the author of ‘From Times Square to Timbuktu: The Post-Christian West Meets the Non-Western Church,’ and Future Faith: Ten Challenges for Reshaping Christianity in the 21st Century.’ He served as General Secretary of the Reformed Church in America for 17 years from 1994 to 2011. Previously he held the position of Director of Church and Society at the World Council of Churches in Geneva. Earlier in his career ..read more

Dr. Joseph Laycock returns to continue the discussion on his book ‘Speak of the Devil: How The Satanic Temple is Changing the Way We Talk about Religion.’ Joseph Laycock is an assistant professor of religious studies at Texas State University. He has written several books on new religious movements and American religious history. He is also a co-editor for the journal Nova Religio ..read more

Our guest is Dr. Joseph Laycock, joining us to discuss his book ‘Speak of the Devil: How The Satanic Temple is Changing the Way We Talk about Religion.’ Joseph Laycock is an assistant professor of religious studies at Texas State University. He has written several books on new religious movements and American religious history. He is also a co-editor for the journal Nova Religio ..read more

We continue with Kavita Pallod Sekhsaria. Kavita joins us to discuss religion and psychology and her doctrinal dissertation titled, ‘Hindu Indian American Mental Health.’ Kavita is a second generation Hindu Indian American. She received her PhD in clinical psychology from Rutgers University and now has her own practice, KPS Psychotherapy: kpspsychotherapy.com ..read more

We speak with Kavita Pallod Sekhsaria about religion and psychology and her doctrinal dissertation titled, ‘Hindu Indian American Mental Health.’ Kavita is a second generation Hindu Indian American. She received her PhD in clinical psychology from Rutgers University and now has her own practice, KPS Psychotherapy: kpspsychotherapy.com ..read more

We continue to discuss the life and legacy of Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel with documentarian Martin Doblmeier. Martin is the director of the new PBS documentary, Spiritual Audacity: The Abraham Joshua Heschel Story . Martin Doblmeier is the founder of Journey Films Inc, a film and television production company focused creating content on religion, faith and spirituality. Martin holds degrees in Religious Studies, Broadcast Journalism and honorary degrees in Fine Arts and Humane Letters. Since 1984 he has produced and directed more than 30 films focused on religion, faith and spirituality. His ..read more

We discuss the life and legacy of Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel with documentarian Martin Doblmeier. Martin is the director of the new PBS documentary, Spiritual Audacity: The Abraham Joshua Heschel Story . Martin Doblmeier is the founder of Journey Films Inc, a film and television production company focused creating content on religion, faith and spirituality. Martin holds degrees in Religious Studies, Broadcast Journalism and honorary degrees in Fine Arts and Humane Letters. Since 1984 he has produced and directed more than 30 films focused on religion, faith and spirituality. His films inclu ..read more