Religion Unplugged

Paul Glader has a conversation with photographer Kieran Dodds about his project Hierotopia , which charts the role that ancient religion played on the protection of rural landscapes in northern Ethiopia.

Executive Director Paul Glader is joined by Steven Waldman, best-selling author of Founding Faith and co-founder of Report for America to talk about his new book on religious freedom, Sacred Liberty.

In the wake of the Easter terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka, The Media Project Board Member Vishal Arora spoke with Nishan De Mel, the Executive Director of Verité Research in Colombo, for a deeper analysis of what it means for South Asia and Sri Lanka’s religious groups and stability.

Melissa Harrison and Paul Glader talk with Ethiopian educator, Desta Heliso, about a two-day symposium in NYC honoring Tom C. Oden where, scholars, pastors, and international church leaders explored themes central to Oden's legacy: Classical and Ancient Christianity, Spiritual renewal, and building bridges between historic communities of faith. 

Melissa Harrison goes on the road to interview Sky News Correspondent, David Blevins, about his recent visit to the U.S. to visit college campuses. David talks about the role that journalism played in the Irish peace process and shares his own experience of working at the intersection of faith & journalism.

Melissa Harrison and Clemente Lisi talk to Emeke Izeze, former managing director of The Guardian in Nigeria about the rising ISIS problems in Africa following years of being driven from the Middle East.

Melissa Harrison and Paul Glader discuss the latest book, "The Desert and The Sea" in an interview with Michael Scott Moore, the American journalist and novelist who was kidnapped in 2012 and held captive by Somali Pirates for over 2 and a half years.

Melissa Harrison interviews TMP member and 2017 Poynter Fellow alumna, Evelyn Osagie of Nigeria, and historian Dr Karen Ama'Echefu, about the important role that poetry and song play in helping journalists to connect people of different cultures and religions.

Assassins attacked Zaffar Iqbal in his newsroom in Kashmir. Shootings and threats against the press are on the rise in the United States but the danger for journalists has existed for a long time internationally.

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