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Biblical archaeology can rewrite and reshape history.   But there’s theology at stake, too.  Like when the Gnostic Gospels were discovered in 1945 buried in the Egypt.

Would you like to read the Gospel of Thomas? Click here for the full text.

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How do we mind our mortality without being overwhelmed with morbid thoughts?

Stoically, says philosopher William Irvine. But he says Stoicism doesn't require us to be unemotional about death and loss. Irvine says the Stoics used thoughts about mortality to make our lives more joyful.

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Psychologist Stanley Coren tells Jim Fleming how the modern dog developed and why they have such an important place in people's lives.

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Sherman Alexie is one of America’s most acclaimed young writers with strong opinions about what it means to be a “real” Indian.

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Rather than making our stories better - or attempting to stop telling them altogether - Jonathan Harris is helping people combine their stories in a bid to unveil the "ecstatic truth" of human life. Anne Strainchamps asked Harris about his storytelling platform, Cowbird.

Listen to the UNCUT interview here.

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Steve Paulson reports on the tremendous influence and great power of the Pulitzer Prize winning Michiko Kakutani.  She’s the provocative and controversial daily book reviewer for the New York Times.

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Performance artist Tim Miller focuses on dimensions of his life as a gay man in his work.

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When Tracy Gary inherited a million dollars, she decided to give it all away. As a philanthropic advisor, she's now helping others do the same.

She spoke with Jim Fleming about transforming the culture of the so-called "one percent", and the hidden gifts of giving.

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