Steve Paulson prepared this report on Saint Francis of Assisi and his continuing influence in the modern world.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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For Robert Farris Thompson, the most beautiful, intimate and passionate of dances is Argentine tango.
Susan Corso is the author of “God’s Dictionary: Divine Definitions for Everyday Enlightenment.” She tells Jim Fleming about spiritual etymology and how she interprets the root meanings of words to come up with her definitions.
Psychologist and philosopher Thomas Moore talks with Anne Strainchamps about the connections between springtime and death, and how flowers reflect this.
For the Aboriginal people of Australia, the concept of "The Dreaming" means an existence with no linear time.
Ziauddin Sardar responds to the question "is there really a clash of civilizations?"
Former Senator Bob Kerrey talks with Steve Paulson about one bloody night in Vietnam that has haunted him for decades.
Humorist Roy Blount Junior believes New Orleans is the cradle of American culture.
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