Common Threads — An Interfaith Dialogue

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In Good Faith: Questioning Religion & Atheism Parts 1 & 2 from In Good Faith • 2022-03-30
As I mention in the introduction to Part 1, it is rare that you find someone from the theist crowd acknowledging that the other camp has something…
In Good Faith: Questioning Religion & Atheism Parts 1 & 2 from In Good Faith • 2021-09-23
As I state in my introduction, this is a remarkable book in that while it does strongly argue from a theist's viewpoint, it gives the other side a…
God Bless the Pill Parts 1 & 2 from Two-part episodes • 2026-08-25
Most people today understand contraception as central to women’s liberation, and when the birth control pill arrived in 1960, the media thought it…
Mediating God Parts 1 & 2 from Two-part episodes • 2026-08-15
On this episode of Common Threads, Fred Stella interviews author Arthur Zarate about his biography of the Egyptian Muslim theologian, scholar, and…
The Bhagavad Gita with Guest (not host!) Fred Stella from Episodes • 2026-07-15
This is very fun. We have here an episode from 1996, when I was not host, but guest. I didn't take over the hosting duties until the following year,…
Hebrew Orientalism Parts 1, 2 & 3 from Episodes • 2025-12-09
This is a conversation between Dr. Hussein and GVSU Professor Eric Covey, facilitated by Frankel Center's Interim Director for 2025-26, Deborah Dash…