The Direct Path

G U E S T : Andrew Harvey

Recorded live: Sunday, October 29, 2000, 9:30 am PST

About the Program:
Special guest moderator, the Reverend Canon Lauren Artress, engages spiritual scholar Andrew Harvey in a conversation about forging a spiritual path. Author of The Direct Path, Harvey gives insight to discovering a spiritual path based in the lives of Jesus of Nazareth, Rumi, and Mary.

An Inspired Activist

G U E S T : Tom Ammiano

Recorded live: Sunday, June 11, 2000, 9:30 am PST

About the Program:
How did Tom Ammiano, a stand up comedian and gay activist, mobilize thousands of supporters and become a real contender in the race for mayor of the nation's most colorful city?
 

Why is Same-Gender Love a Sin?

G U E S T S : The Rev. Bill Countryman and The Rev. Jim Mitulski

Recorded live: Sunday, December 13, 1998, 9:30 am PST

About the Program:
The Rev. Bill Countryman, a biblical scholar at Church Divinity School of the Pacific, and The Rev. Jim Mitulski, pastor of the Metropolitan Community Church in San Francisco, examine what it means to read the Bible. The nature of the Bible itself, both as a Holy Book and a political tool, is discussed through the lens of same-gender love

Being Gay/Lesbian and Christian: Finding a Place at the Table

G U E S T S : Kent Brintnall, Cathy Gordon, David Perry, and Anthony Turney

Recorded live: Sunday, July 28, 1996, 9:30 am PST

About the Program:
How does one reconcile being gay and Christian? Are they mutually exclusive? Kent Brintnall from the Metropolitan Community Church; Cathy Gordon, from St. Marks in Berkeley; David Perry, co-founder of Bay Area Media Gays; and The Rev. Anthony Turney, a deacon at Grace Cathedral, discuss being Gay/Lesbian and Christian.