Speaking of Faith: Why Religion Matters--and How to Talk About It | 
pickThis is my second (or possibly third) reading of this book. Enjoyed the book but didn't like the ending and the way the author summed things up as much as during previous readings.
In the past, I've listened to some of her podcast posts of the same name (Speaking of Faith, renamed On Being). The podcast was very informative and interesting.
I'll read more of her books. And try to locate the podcast, again.
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I don‘t normally read non fiction, but I recently heard a clip of “on being” that resonated with me, so I thought I‘d take a chance on one of Tippett‘s books. I‘m enjoying it very much so far!
pickI so appreciate Krista Tippett's radio program. She is a wealth of knowledge and asks wonderful questions. I read this short book on a week-long beach vacation. It took me all week. It's dense and she is a deep thinker. I caught on to her thinking process as it went along and ultimately enjoyed it. I probably should give it a second read to absorb even more.
Dr. Rachel Naomi Remen, who told it [Tikkun Olam] to me as her Hasidic grandfather told it to her, calls it an important and empowering story for our time. It insists that each of us, flawed and inadequate as we may feel, has exactly what‘s needed to help repair the part of the world that we can see and touch.”
… “repair the world,” Tikkun Olam. There is a Jewish legend behind this notion. Sometime early in the life of the world, something happened to shatter the light of the universe into countless pieces. They lodged as sparks inside every part of the creation. The highest human calling is to look for this original light from where we sit, to point to it and gather it up and in so doing to repair the world.
When we respond in kind to hatred and aggression, we risk becoming like our foes. And so the biblical virtue of “love” of enemies is not romantic but practical, a love of action and intention, not of feeling. ... We might need to fight our enemies or keep them at a safe remove; but we cannot let hatred, anger, and fear toward them determine our character and our actions. This cleansing of focus is the true purpose of forgiveness.
