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On Being with Krista Tippett

[Unedited] Anchee Min With Krista Tippett (On Surviving The Religion Of Mao)

On Being with Krista Tippett

On Being Studios

Sociology, Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality, Krista Tippett, Arts, Culture, On Being, Society, Society & Culture, Science, Social Sciences

4.710.2K Ratings

🗓️ 17 June 2004

⏱️ 86 minutes

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Summary

Anchee Min has recently published the second book in her fictional account of the last Chinese imperial court and its empress. In her personal story and in her writing, Anchee Min offers a window into spiritual instincts and experiences that mark a rapidly evolving China into the present. See more at onbeing.org/program/surviving-religion-mao/181

Transcript

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0:00.0

We're trying to open people's imaginations up about what that means to speak of faith

0:05.6

and how different that is for different people.

0:08.2

You know, there are different words, spirituality, religion, theology, faith.

0:13.2

I think faith is the one that's the least troubling for people, but it doesn't have a lot of meaning

0:20.0

and we're really feeling it with meaning in your question.

0:23.6

Am I Christian?

0:24.6

Devoted.

0:26.0

I am Christian and I have a theological education, but the program is about looking at how many

0:32.2

different people live this part of their lives.

0:34.6

You know, I think that the central question of all religion or of this religious impulse in

0:43.5

our lives is what does it mean to be human and the questions around that and that opens it up.

0:49.2

I also think it's much more about asking questions and having answers

0:53.0

sometimes in America, especially the loud religious voices are people who have all the answers

0:59.0

and I don't think that's the way people live with this.

1:03.0

So I just want to, and I, what do you think, are you?

1:09.0

I just want to remind you on this mic placement that you're not going to talk and direct the end of it.

1:15.0

It's just going to kind of come into the corner of your mind.

1:17.0

So you want me like this?

1:19.0

I just want to mic to you.

1:21.0

Okay.

1:23.0

Yeah?

1:25.0

You've been listening to me.

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