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Worlds of Difference - The Spirit Calls

Thursday, December 29, 2005 at 8pm

Since the 18th century, people have predicted that the end was near for organized religion. But religion seems to be getting stronger. The forces that were once thought to be its doom may be fueling its revival. Listen to stories from a French family that is reconsidering its Jewish identity, intellectual pagans and Orthodox rockers in Greece, Evangelicals and Buddhists in Korea, and veterans of an ambitious Mormon missionary program for the Navajo.

Part four of a six-hour documentary series hosted by Maria Hinojosa that explores local culture in a global age. Intimate and sound-rich, each hour addresses a major theme (the relationship between culture and place, culture and language, culture and power, culture and markets, culture and religious belief, and the challenge of diversity in multicultural societies) and contain pieces previously heard on Morning Edition, All Things Considered, and Living on Earth.

More information about the series is available on the Worlds of Difference website.