I usually listen to the program Speaking of Faith each week. One of the things I love about my iPod is the ability to listen to podcasts of shows at my leisure. Recently I’ve been catching up with past episodes that I missed. I wanted to direct those of you who might be interested in such things to two particular recent episodes:

Jaroslav Pelikan, the noted Yale historian and religious scholar, discusses the history, purpose, and need for creeds, both ancient and modern.
http://speakingoffaith.publicradio.org/programs/pelikan/index.shtml

Poet and historian Jennifer Michael Hecht discusses the role of the “great doubters” as a positive and necessary element in the formulation of belief, religious history and human identity.
http://speakingoffaith.publicradio.org/programs/doubt/index.shtml

I found both of these episodes to be particularly good and would encourage anyone interested in religion, history and humanity to listen carefully to each interview.