I've just posted a podcast of an exceptional interview with Rev. Dr. James A. Forbes, Jr., former senior minister at The Riverside Church in New York and founder of the Healing of the Nations Foundation.

Amidst the swirl of controversy over Rev. Dr. Jeremiah Wright's comments and Barack Obama's disavowal of them, Easter services went forward at Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago this past weekend. Rev. Dr. Forbes brought a message of healing at the evening Easter service at Trinity. According to the New York Times, Dr. Forbes preached about:

how the nation is in a "night season," a dark, destabilizing time, given the war, the economy and the vitriol over race and gender in the political primary. "It is nighttime in America," Dr. Forbes said, “and I want to bring a word of encouragement.”

Last winter, Dr. Forbes sat down with me to talk about healing the nation, a progressive view of truth, and the role of the Holy Spirit in the emerging progressive religious movement. I invite you to listen to the interview and be a part of this conversation by leaving a comment below about the interview.

About the Podcasts
This podcast is the second episode of Progressive Religious Voices, a bi-monthly podcast of interviews gleaned from nearly 100 interviews with progressive religious leaders. You can subscribe to the podcast feed directly or on iTunes to get all 24 exciting interviews that we will feature throughout 2008.

You can also read more about the growing progressive religious movement in my forthcoming book, Progressive & Religious: How Christian, Jewish, Muslim, and Buddhist Leaders are Moving Beyond the Culture Wars and Transforming American Public Life. The book is available for pre-order from Amazon.com and will be in bookstores nationwide in August 2008.

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