Kresta in the Afternoon – September 5, 2023 – Hour 1
David Scott honors the feast of Teresa of Calcutta and Mark David Hall discusses the Christian foundations of religious liberty.
The Love that Made Mother Teresa
Most of us remember Mother Teresa as the woman who broke death’s stranglehold on the poor of Calcutta and showed us how to conquer the sin and darkness in what she called the slums of the hearts of modern man. But she was also much more than that. David Scott joins us on her feast day with a look at Mother Teresa’s private visions and secret sufferings.
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Lessons on labor, love, and life from St. Teresa of Calcutta
Mother Teresa and the Pain of Joy
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How has Christianity Advanced Liberty?
Scholars and popular authors regularly claim that Christianity, at least orthodox Christianity, has fostered oppression and intolerance, and that rejecting religion is a key step to advancing liberty and equality. But throughout American history, Christians have been motivated by their faith to create fair and just institutions, fight for political freedom, oppose slavery, and secure religious liberty for all. Mark David Hall joins us with more.
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