The State Of Belief

By Interfaith Alliance

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Every week, Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush hosts lively, funny and poignant conversations with inspiring religious and civic leaders; as well as artists and activists from across the country. Listeners get a potent mix of spiritual wisdom, political strategy, and hopeful commentary from national and local leaders who are rising up to meet this urgent moment in America. With the tagline: “Where Religion and Democracy Meet,” State of Belief is a celebration of our nation’s diversities and an invitation to join together to, in the words of the great James Baldwin, "achieve our country.”

Episode Date
Room in the Inn: A Call for Immigrant Solidarity with Rev. Gabriel Salguero
Dec 05, 2025
Fully Herself: Rev. Winnie Varghese Assumes the Pulpit at St. John the Divine in New York City
Nov 29, 2025
The Power of Faithful Non-Violent Resistance with Maria Stephan
Nov 22, 2025
What the Separation of Church and State Means Today with Rev. Dr. Randall Balmer
Nov 15, 2025
"Courage is the New Currency": Skye Perryman and Democracy Forward
Nov 08, 2025
Ye Gods: Scott Carter 's Journey from Comedy to Spiritual Exploration
Nov 01, 2025
"We're not going to let you take our tradition": A Beautiful Year with Diana Butler Bass
Oct 25, 2025
The Faithful Fight Against Authoritarianism with Rev. Chloe Breyer
Oct 18, 2025
Faith Rising for Democracy: How to Show Up for No Kings, With Adam Friedman
Oct 11, 2025
League of Women Voters CEO Celina Stewart: Courage is Not the Absence of Fear
Oct 04, 2025
Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum, Randi Weingarten, and Skye Perryman speak on Religious Freedom in Public Schools
Sep 27, 2025
Confronting Antisemitism and Its Weaponization: The Nexus Project's Jonathan Jacoby
Sep 20, 2025
Libraries and Religious Freedom, with ALA President Sam Helmick
Sep 13, 2025
The Power of Community: Keya Chatterjee and the Vision for a Free DC
Sep 06, 2025
How the Christian Right is Taking Over America with Talia Lavin
Aug 30, 2025
"Curiosity, Not Contempt": Adam Nicholas Phillips on Bridging Divides
Aug 23, 2025
An Unlikely Social Justice Warrior: Muslim Feminist Ani Zonneveld
Aug 16, 2025
Separating Church from Hate: A Conversation With John Fugelsang
Aug 09, 2025
From Sanctuary to Courtroom: Immigration and Religious Liberty with Legal expert Elizabeth Reiner Platt
Aug 02, 2025
Faith, followers, and the files: Jay Michaelson and the Epstein Cover-up
Jul 26, 2025
Whither America? July 4th with Dr. Robert P. Jones
Jun 28, 2025
On Diversity and Democracy With Wajahat Ali
Jun 21, 2025
A Pastor Reports from the Frontlines In Los Angeles:  Faith and Immigration
Jun 14, 2025
Leah Greenberg, Indivisible, and No Kings: "You do not need permission to get started"
Jun 07, 2025
Jim Wallis and a Moral Budget: The June 10th Procession at the Capitol
May 31, 2025
Everybody Can Do Something: Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum
May 24, 2025
Lt. Gen. Charles D. Luckey (Ret.) on the Role of the Military in Upholding Democracy
May 17, 2025
Book Bans vs. the Right to Read: Kelly Jensen and Rev. Amos Brown
May 10, 2025
Faith is Standing Strong: Rev. Dr. Shannon Fleck
May 03, 2025
Amy Spitalnick on How Jewish Safety and Inclusive Democracy are Inextricably Linked
Apr 26, 2025
Remembering Pope Francis: Father James Martin Reflects on LGBTQ+ Inclusion, Environmentalism, and Compassionate Leadership
Apr 21, 2025
Easter and Passover Courage in the Fight for Democracy
Apr 19, 2025
Michael Eric Dyson: How We Love Is To Tell the Truth
Apr 12, 2025
National Call to Action for Faith Communities
Apr 04, 2025
Faith and LGBTQ+ Rights in the Face of Adversity
Mar 29, 2025
The Rule of Law and the Chaos of MAGA: Jay Michaelson
Mar 22, 2025
Navigating the Narrow Bridge: Congressman Eric Swalwell and the Fight for Democracy
Mar 15, 2025
Jeff Sharlet: The Slow Civil War Is Speeding Up
Mar 08, 2025
One Month of Trump's Attacks on Faith: Policymakers, Faith Leaders, and Legal Experts Take Action
Mar 01, 2025
Unfiltered: The Gen Z Revolution with Olivia Julianna
Feb 22, 2025
Black History Month In the Time of Trump: Rev. Jacqui Lewis
Feb 15, 2025
Money, Lies, and God: Katherine Stewart Inside the Movement to Destroy American Democracy
Feb 08, 2025
Can Religion Save Democracy? Maggie Siddiqi on Pluralism, Policy, and Resistance
Feb 02, 2025
Skye Perryman: There's No Way Out of This But Through
Jan 25, 2025
King's Non-Violence Trumps Christian Nationalism
Jan 18, 2025
Christian Nationalism and Hate Violence: What Can We Do?
Jan 11, 2025
Special Episode - Remembering Jimmy Carter
Jan 08, 2025
January 6th: Bad Theology, Bad for Democracy
Jan 04, 2025
Democracy Defying Gravity: WICKED as Movie and Metaphor
Dec 28, 2024
Top Religion News 2024: NYT Reporter Ruth Graham
Dec 21, 2024
Timothy Snyder On Religion, Power, and Freedom
Dec 14, 2024
Did Christian Nationalism Win? Matthew Taylor on the Vote and the Future
Dec 07, 2024
The Subversive Power of Gratitude with Diana Butler Bass
Nov 28, 2024
Antisemitism: Canary in the Coal Mine to Destroying Democracy With Rabbi Jill Jacobs
Nov 23, 2024
How to End Christian Nationalism with Amanda Tyler
Nov 16, 2024
Election 2024: No Mandate for Extremism
Nov 09, 2024
The Vote Is Sacred Bus Tour
Nov 02, 2024
Democracy and Faith Hit The Road
Oct 26, 2024
The Freedom to Read is an Essential Human - and Religious - Right!
Oct 19, 2024
The Christian Movement That Is Threatening Our Democracy, with Matthew Taylor
Oct 12, 2024
Interfaith Since 10/7/23: Challenges and Promise
Oct 05, 2024
Strong Women Speaking Truth to Power: Kristin Du Mez and Mary J. Novak
Sep 28, 2024
Interfaith Action at the State Level: Florida, North Dakota, Pennsylvania
Sep 21, 2024
Demographics, Democracy, and Destiny: Dr. Robert P. Jones
Sep 14, 2024
Faith, Power, and Victimhood: the evolution of Christian Nationalism
Sep 07, 2024
The Past Isn't Even Past: The Trial That Riveted A Nation With Brenda Wineapple
Aug 31, 2024
Changemakers at the DNC
Aug 24, 2024
Passion & Policy: Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons
Aug 17, 2024
The VP Picks, Religious Diversity, and a Vision for Democracy
Aug 07, 2024
E.J. Dionne: The Vice-Presidential Candidates and Religion
Aug 03, 2024
We're Going Forward: Wajahat Ali
Jul 27, 2024
Amy Spitalnick: Antisemitism and Democracy
Jul 20, 2024
A Slow Civil War with Jeff Sharlet
Jul 13, 2024
How July 4th and Juneteenth Can Bring America Together
Jul 06, 2024
Hate on the Rise? Exploring the SPLC's Annual Hate and Extremism Report
Jun 29, 2024
Faith in Choice: Two Years After Dobbs
Jun 22, 2024
Righteous Rage and Holy Hope: Rev. Don Abram, Pride in the Pews
Jun 15, 2024
Faithful Pride: Rev. Kimble Sorrells and Lanie Cohen
Jun 09, 2024
Daisy Khan: Rights and Power of Muslim Women
Jun 01, 2024
Brian Kaylor: The Heresy of Christian Nationalism
May 25, 2024
Eric Ward: What the Punk Scene Can Teach Us About White Supremacy
May 18, 2024
Life After Doom With Brian McLaren
May 11, 2024
Democracy & Religious Freedom: The Next Generation
May 04, 2024
Jim Wallis: False White Gospel
Apr 27, 2024
Reproductive Rights on Trial with Skye Perryman
Apr 21, 2024
Faith and LGBT Politics with R. G. Cravens
Apr 13, 2024
Words On Fire With Fred Garcia
Apr 06, 2024
Worth Fighting For: John Pavlovitz
Mar 30, 2024
Surviving God with Grace Ji-Sun Kim and Susan M. Shaw
Mar 23, 2024
Black Women in the Civil Rights Movement: AnneMarie Mingo
Mar 16, 2024
Racism and the American Church with Jemar Tisby
Mar 09, 2024
Building trust in divisive times: Najeeba Syeed and Manu Meel
Mar 02, 2024
Journalist Tim Alberta on American Evangelicals and Extremism
Feb 24, 2024
White Evangelical Racism: Anthea Butler
Feb 17, 2024
Rob Reiner and Dan Partland: "God & Country"
Feb 10, 2024
Begin Again with Eddie Glaude, Jr.
Feb 03, 2024
Building Jewish and Muslim Interfaith Solidarity
Jan 28, 2024
Rabbi Sharon Brous and “The Amen Effect”
Jan 20, 2024
Thank God We're Not A Christian Nation
Jan 13, 2024
Rep. Don Beyer on Faith and Democracy
Jan 06, 2024
Ringing in the New With Rainn Wilson
Dec 30, 2023
The Spiritual Power of Humor With Rev. Susan Sparks
Dec 23, 2023
2023 Freedom of Thought Report; The Year in Religion News
Dec 16, 2023
Speaker Mike "Moses" Johnson and the Christian Lawmakers
Dec 09, 2023
Interfaith Alliance of Southwest Florida; Election '24
Dec 02, 2023
Thanksgiving with Father James Martin
Nov 25, 2023
Creating Change Through Film
Nov 18, 2023
Diwali with Sushma Dwivedi; Sharon Salzberg on Openness and Freedom
Nov 11, 2023
American Values Survey with Robert P. Jones; Diane Winston and Reagan’s Evangelical Vision
Nov 05, 2023
The Faith Fight Against Belief Bans
Oct 29, 2023
Unharden Our Hearts: Religious Leaders on the Violence In the Middle East
Oct 21, 2023
David Gushee: Defending Democracy from its Christian Enemies
Oct 14, 2023
LGBTQI+ Faith Activism: Jon Cohen, Darcy Hirsh, and Allen Morris; Also Jewtina founder Analucía Lopezrevoredo
Oct 07, 2023
Banned Books Week with Tracie D. Hall and Sabrina Baêta
Oct 05, 2023
The Gospel According to James Baldwin with author Greg Garrett
Sep 23, 2023
Faith and Public Service with Texas Reps Salman Bhojani and James Talarico
Sep 16, 2023
The Real Moral Majority with Rev. Jennifer Butler
Sep 09, 2023
What Good Religion Can Do With Katherine Marshall
Sep 02, 2023
A Call to Conscience at the Parliament of the World's Religions
Aug 26, 2023
The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy with Robert P Jones
Aug 19, 2023
Preview: Defending Freedom and Human Rights at the Parliament of the World's Religions
Aug 12, 2023
American Idolatry with Andrew Whitehead
Aug 05, 2023
Protecting Democracy with Congressman Jamie Raskin
Jul 29, 2023
Staying Awoke with Derrick Harkins
Jul 22, 2023
Elizabeth Reiner Platt, Columbia Law School Law, Rights, and Religion Project
Jul 15, 2023
Peter Maer Interviews Paul Raushenbush
Jul 08, 2023
Kevin M. Kruse, Re-righting History
Jul 01, 2023
Dobbs Ruling Anti-versary: Rev. Angela Tyler-Williams of SACReD
Jun 24, 2023
Faith for Pride 2023
Jun 17, 2023
Forward with Bishop William Barber II
Jun 10, 2023
The None-bers Game With Ryan Burge
Jun 03, 2023
How We Learn to be Brave, Bishop Mariann Budde
May 27, 2023
The White Mother I Never Knew, John Blake
May 20, 2023
Experts on Evangelicalism: Brad Onishi and Isaac Sharp
May 13, 2023
Eric Ward: A Punk Prescription for Building Community
May 06, 2023
Sikh Awareness and Appreciation Month
Apr 29, 2023
Dora Muhammad: Faith and Planned Parenthood
Apr 22, 2023
Summit for Religious Freedom: AU's Rachel Laser
Apr 15, 2023
Living Easter With Bishop Mariann Budde
Apr 08, 2023
Rabbi Jonah Pesner: Passover Together
Apr 01, 2023
Jeff Sharlet, The Undertow
Mar 25, 2023
Najeeba Syeed: A Peacemaker at Ramadan
Mar 18, 2023
Majorities at the Margins
Mar 11, 2023
Rev. Jen Bailey, Creating Community Across Divisions
Mar 04, 2023
Building the Beloved Community: Rev. Adam Taylor
Feb 25, 2023
Counting - and Countering - Christian Nationalism: Dr. Robert P. Jones and Amanda Tyler
Feb 18, 2023
Rabbi Sandra Lawson: Power in Positivity
Feb 11, 2023
Fighting for Freedom in Florida and Beyond
Feb 04, 2023
Big Tech, Hate, and Religious Freedom Online
Jan 28, 2023
In Pursuit of the Common Good
Jan 21, 2023
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Today
Jan 14, 2023
Making the Most of the New Year
Jan 07, 2023
A Fresh Start in 2023
Dec 31, 2022
Religion and Politics in 2022
Dec 24, 2022
How the Respect for Marriage Act Became Law
Dec 17, 2022
Combating Antisemitism
Dec 10, 2022
Religion By the Book
Dec 03, 2022
Thanksgiving
Nov 26, 2022
Uniting for our Neighbors
Nov 19, 2022
What Now?
Nov 12, 2022
The Power of the Vote
Nov 05, 2022
Midterm Mania and the Fight to Protect Democracy
Oct 29, 2022
Bridging Division With Religion
Oct 22, 2022
Fighting Christian Nationalism, State by State
Oct 15, 2022
Challenging Christian Nationalism
Oct 08, 2022
Christian Nationalism Is on the Ballot
Oct 01, 2022