Season 1 · Episode 5 — Rick Warren, Angela Buchdahl and Yasir Qadhi
Pastor Rick Warren, Rabbi Angela Buchdahl and Sheik Yasir Qadhi are of three different faiths, all with complex family histories that profoundly shaped their religious beliefs. Our research of their roots unearthed a story about the spiritual foundations of this country, an unrelenting struggle to achieve our ideal of religious freedom and tolerance, but also the difficulties sometimes of holding onto one's faith and still feeling like an "authentic" American.
Season 1 episodes
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E5Pastor Rick Warren, Rabbi Angela Buchdahl and Sheik Yasir Qadhi are of three different faiths, all with complex family histories that profo…
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E8The three guests in this episode are all children of first- or second-generation immigrants and share the peculiar burdens of that heritage…
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