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Providence on the air presents "Open Book," a weekly spiritual book club designed to open minds about questions of spirituality. We believe that if you're looking for God, all you need to do is open a book!

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Prison is a difficult place to be....but one grows accustomed to it. The rules, the roles, the cells, the routines and the imposed discipline. Are only those who are physically in prison bound by the daily experiences of incarceration? Do people... more
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Water is a central and sustaining force in our lives; it is also a central theme and metaphor in the gospel stories. Author Tom Gibbs examines the role of water in the ministry of Jesus in his long poem, "The Water Gospel," told from the... more
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Lori and Alice just couldn't get enough discussion about Christian Wiman's book "My Bright Abyss: Meditation of a Modern Believer" the first time around so we are digging back in! Hope you'll join us!
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Plunge into Neil Gaiman's new book with Lori and Alice! Between its covers lie questions about the nature of reality and identity, about the existence and cosmology of monsters, about memory, humanity and what the children in... more
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"On the highest throne in the world, we still sit only on our own bottom." Michel de Montaigne, The Complete Essays This should whet your whistle for the discussions that Lori and Alice will be having today on quotations that are found... more
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Lori and Alice discuss a quote from this novel set in 19th century China.
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What would happen if the Messiah came down to earth today? Would he be worshipped or murdered? What would his message be for people today? Lori and Alice discuss the philosophy of Illusions, a best-selling book by Richard Bach.... more
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Does God just sit back and let us work things out when life gets hard? Is there some "God cure" that is sent down when cancer strikes or unemployment happens in our lives? Lori and Alice discuss a quote from "The Friday Night... more
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Delve into the words of the greatest poet you may never have heard of! This week, Alice and Lori take on the works of Sufi poet Rumi. Find out why so many people find comfort and inspiration in his universal themes and beautiful language.
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Walt Whitman was an incredibly prolific essayist and poet who lived in the mid-1800's. Lori and Alice discuss an excerpt from his best-known poem "Song of Myself" during this week's show.
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