DATE=03-22-02

TYPE=LOOK AHEAD TALK TO AMERICA

(March 25 March 29)

Mon. Mar. 25

Topic: Academy Awards

Guest: Alan Silverman, movie critic

We will be looking at the Academy Awards, who won and why.

Tue. Mar. 26

Topic: Spirituality in Patient Care

Guests: Harold G. Koenig, M.D., professor of psychiatry & medicine,

Duke Univ. Medical Center

Daria Nirvana, clinical psychologist

Nancy Lee Head, NAMI

Joyce Silver, Breakthrough NBD

Medical doctors and psychologists are now recognizing the importance of integrating a

patient's spiritual life with their physical health care. Our guests will discuss the difference in

the time needed for cure between a spiritual person and one who has no such beliefs.

Wed. Mar.27

Topic: Building Rwanda's First Library

Guests: Ambassador Richard Sezibera, Embassy of Rwanda

Gregory Smith, peace activist

Zachary Kaufman, Founder and President of the American Friends of the

Kigali Public Library

The Kigali Public Library will be Rwanda's very first public library. For decades

Rwanda has suffered from isolationism, violence, and extremism, now the tide is turning.

Our guests will discuss the effort to counter the scarcity of books and the resulting lack

of a culture of reading.

Thr. Mar. 28

Topic: The Different Portraits of Jesus

Guest: Dr. Philip Wogaman, senior minister, Foundry United Methodist Church

Jesus Christ is central to Christian belief, yet factually speaking there is little known about Him.

Dr. Wogaman will discuss how Christians understand Jesus and the message of His life.

Fri. Mar.29

Topic: Electronic Religion

Guests: TBA

The United States is facing a phenomenon people are attending religious services in front of their computers. More and more people are foregoing attending religious services in groups at a specified location. Our guests will discuss why this is happening and whether or not this is

defeating the purpose of communal worship.

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