Appearances and Media – Page 4

The New York Times’ Maureen Dowd on Lisa’s Newsweek Cover Story

On April 10th, 2010, Op-Ed columnist Maureen Dowd cited Lisa’s cover story in The New York Times: “To circumscribe women, Saudi Arabia took Islam’s moral codes and orthodoxy to extremes not outlined by Muhammad; the Catholic Church took its moral codes and orthodoxy to extremes not outlined by Jesus. In the New Testament, Jesus is surrounded by strong women and […]

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Postponed – The Colbert Report

Lisa’s appearance on “The Colbert Report” has been postponed. Check back for new dates and, if you miss the live show, come back to the site and we’ll post the video.

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NBC Nightly News Interviews Lisa: Vatican Scandals

On April 4nd. 2010, Lisa appeared on NBC’s “Nightly News” to discuss recent scandals and the Vatican’s response. Visit MSNBC or view the segment below.

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04/10/10 – Yale University Bookstore

Join Lisa Miller on Saturday, 04/10/10 at the Yale University Bookstore, where she’ll read from “Heaven.” Yale University Bookstore 2:00 PM New Haven, Connecticu

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Lisa Discusses “Heaven” on NPR’s The Takeaway

On April 2nd, Lisa appeared on NPR and WNYC’s “The Takeaway” with hosts John Hockenberry and Celeste Headlee. You can play the podcast using the player below, or download the mp3 file. local mirror of this podcast

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Lisa and the Young Turks Discuss the Vatican Scandals

Lisa joins the Young Turks to discuss the most recent Vatican scandals:

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The Statesman’s Joshunda Sanders Interviews Lisa

Eighty percent of Americans believe in heaven, and yet, if you were to ask most people what they believed Heaven to be, it would be unlikely that you’d hear the same thing too often. Terrorists responsible for Sept. 11 were promised a heaven that included 72 virgins. Others think of heaven as a place where they are reunited with loved

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03/25/2010 NPR: The Diane Rehm Show

On March 25th, Lisa appeared on NPR and WAMU’s “Diane Rehm Show. You can listen to the podcast by clicking on the “listen” link in the top right corner of the show page. Or you can open to the show player directly here. local mirror of this podcast

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ReligionDispatches.org Ten Questions for Lisa Miller

Where contemporary culture has come to think of heaven as a place to chat, catch up with friends, and eat ice cream, conservative believers are concerned that God has been left out of the picture. A new book by Newsweek’s religion editor, Lisa Miller, covers this and other top stories on the celestial beat. Ten questions for Lisa Miller on

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The Washington Post’s Sally Quinn Interviews Lisa

On March 22nd, 2010, Sally Quinn interviewed Lisa for the The Washington Post in a video called “Divine Impulses: Newsweek religion editor Lisa Miller on the decline of hell.” Miller talks about the “paradox” of heaven and the myths and truths behind claims of “72 virgins” for Muslim holy warriors.

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