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Matters of Faith
October 24, 2009
Cornel West professor, Princeton University
Harvey Cox Jr. professor, divinity, Harvard Divinity
Mary Gordon author
Christopher Lydon former radio host, The Connection

Radio host Christopher Lydon hosts a discussion on faith with Princeton professor Cornel West, Harvard Divinity professor Harvey Cox, and novelist Mary Gordon.

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Image of Brother West: Living and Loving Out Loud, A Memoir
Author: Cornel West, David Ritz
Publisher: Smiley Books (2009)
Binding: Hardcover, 288 pages
Image of Hope on a Tightrope: Words and Wisdom
Author: Cornel West
Publisher: Hay House (2008)
Binding: Hardcover, 248 pages
Image of The Cornel West Reader
Author:
Publisher: Basic Civitas Books (2000)
Binding: Paperback, 624 pages
Image of Race Matters
Author: Cornel West
Publisher: Beacon Press (2001)
Binding: Hardcover, 108 pages
Image of The American Evasion of Philosophy: A Genealogy of Pragmatism (Wisconsin Project on American Writers)
Author: Cornel West
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press (1989)
Binding: Paperback, 292 pages
Image of The Ethical Dimensions of Marxist Thought
Author: Cornel West
Publisher: Monthly Review Press (1991)
Binding: Paperback, 288 pages
Image of Keeping Faith: Philosophy and Race in America (Routledge Classics)
Author: Cornel West
Publisher: Routledge (2008)
Binding: Paperback, 286 pages
Image of Prophesy Deliverance!
Author: Cornel West
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press (2002)
Binding: Paperback, 192 pages
Image of Democracy Matters: Winning the Fight Against Imperialism
Author: Cornel West
Publisher: Penguin Press HC, The (2004)
Binding: Hardcover, 240 pages
Image of The Future of Faith
Author: Harvey Cox
Publisher: HarperOne (2009)
Binding: Hardcover, 256 pages
Image of Many Mansions
Author: Harvey Cox
Publisher: Beacon Press (1992)
Binding: Paperback, 240 pages
Manufacturer: Macmillan
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Image of Common Prayers: Faith, Family, and a Christian's Journey Through the Jewish Year
Author: Harvey Cox
Publisher: Mariner Books (2002)
Binding: Paperback, 304 pages
Image of Circling My Mother: A Memoir
Author: Mary Gordon
Publisher: Pantheon (2007)
Binding: Hardcover, 272 pages
Image of Final Payments
Author: Mary Gordon
Publisher: Anchor (2006)
Binding: Paperback, 304 pages
Image of The Stories of Mary Gordon
Author: Mary Gordon
Publisher: Anchor (2007)
Binding: Paperback, 480 pages
Image of Reading Jesus: A Writer's Encounter with the Gospels
Author: Mary Gordon
Publisher: Pantheon (2009)
Binding: Hardcover, 240 pages
Image of Pearl
Author: Mary Gordon
Publisher: Anchor (2006)
Binding: Paperback, 368 pages
Image of Spending: A Novel
Author: Mary Gordon
Publisher: Scribner (1999)
Binding: Paperback, 304 pages
Image of The Company of Women
Author: Mary Gordon
Publisher: Ballantine Books (1986)
Binding: Paperback, 304 pages
Image of Joan of Arc: A Life (Penguin Lives)
Author: Mary Gordon
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics) (2008)
Binding: Paperback, 208 pages
Image of Men and Angels
Author: Mary Gordon
Publisher: Ballantine Books (1986)
Binding: Mass Market Paperback, pages
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