Jan 09 Podcast: Hope and Imagination
Reflections on the inauguration of Barack Obama, remembering John O'Donohue, and the creative heartbeat of the Festival.
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Inauguration resources
Joseph Lowery's inauguration benediction in full
Books by Barack Obama
Dreams From My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance
The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
Books by Sara Miles
Take This Bread: A Radical Conversion
Recorded talks by Sara Miles
Click here for Sara's three Greenbelt talks
Greenbelt talks on American politics
David Dark:
'The gospel according to the USA: Questioning America in a year of election'.
Jim Wallis:
'God's Politics: Why the Right Gets It Wrong and the Left Doesn't Get It'
Jim Wallis's other Greenbelt recorded talks.
Greenbelt talks on politics more generally.
John O'Donohue resources
Speaking about the 'death bed' at Greenbelt 2007
His books
Benedictus: A Book of Blessings
Anam Cara: Spiritual Wisdom from the Celtic World
Divine Beauty: The Invisible Embrace
His recorded Greenbelt talks
Click here to browse all the talks John O'Donohue gave at the Festival
Gov. O'Malley greets Barack Obama with a John O'Donohue Blessing
Soundtack
This podcast features the following music and, where available, you can click to buy the tracks on itunes:
- Mavis Staples: 'I'm on my way' / 'In times like these' / 'Will the Circle Be Unbroken' / 'We Shall Not Be Moved'
- Roland Kirk: 'Michael Row the Boat Ashore'
- U2: 'City of Blinding Lights'
Podcast credits
- Narrated by Dot Reid
- Scripted and produced by Paul Northup
- Mixed and engineered by John Noble (with support from Harvey Jessop)
- With grateful thanks to Sara Miles and Willie Williams
- In loving memory of John O'Donohue
