Listening to Faith: An Interview with Krista Tippett of “Speaking of Faith”

Abstract

Mulder’s interview of Krista Tippett, host and producer of popular radio program “Speaking of Faith,” brings to light the importance of the spiritual practice of listening. Tippett observes that, “Before we can become good listeners we have to become attentive to the fear in ourselves, whatever fear we have of listening. Before you can become a good listener, you have to be present … The quality of an answer is correlated with the quality of the question. If there is a true generosity of spirit and a true curiosity in the question, then you will get a bigger answer, a more real answer … We don’t just respond to the question in a conversation. We respond to the presence of the person asking the question as well.”