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EIGHT FORTY-EIGHT
In Search of the Soul
April 5 through 11, 2004
In the series, In Search of the Soul, Eight Forty-Eight religion contributor Judy Valente takes us on her personal journey to define the soul and explore what happens to it upon death. She talks with religious leaders, theorists, and those dealing with death firsthand, asking them about their beliefs of life after death.
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Preparation
originally aired 4.5.04
Judy speaks with Dallas undertaker Whit Sloane, who prepared her mother's body for burial, and Muslim cleric Yusuf H. Hasan, chaplain at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York, about their work preparing the dead for burial. |
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Personal Faith
originally aired 4.6.04
The series continues with Judy's introspective look at her own faith. She speaks with Dr. Myles Sheehan, S.J. about his balance between his personal belief system as a Catholic priest and his scientific training as a doctor treating terminally ill patients. |
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Traditions
originally aired 4.7.04
Judy looks at the traditions surrounding death in the Jewish faith with Rabbi Ira Youdovin, executive vice president of the Chicago Board of Rabbis. |
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Rebirth
originally aired 4.9.04
Judy speaks with Buddhist monk Gen Kelsang
Khedrub of the Vajrayana Buddhist Center in Oak Park, Illinois,
about the beliefs and traditions of Buddhists. |
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Process
originally aired 4.9.04
Judy concludes her personal journey in a conversation with her group support group facilitator, Yolanda Ericson and atheist Ann Gaylor about coping with life after the death of a loved one. |
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