![]() And, as I look at the sweep of your writing, I see so many elements that to me are profoundly spiritual, a long sense of time or a robust commitment to hope. Tippett: I usually start my conversations with an inquiry about the spiritual background of your childhood. She was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut and moved with her parents to the San Francisco Bay Area when she was young. ![]() ![]() Rebecca Solnit’s books include A Paradise Built in Hell, Hope in the Dark, and a new collection of essays, The Mother of All Questions. Tippett: I’m Krista Tippett, and this is On Being. All these things feel like they give us tools that are a little more commensurate with the amazing possibilities and the terrible realities that we face. And that purposefulness and connectedness bring joy even amidst death, chaos, fear and loss.” She writes that so often, “when all the ordinary divides and patterns are shattered, people step up to become their brother’s keepers. ![]() She’s emerged as one of our great chroniclers of untold histories of redemptive change in places like post-Hurricane Katrina New Orleans. Krista Tippett, host: Rebecca Solnit describes her vision as a writer like this: “To describe nuances and shades of meaning, to celebrate public life and solitary life … to find another way of telling.” She is a contributing editor to Harper’s Magazine and the author of profound books that defy category. ![]()
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