{"id":5019,"date":"2017-11-14T11:00:50","date_gmt":"2017-11-14T11:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.soundstrue.com\/podcast\/?p=12857?"},"modified":"2021-06-23T15:33:10","modified_gmt":"2021-06-23T15:33:10","slug":"rainn-wilson-chewing-on-lifes-big-questions","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/podcast\/rainn-wilson-chewing-on-lifes-big-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"Rainn Wilson: Chewing on Life\u2019s Big Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rainn Wilson is a multitalented actor, comedian, producer, and activist who is best known for his role as Dwight Schrute on the American version of The Office, but is also renowned for roles in cult favorites such as Juno, Super, and Galaxy Quest. He has cofounded the digital media company SoulPancake and the nonprofit organization Lid\u00e9. In this episode of Insights at the Edge, Tami Simon speaks with Rainn about the Baha’i faith that he was raised in and eventually returned to as an adult, as well as the reasons why he once again opened to that spiritual path. They talk about the founder of the Baha’i faith, Baha’u’llah, and the persecution both he and his followers faced as Baha’i evolved into what it is today. Rainn also discusses the search for God as the greatest mystery and what it means to seek the unknowable. Finally, Tami and Rainn converse on art as an expression of faith and how that expression can be used in service of the betterment of humanity. 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