July 2014, Tippett was awarded the 2013 National Humanities Medal at the White House for "thoughtfully delving into the mysteries of human existence." She received a George Foster Peabody Award in 2008, for "The Ecstatic Faith of Rumi", and three Webby awards for excellence in electronic media. Her book, Einstein's God (2010), was a New York Times bestseller. Personal life Tippett grew up in Shawnee, Oklahoma. She studied History at Brown University, and spent a year in Bonn, West Germany in 1983 on a Fulbright Scholarship. She has two children and is divorced. Quotations "Anger is often what pain looks like when it shows itself in public." "I can disagree with your opinion, it turns out," she says, "but I can't disagree with your experience." Works Speaking of Faith: Why Religion Matters—and How to Talk About It (Penguin, January 29, 2008) Einstein's God: Conversations About Science and the Human Spirit (Penguin, February 23, 2010) On Being (radio program and podcast, formerly Speaking of Faith) Becoming Wise: An Inquiry into the Mystery and Art of Living (Penguin, April 5, 2016) See also Religion and spirituality podcast References Further reading Einstein’s God: Krista Tippett and Theoretical Cosmologist Janna Levin on Free Will, Science, and the Human Spirit Brain Pickings (January 9, 2015) What Everybody Needs Brain Pickings (January 9, 2015) "On Being" Host Krista Tippett's Tools For Dealing With Difficult Colleagues Fast Company (April 24, 2012) The Search for Meaning Brown Alumni Magazine (November/December, 2014) The Wisdom Seeker Cake & Whiskey (November, 2014) The Public Listener: A Conversation with Radio Host Krista Tippett Christianity Today (August 2, 2013) Additional works "Berlin by Night" New York Times (May 10, 1987) "Weimar's Poets in Residence" New York Times (March 31, 1985) Keynote Address, Political Dialogue and Civility in an Age of Polarization, Harvard Negotiation and Mediation Clinical Program (March 25, 2014) Gaggy's Blessing on The Moth Radio Hour (February 18, 2014) Krista Tippett & Andrew Solomon: Einstein's God: Conversations about Science, Live from the New York Public Library (March 3, 2010) Krista Tippett: Reconnecting with Compassion video on TED.com (November, 2010) For Play: Krista Tippett & Stuart Brown in conversation with Paul Holdengräber at LIVE from the New York Public Library (January 29, 2008) "Krista Tippett", guest on Everyone's Agnostic Podcast Episode 70, Oct. 19, 2015. Cass Midgley and Bob Pondillo. External links Official website 1960 births Living people People from Shawnee, Oklahoma American