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Over 125,000 of these essays, written by people from all walks of life, have been archived here on our website, heard on public radio, chronicled through our books, and featured in weekly podcasts. The project is based on the popular 1950s radio series of the same name hosted by Edward R. Murrow.
This I Believe and This I Believe II have been used in the following Common Reading Programs: All-School Read (Secondary Schools) • Cherokee High School (Marlton, N.J.) – 2011 • Kimball Union Academy…
The result was This I Believe, hosted by Edward R. Murrow. Listen to the remarkable story of the original series to learn what Americans of half a century ago believed. Part 1 – The Birth of an Idea (length 13:51) Part 2 – Exploring Social Issues of the Day (length 24:36) Part 3 – The End and Revival of This I Believe (length 12:32)
Connecting to a Global Tribe. Matt Harding has been to 70 countries to dance–badly–in front of a camera, and videos of his travels are an Internet sensation. Harding believes interacting with so many people is challenging his primitive brain to see more of what unites humanity. Read Essay.
If you have used This I Believe in any educational setting, we would love to hear from you. Resources for Using This I Believe with Students To help teachers guide students through exploring their beliefs and composing personal essays about them, we offer the following tools.
Click here to read testimonials from youth who have written and submitted essays. Many of these youth essays have been written as the result of a classroom assignment. Over 250,000 educators have downloaded This I Believe curricula for use in educational institutions, from elementary school to graduate school.
Most of our guests express belief in a Supreme Being, and set forth the importance to them of that belief. However, that is your decision, since it is your belief which we solicit. But we do ask you to confine yourself to affirmatives: This means refraining from saying what you do not believe.
This I Believe and This I Believe II have been used in the following Common Reading Programs: All-School Read (Secondary Schools) • Cherokee High School (Marlton, N.J.) – 2011 • Kimball Union Academy…
By Alan Lightman (Boston, Mass.) I believe in the power of the unknown. I believe that a sense of the unknown propels us in all of our creative activities, from science to art. When I was a child, after bedtime I would often get out of my bed in my pajamas, go to the window and stare at the stars.
For Cecilia Muñoz, a childhood memory of anger has inspired a career in activism. She believes that early outrage fuels her work on behalf of Hispanic immigrants for the National Council of La Raza. I believe that a little outrage can take you a long way.
