In Pursuit of the Common Good: A New Alliance between Science Religion and...
Renowned scientist with the Scripps Institution of Oceanography describes how to find areas of agreement between governments, religious leaders and researchers on difficult issues such as the need to...
View ArticleJewish Journeys: A Conversation with Michael Douglas and Natan Sharansky
Award-winning actor Michael Douglas and Jewish Agency head Natan Sharansky explore the role that faith, religious pluralism and human rights have played in their personal journeys. They discuss their...
View ArticleIslam and Religious Pluralism featuring John Esposito
Islam is a great religious tradition, the second largest and fastest growing of the World’s Religions, embracing some 57 Muslim countries and is the second or third largest religion in Europe and...
View ArticleThe Search for Cracks in the City of Stone: An Anatomy of the Struggles for...
Anat Hoffman, Executive Director of the Israeli Religious Action Center, was a founding member of Women of the Wall as well as a Board member of the Israel Women’s Network, the Association for Civil...
View ArticleThe Future of Catholicism -- Up Next: Perspectives on the Future of Everything
Back in 2005, Thomas J. Reese -- who is both a distinguished journalist and a Roman Catholic priest -- lost his job as the editor-in-chief of a leading Jesuit magazine after the Vatican concluded that...
View ArticleWho Are the Jews? with Rabbi Donniel Hartman
One of the few constants throughout Jewish history is that Jewish identity has never been simple, and the answer to the question of “Who is a Jew?” – far from clear-cut. Rabbi Donniel Hartman,...
View ArticleEnding the Cycle of Violence in Northern Iraq: The Role Ahead for Christians...
Bashar Matti Warda, a Chaldean Catholic cleric and the current Archbishop of Erbil, speaks on the role that the Christians of northern Iraq are playing in removing ISIS and fostering peace and...
View ArticleJourney of the Universe: A Story of Our Times with Mary Evelyn Tucker - Burke...
The multimedia Journey of the Universe project explores some of mankind's most persistent existential questions: What is our purpose? How have the universe, our planet and humanity evolved? Mary Evelyn...
View ArticleSky of Red Poppies with Zohreh Ghahremani -- One Book One San Diego Author...
Author Zohreh Ghahremani talks with Babak Rahimi, associate professor of Communication, Culture and Religion at UC San Diego about the novel, "Sky of Red Poppies," the 2012 selection for One Book, One...
View ArticlePolitics and Religion in a Changing America
Robert Jones, Director of the Public Religion Research Institute in Washington, D.C., is a well-known commentator on religion and politics. He discusses the upcoming presidential election. Series:...
View ArticleJonathan Gribetz Defining Neighbors: The Arab-Zionist Encounter on the Eve of...
How did Zionist immigrants to early 20th century Palestine conceive of their new Arab neighbors, and how did the Arab natives make sense of the Jews arriving on Palestine’s shores? Drawing on his book...
View ArticleThe Genius of Judaism
Bernard-Henri Levy visited the UCSB campus to discuss his new book The Genius of Judaism. In this provocative book he demonstrates that anti-Semitism, constitutes the greatest danger to Jews and...
View ArticleA Canary in the Coal Mine: Muslims in Trump’s America
For 15 years, Edina Lekovic has served as a leading voice on American Muslims and an inter-community builder between diverse faith traditions. She explores the way in which the treatment of American...
View ArticleThe Media's Biased Portrayal of American Muslims
For 15 years, Edina Lekovic has served as a leading voice on American Muslims and an inter-community builder between diverse faith traditions. She explores the negative portrayal of American Muslims in...
View ArticleMaking Room for the Stranger: Refugee Realities at Home and Abroad - David...
David Murphy is Executive Director of the International Rescue Committee (IRC) San Diego office. In this lecture Murphy shares his insights into the moral and logistical challenges posed by the current...
View ArticleAn Afternoon with Tova Mirvis
Author, Tova Mirvis, discusses her book, The Book of Separation, which describes a woman who leaves her Orthodox Jewish faith and her marriage and sets out to navigate the terrifying, liberating...
View ArticleLearning from Dying: Buddhist Understandings of Consciousness and Death - A...
Renowned Tibetan Buddhist scholar and Columbia University Professor Robert A.F. Thurman is joined in conversation by his colleague Isa Gucciardi and UCSF's Eve Ekman and David Bullard. They explore...
View ArticleBarking to the Choir: The Power of Radical Kinship with Father Gregory Boyle...
Father Gregory Boyle, Jesuit priest and bestselling author of Tattoos on the Heart, is the founder of Homeboy Industries in Los Angeles. He shares what three decades of working with gang members has...
View ArticleIn Conversation With Reza Aslan and Tim Kring
Part of the Humanities as Vocation event at UCSB, features two UCSB alumni talking about their work after their humanities studies. Reza Aslan is a producer and author. He addresses his training, the...
View ArticleSpirituality and Healthy Aging - Research on Aging
What is spirituality and spiritual health? How can we effectively assess our own spirituality and identify spiritual distress in ourselves and others? Douglas Ziedonis, MD, MPH, Associate Vice...
View ArticleBuilding Beloved Community: ReConnecting Church and Community in the Midst of...
Rev. Traci Blackmon is the Executive Minister of Justice & Local Church Ministries for the United Church of Christ and Senior Pastor of Christ The King United Church of Christ in Florissant, MO. A...
View ArticleBiblical Women and Gender Constructions: Ancient and Contemporary...
Rabbi Prof. Dr. Tamara Cohn Eskenazi is an award-winning editor, author, and biblical scholar. She is the Chief Editor of The Torah: A Women’s Commentary, the winner (with Dr. Andrea Weiss) of the 2008...
View ArticleIf Kinship Were the Goal of Society
Father Gregory Boyle, Jesuit priest and bestselling author of Tattoos on the Heart, is the founder of Homeboy Industries in Los Angeles. He shares a thought about justice in a world where kinship among...
View ArticleMy First Rosh Hashanah Since Leaving Orthodox Jewish Faith
Author, Tova Mirvis reads from her memoir, The Book of Separation, which describes a woman who leaves her Orthodox Jewish faith and her marriage and sets out to navigate the terrifying, liberating...
View ArticleMay We Make the World?: Religious and Ethical Questions with Dr. Laurie...
A gene drive is a targeted contagion intended to spread within species, forever altering the offspring. Gene drive enthusiasts say they could wipe out malaria, saving more than half a million lives...
View ArticleWhat is a Woman? What is a Man? Exploring The Buddhist Sources - Jose Cabezon...
The ancient Buddhist sources have a great deal to say about what it means to be a biological man or woman, what it means to be gendered male and female, what kinds of desires and sexual practices are...
View ArticleAn Evening with Christian Wiman - Writer's Symposium by the Sea 2019
The former editor of Poetry Magazine, Christian Wiman is both a poet and an essayist who teaches Literature and Religion at Yale Divinity School. In an interview he discussed what he hopes readers...
View ArticleA Path Forward: Breaking Down Barriers and Building Connections with Youth -...
A discussion of constructive and effective ways to bring youth, community leaders, and organizations together to overcome divisiveness and polarization and build a stronger, more tolerant, and...
View ArticleThe Bishop and the Imam: A Conversation on Immigration - Burke Lectureship on...
Around the world, individuals and families are fleeing their countries of origin because of war, violence, natural disasters, and climate change. As their numbers swell, host countries face calls to...
View ArticleTranslating the Bible
Robert Alter discusses his new, complete translation of and commentary on the Hebrew Bible. For the UC Berkeley Professor of Hebrew and Comparative Literature, it represents nearly two and a half...
View ArticleThe Talmud as Icon
Barry Scott Wimpfheimer specializes in the Talmud and other Rabbinic Literature. His work focuses on the Babylonian Talmud as a work of law and literature. Part scripture and part commentary, it is...
View ArticlePoverty God Politics: Getting Started
David Beckmann explains the purpose of his “Poverty, God, Politics” series—to highlight spiritual and political strategies that can move us from the current crisis in a way that puts us on track to end...
View ArticleCARTA: Altered States of the Human Mind: Implications for Anthropogeny: Ann...
Experts address altered states of the mind that are deliberately induced by humans. We will address what is known about origins and mechanisms of these mind-altering practices. In doing so, we hope to...
View ArticleCARTA: Altered States of the Human Mind: Implications for Anthropogeny: Tom...
Experts address altered states of the mind that are deliberately induced by humans. We will address what is known about origins and mechanisms of these mind-altering practices. In doing so, we hope to...
View ArticleLessons from the Biden-Harris Campaign
Hear remarks by Joshua Dickson to Berkeley's graduate seminar "Poverty and Communities of Faith in the Politics of 2021," taught by David Beckmann. Josh was the National Faith Engagement Director of...
View ArticleHow the Black Church Built Electoral Power
Dr. Barbara Williams-Skinner and U.S. Representative Barbara Lee speak from the heart about how the Black Church has helped to build African American electoral power. It’s a powerful story with...
View ArticleLatino Evangelical Advocacy on Poverty-Related Issues
Rev. Gabriel Salguero, Founder and President of the National Latino Evangelical Coalition (NALEC), explains the religious and political diversity among Latinos. Although Latinos are an important source...
View ArticleHow Churchgoers Shape American Politics with Henry Brady
Henry Brady, Dean of Berkeley’s Goldman School of Public Policy, draws a data-based picture of how religious attendance affects politics. Churchgoers tend to be more charitable and engaged in civic...
View ArticleUsing Digital Technology to Elevate Disenfranchised Voices
Eric Sapp, a pioneer in the use of digital communications for good purposes, explains uses of digital technology to repair the divide between the Democratic Party and many faith-based voters, to...
View ArticleEvangelicals and the Politics of Poverty
Galen Carey, Vice President for Government Relations for the National Association of Evangelicals, explains the Evangelical movement, its ministries to people in poverty, and its relationship to...
View ArticleOrganizations of Low-Income People
Anna Eng, a senior organizer for the Industrial Areas Foundation (IAF), explains from experience how faith-based community organizing works. David Beckmann argues that the faith-based community...
View ArticleLegislative Advocacy and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Many faith bodies and faith-related groups organize legislative advocacy. Amy Reumann, director of Witness and Society for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), explains how the ELCA's...
View ArticleThe Politics of Global Poverty
Tom Hart, acting CEO and North American Executive Director of the ONE Campaign, explains how a strong advocacy community, including people of faith and faith-based organizations, have helped to reduce...
View ArticleThe Catholic Politics of Poverty
John Carr provides a witty and incisive assessment of the liabilities and strengths of the Catholic community and its role in the politics of poverty. Its strengths include the leadership of Pope...
View ArticleBread for the World
Eugene Cho, president of Bread for the World, explains how this nationwide Christian citizens' movement repeatedly wins large-scale change for people struggling with hunger in this country and around...
View ArticlePoverty God Politics - What this Experience Taught Me with David Beckmann
David Beckmann reviews what we've learned from the Poverty, God & Politics series, talks about the students in his UC Berkeley class, and thanks the people—about 3,000 a week—who have watched...
View ArticleMinistering to the LGBTQ Community: A Personal Journey with James Martin -...
Jesuit priest and editor at large of America Magazine, Father James Martin, SJ, talks about his personal journey ministering to the LGBTQ community. For Martin, working with people on the margins,...
View ArticleAn Evening with Cornel West - Writer's Symposium by the Sea 2022
Cornel West, Ph.D., is a prominent and provocative intellectual. He is Dietrich Bonhoeffer Chair at Union Theological Seminary and has written 20 books and edited 13. He's best known for his classics,...
View ArticleFinding the Common Good with Michael Sandel
Political philosopher and Harvard professor Michael Sandel talks about his latest book, "The Tyranny of Merit: Can We Find the Common Good?" Sandel reflects deeply on the fundamental moral principles...
View ArticleGerman Big Business and the Holocaust
Among the most striking exhibits at the Auschwitz museum are undoubtedly the mountains of loot stolen from Jews murdered upon arrival. Shoes, suitcases, spectacles, and more fill entire rooms in the...
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