Uneasy Alliances: Faith and Health
We live in a world in which medical researchers design double-blind trials of prayer, ministers talk about the brain and the immune system from the pulpit, monks meditate inside brain imaging machines,...
View ArticleIslam and the West with John L. Esposito (Conversations with History)
Georgetown University Professor John L. Esposito talks with UC Berkeley's Harry Kreisler about the complex forces shaping Islam and its relationship with the West. Series: "Conversations with History"...
View ArticleThe Depths and Shallows of Experience
What is experience? Tune in for this exploration of the human experience both in life and in philosophical reflection with Harvard Professor Emeritus, Hilary Putman. Series: "Science, Religion and the...
View ArticleIn _______ We Trust: Science Religion and Authority
How may we understand science and religion as arising from, yet somehow transcending, the human experience? Professor Jim Proctor discusses the ways in which we trust science, religion, and other...
View ArticleIslam Empire and the Left with Tariq Ali (Conversations with History)
Host Harry Kreisler speaks with Tariq Ali, a British-Pakistani journalist, novelist, playwright, publisher, filmmaker, and renowned social critic about Islam, empire, and the left. Series:...
View ArticleGod Bless This Honourable Court: Religion and Civic Discourse
Jonathan Z. Smith explores aspects of religion in civic discourse in terms of the constitution and the court, through representation and interpretation of religion in public speech. Series: "Humanitas"...
View ArticleThe Sense of an Ending
In a fascinating multimedia presentation, Jeremy Begbie, Professor of Music, Cambridge University, expounds upon the relationship between music and theology. Series: "Let There Be Light" [Humanities]...
View ArticleReligious Pluralism in Southern California Conference: The New Religious...
This session in the Religious Pluralism in Southern California conference held at UC Santa Barbara deals with the topic of The New Religious Landscape of Southern California. Professor Richard Hecht of...
View ArticleAlan Wolfe: The Transformation of American Religion
God is not dead in America, but the old-time religion has virtually disappeared. Leading American social critic, Alan Wolfe, discusses the transformation in American religion over the last five...
View ArticleHis Holiness - The XIV Dalai Lama
The Dalai Lama of Tibet dicusses ethical leadership for a new millennium to promote dialogue and cross-cultural understanding around the world. Series: "Dalai Lama" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show...
View ArticleBruce Feiler: Abraham: A Journey to the Heart of Three Faiths
Bruce Feiler, best-selling author of six books including Walking the Bible: A Journey by Land through the Five Books of Moses, delivers a lecture based on his latest book, Abraham: A Journey to the...
View ArticleOccupation and Terrorism with Amira Hass (Conversations with History)
Host Harry Kreisler welcomes Israeli journalist Amira Hass for a discussion of the Israel occupation, Palestinian terrorism, and the consequences of the conflict for the daily lives of both Israelis...
View ArticleGeoffrey Hartman: Holocaust Testimony in a Genocidal Age
Geoffrey Hartman, Sterling Professor Emeritus of English and Comparative Literature at Yale University, discusses the multi-voiced archives which have been gathered to document the destruction of...
View ArticleIn Search of the Historical Jesus
Craig Blomberg, a specialist in the parables and the writings of Luke and Acts, discusses the historical Jesus. Series: "Let There Be Light" [Humanities] [Show ID: 8894]
View ArticleWar and Democracy in the Ancient and Contemporary Middle East
Victor Davis Hanson, Professor of Classics at California State University at Fresno, leads a discussion on the nature of war throughout civilization and how it might enlighten us about the contemporary...
View ArticleAlvin H. Rosenfeld: The Anne Frank We Remember
Noted Holocaust scholar, author and lecturer, Alvin H. Rosenfeld, Director of the Institute of Jewish Culture and the Arts, and Professor of English at Indiana University, explores the changing images...
View ArticleJames Rudin and Akbar Ahmed: Judaism and Islam A Conversation
Rabbi James Rudin, senior inter-religious adviser at the American Jewish Committee, and Professor Akbar S. Ahmed, the Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies and professor of International Relations at...
View ArticleBurke Lecture: John Shelby Spong
A pre-eminent voice for liberal Christianity, John Shelby Spong was the Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Newark for 24 years before his retirement in 2000. His admirers acclaim his making...
View ArticleIslam and the State with Vali Nasr (Conversations with History)
Political Scientist Vali Nasr joins host Harry Kreisler for a discussion of the role of Islam in politics. Series: "Conversations with History" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 9171]
View ArticleOn Common Ground: A New Look at America’s Religious Diversity
Author and Harvard professor Diana Eck documents the growing presence of Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu, Sikh and other religious communities in the United States and offers insight into how people of all...
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