Dr. Li Hua shares insight on traditional Chinese medicine and how it works with Shen's spiritual aspects, in order to bring about health and energy alignment within the mind, body and spirit.
Rev. Arthur C. Mosley, pastor of the Cathedral of Faith in southwest Atlanta, speaks about his 10-day trip to Israel through the American Jewish Committee's Project Interchange.
Dr. P. Venugopala Rao discusses the scientific world view derived from science and physics, and their parallels within the faith traditions of both the east and west.
The American Jewish Committee's Director of the Israel/Middle East office Eran Lerman discusses that nation's perceived threats and future political challenges.
David Harris, American Jewish Comittee (AJC) National Executive Director, addresses the AJC's Atlanta chapter on various issues of importance to the group.
Arye Gross hosts an hour of high jinks and fun, with TV and theater comedians and some great jokes for the holiday season. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)
Christopher Hitchens makes a case against religion. With a close reading of major religious texts, he documents the ways in which religion is a man-made wish.
Chris Hedges explores the rise of the Christian right in America, drawing parallels with the rise of fascism in Europe prior to the Second World War. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)
John Darnton examines what current theories of intelligent design share with the arguments of Darwin's creationist critics and how they differ. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)
James Morris discusses the importance of repetition and rhythm to Islamic art, which begins from the traditional daily recitation of the Koran. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)
Sister Helen Prejean discusses her life, her work as a spiritual advisor to death row inmates, and why she continues to fight to end capital punishment. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)
Kenneth R. Miller recounts recent political battles over evolution, including his role as lead witness in the 2005 "intelligent design" trial in Dover, Pennsylvania. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)
Harold Attridge speaks on The Da Vinci Code and its distortions of early Christian doctrine and the relationship of Jesus and Mary Magdalene. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)
Thomas H. O'Connor discusses The Athens of America: Boston, 1825-1845, about leaders who made Boston the nation's cultural and intellectual center. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)
Thomas Groome discusses his book, What Makes Us Catholic: Eight Gifts for Life, and the invitation to Christians to 'reclaim their baptism'. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)
His Eminence, Dr. Mustafa Ceric addresses some of the issues and challenges resulting from the presence of several million Muslims in Europe. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)
Dalia Feldman discusses how Jewish writers in Latin America understand their identities as Jews and how that understanding is manifested in their literature. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)
Kevin Phillips describes how world dominating powers historically typically unravel through global overreach, militant religion, resource problems, and ballooning debt. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)
Michael Novak discusses his new book about George Washington's deeply religious values and how they impacted his role in the founding of this country. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)
The Boston College Jewish Studies Program presents a panel discussion concerning Jewish literature and its role in culture. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)
Tony Kahn hosts a series of portraits of the Advent season as it is experienced across a range of cultures in London: Korean, Armenian, Swedish, and Egyptian. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)
Robert Davis introduces Lessons and Carols at Washington National Cathedral, a distinctly American Christmas service that embraces the nation's evolving musical traditions. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)
Tony Kahn hosts a series of portraits of the Advent season as it is experienced across a range of cultures in London: Korean, Armenian, Swedish, and Egyptian. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)
Tony Kahn hosts a series of portraits of the Advent season as it is experienced across a range of cultures in London: Korean, Armenian, Swedish, and Egyptian. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)
Tony Kahn hosts a series of portraits of the Advent season as it is experienced across a range of cultures in London: Korean, Armenian, Swedish and Egyptian. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)
Marc Kirschner describes the impact of new discoveries in evolutionary biology on our understanding of Darwin and on current debates about school science curricula. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)
Adiel Schremer speaks on Jewish-Christian relations in antiquity and the role Christianity occupied in the formation of ancient Judaism. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)
Marilynne Robinson receives the 2005 Melcher Book Award from the Unitarian Universalist Association for her novel Gilead. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)
Catharine Stimpson discusses Gertrude Stein's complex relationship with her Jewish heritage and her elective cultural appropriation of Catholic mysticism. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)
Tom Devine reviews a tract submitted in the 1920s to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland that epitomized Scottish fears about Irish Catholic immigrants. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)
Robert Schulmann sets Einstein's views over a 30-year period in the context of the of Hitler's absolute rule in Germany and the destruction of European Jews. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)
Cardinal Avery Dulles, SJ, gives the opening lecture of the continuing-education curriculum for BC's Institute for Religious Education and Pastoral Ministry. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)
Richard Bushman presents his new, historical biography of Mormon founder Joseph Smith on the 200th anniversary of his birth, December 23, 2005. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)
Michael McCarthy gives a Catholic's critical view of Church leadership, and identifies causes and concerns that have prompted many Catholics to abandon the Church. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)
Richard P. McBrien reviews the sexual abuse crisis within the broader context of the Catholic Church's teachings and practices regarding human sexuality. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)
William Murnion examines the 'just war' ethic and reconsiders Aquinas' Christian ethics of peace as they might be applied today to the problem of terrorism. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)
David Lyle Jeffrey delves into the meaning of four values at the heart of Christian university education as ideas put into practice. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)
Robert Drinan, a priest, scholar, lawyer, activist and ethicist , discusses Can God and Caesar Coexist: Balancing Religious Freedom and International Law . (Lecture contributed by WGBH)
Seth Jacobs discusses his new book, America's Miracle Man in Viet Nam: Ngo Dinh Diem, Religion, Race, and US Intervention in Southeast Asia. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)
Dominic Pulera analyzes the effect of race within American Catholicism as its evolving demographics become increasingly diverse. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)
Cheryl Townsend Gilkes moderates a discussion of African-American Pentecostalism in part three of this four-lecture series. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)
Daniel J. Lasker discusses Jewish-Christian debate as seen through the writings of Spinoza; Leone Modena; and Isaac of Troki, a Karaite from Lithuania. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)
Ellen Smith, lecturer in Near Eastern and Judaic Studies at Brandeis University, discusses the history of Jewish immigration in Boston. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)
Katherine Paterson speaks about her life's work in children's literature and how it addresses the grown-up questions of good and evil, life and death, and more. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)
Schultz explores the burning of the Catholic Charlestown Convent by Protestants, one of the darkest incidents of religious persecution in modern society. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)
Three recipients of the Templeton Prize - a cosmologist, a philosopher, and a mathematical physicist and Anglican priest - discuss science and theology. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)
A panel looks at how the controversy surrounding public prayer was addressed with innovation by multimedia artist Ellen Band. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)
Anouar Majid discusses the United States' first major contact with the Muslim World in the Barbary War and the parallels to our own time. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)
Alan Keyes argues against gay marriage based on a bible-based Christian understanding of marriage as sacrament, and necessary social construct. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)
Unitarian minister John Buehrens discusses his book, Understanding the Bible: An Introduction for Skeptics, Seekers, and Religious Liberals. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)
Peter Steinfels, the nation's most influential Roman Catholic layman, asserts that the church in the United States must embrace profound transformation or face irreversible decline. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)
Former Indianapolis mayor Stephen Goldsmith, advisor to President Bush on faith-based initiatives, leads a panel discussion on the role of religion in American cities. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)
Sylvia Poggioli and Dick Gordon examine how Europeans perceive President Bush, US foreign policy, and the crisis in the American Catholic Church. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)
Richard Rodriguez reflects on what it means to be Hispanic in America and how Latino immigrants have impacted American culture. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)
Two Catholic authors Sullivan and Morrison take opposing sides of the debate surrounding homosexuality in Catholic culture. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)
Scientists describe global collaborative efforts, between conservationists and the faith community, involving two New England Aquarium projects. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)
Francis Bok speaks from his own experience about the horrors of slavery in Sudan and shares how his faith helped to keep him alive. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)
Jonathan Lyons, one of the first American journalists based in Iran, discusses his book Answering Only to God: Faith and Freedom in 21st-Century Iran. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)
Judith Wilt explores "Protestant" and "Catholic" themes in atheist Mary Shelley's famous the famous Gothic novel Frankenstein. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)
George Weigel argues that relaxation of traditional Catholic mores has led to a "purple priesthood" and renunciation by the laity of Catholicism's founding principles. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)
Alexander Kronemer discusses his film about the 7th century prophet who changed world history in 23 years, and still influences more than 1.2 billion people today. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)
Rebecca Vallette explains that seemingly abstract Navajo designs are, in fact, religious symbols imbued with specific meanings. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)
Cardinal Walter Kasper clarifies the Church's position on several controversial issues, including the Church's history of forced conversion of the Jews. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)
John Esposito discusses his latest book which sketches the influence of Osama bin Laden and surveys the doctrines and practice of jihad throughout history. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)
James Carroll argues that Christians took anti-Semitic forks in the road when they might well have written a less tragic history by choosing a different path. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)
Huston Smith and Diana Eck discuss the changing landscape of religion in America as the most religiously diverse nation in the world. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)
Courtney Cazden moderates a discussion about the complex issues surrounding Islam, particularly the prejudice and ignorance of Americans against this culture. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)
Gillian Gill examines the life story of Mary Baker, the controversial and charismatic founder of the Christian Science religion. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)
Diane Rapaport shares tantalizing tales from pre-Revolutionary court records, including that of a Quaker woman dropping her dress in contempt for the Puritans. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)
Melanie Kaye/Kantrowitz questions assumptions about the meaning of race, identity, and justice, and the meaning of history as these pertain to Jews and Jewishness. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)
Stephen Whitfield offers the keynote address during Florida's Inaugural Celebration of Jewish American Heritage Month at the Jewish Museum of Florida. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)
T. Anthony Perry presents an analysis of the Bible story of Jonah, which he characterizes as a psychological drama between God and Jonah. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)
Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, discusses her new book Failing America's Faithful: How Today's Churches are Mixing God with Politics and Losing Their Way. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)
Sojourners founder, Jim Wallis, discusses the end of the religious right's dominance in American politics and anticipiates new roles for faith in American society. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)
David Grubin discusses his new PBS series The Jewish Americans with Jared Bowen after a screening with a live audience at WGBH's Yawkey Theater. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)
Diane Rapaport shares tantalizing tales from pre-Revolutionary court records, including that of a Quaker woman dropping her dress in contempt for the Puritans. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)
Melanie Kaye/Kantrowitz questions assumptions about the meaning of race, identity, and justice, and the meaning of history as these pertain to Jews and Jewishness. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)
John Darnton examines what current theories of intelligent design share with the arguments of Darwin's creationist critics and how they differ. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)
Kenneth R. Miller recounts recent political battles over evolution, including his role as lead witness in the 2005 "intelligent design" trial in Dover, Pennsylvania. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)
Marc Kirschner describes the impact of new discoveries in evolutionary biology on our understanding of Darwin and on current debates about school science curricula. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)
Tom Devine reviews a tract submitted in the 1920s to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland that epitomized Scottish fears about Irish Catholic immigrants. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)
Cardinal Avery Dulles, SJ, gives the opening lecture of the continuing-education curriculum for BC's Institute for Religious Education and Pastoral Ministry. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)
Daniel J. Lasker discusses Jewish-Christian debate as seen through the writings of Spinoza; Leone Modena; and Isaac of Troki, a Karaite from Lithuania. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)
Three recipients of the Templeton Prize - a cosmologist, a philosopher, and a mathematical physicist and Anglican priest - discuss science and theology. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)
Alan Keyes argues against gay marriage based on a bible-based Christian understanding of marriage as sacrament, and necessary social construct. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)
Sylvia Poggioli and Dick Gordon examine how Europeans perceive President Bush, US foreign policy, and the crisis in the American Catholic Church. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)
Lobsang Sanjay explores Tibet's situation in order to illuminate the shortcomings and strengths in international law and politics (Lecture contributed by WGBH)
Lisa Miller moderates as scientists, theologians, and filmmakers explore how archeology, biblical scholarship, and faith intersect, and sometimes collide. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)
