Department of Religion Interfaith Lecture Series

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Department of Religion Interfaith Lecture Series

It is the designed intention of the Department of Religion that the 2 p.m. lectures focus on issues that impact the lived experience of everyday life from theological, ethical, moral, humanitarian, philosophical and religious perspectives. It is also policy that the lecture platform continue with its longstanding tradition of being interfaith both in focus and in selection of speakers. Because of the Institution’s strong commitment to Chautauqua’s Abrahamic Program, this focus manifests most frequently in representation from the Jewish, Christian and Muslim traditions, with occasional voices from the Eastern Religions to expand the reach. While honoring its Christian roots, Chautauqua offers to the world a much needed example of what it means to live with and to respond to contemporary religious pluralism, and the Department of Religion through its programs demonstrates accordingly the perspective that inclusivity is the mark of faithful religious life and teaching. Hide full description

It is the designed intention of the Department of Religion that the 2 p.m. lectures focus on issues that impact the lived experience of everyday life from theological, ethical, moral, humanitarian, philosophical and religious perspectives. It is also policy that the lecture platform continue with its longstanding tradition of being interfaith both in focus and in selection of speakers. Because of the Institution’s strong commitment to Chautauqua’s Abrahamic Program, this focus manifests most frequently in representation from the Jewish, Christian and Muslim traditions, with occasional voices from the Eastern Religions to expand the reach. While honoring its Christian roots, Chautauqua offers to the world a much needed example of what it means to live with and to respond to... Show full description


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The Rev. Gregory J. Boyle, S.J., is the founder of Homeboy Industries in Los Angeles, California. From 1986 to 1992, Father Boyle served as pasto...

  • Added: Aug 25, 2017
  • Length: 01:12:02
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Vasudha Narayanan is Distinguished Professor in the Department of Religion at the University of Florida and a past President of the American Academ...

  • Added: Aug 25, 2017
  • Length: 01:01:40
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Dr. Zahra N. Jamal is Associate Director at Rice University's Boniuk Institute for Religious Tolerance. She was previously on the faculty at Harvar...

  • Added: Aug 25, 2017
  • Length: 57:16
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Jonathan Brumberg-Kraus is a Professor of Religion and Coordinator of Jewish Studies at Wheaton College (MA). His research focuses on meals and rel...

  • Added: Aug 24, 2017
  • Length: 01:03:52
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Norman Wirzba is Professor of Theology and Ecology at Duke University, where he is also Senior Fellow for the Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke. ...

  • Added: Aug 24, 2017
  • Length: 01:15:46
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Dr. Diane Winston holds the Knight Chair in Media and Religion at the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, and teaches on the fac...

  • Added: Aug 21, 2017
  • Length: 01:15:10
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Gustav Niebuhr is associate professor of newspaper and online journalism in the Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University; he...

  • Added: Aug 21, 2017
  • Length: 01:14:07
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Michael Gerson is a nationally syndicated columnist who appears twice weekly in The Washington Post. He is the author of Heroic Conservatism (Harpe...

  • Added: Aug 16, 2017
  • Length: 01:14:10
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Peter Beinart is Associate Professor of Journalism and Political Science at the City University of New York. He is also a Contributor to The Atlant...

  • Added: Aug 21, 2017
  • Length: 01:16:43
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Bart Campolo is a secular minister, speaker, and writer who currently serves as the Humanist Chaplain at the University of Southern California. Bo...

  • Added: Aug 14, 2017
  • Length: 01:39:29
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L. Sebastian Purcell is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the State University of New York-Cortland. He has written widely on topics of moral, p...

  • Added: Aug 14, 2017
  • Length: 01:12:23
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Dr. Shadi Hamid is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and the author of Islamic Exceptionalism: How the Struggle Over Islam is Reshaping ...

  • Added: Aug 11, 2017
  • Length: 01:14:24
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Artemis A.W. Joukowsky III is Co-Director and Co-Producer, together with Ken Burns, of the acclaimed PBS documentary that premiered in September 20...

  • Added: Aug 10, 2017
  • Length: 01:14:21
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Rev. Dr. John C. Welch, a native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University, where he received a BS degree in Chemica...

  • Added: Aug 09, 2017
  • Length: 01:14:11
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Journey Gunderson is the Executive Director of the National Comedy Center, the first national-scale non-profit cultural institution and visitor exp...

  • Added: Aug 07, 2017
  • Length: 01:04:55
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Rabbi Joseph Telushkin, named by Talk Magazine as one of the 50 best speakers in the United States, is the author of Jewish Literacy: The Most Impo...

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  • Added: Aug 07, 2017
  • Length: 01:01:44
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There’s a reason why Sirius/XM satellite radio plays Rabbi Bob Alper’s bits several times daily, often sandwiched between Bob Newhart and Jerry Sei...

  • Added: Aug 03, 2017
  • Length: 01:13:51
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Rev. Dr. Christopher M. Leighton is an ordained Presbyterian minister who has served as the Executive Director of the Institute for Christian & Jew...

  • Added: Aug 03, 2017
  • Length: 01:09:23
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Alan Mittleman holds the Aaron Rabinowitz and Simon H. Rifkind Chair in Jewish Philosophy at the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York City. Pr...

  • Added: Jul 31, 2017
  • Length: 01:13:52
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The Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis is Senior Minister at Middle Collegiate Church in New York City, where she leads its 1,000-member congregation. Middle Ch...

  • Added: Jul 29, 2017
  • Length: 01:13:10