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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This week is about Jewish storytelling. John Shelby Spong explores the Bible’s literary and liturgical roots—its grounding in Jewish culture, symbo...

  • Added: Jul 05, 2016
  • Length: 01:11:45
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This week is about Jewish storytelling. John Shelby Spong explores the Bible’s literary and liturgical roots—its grounding in Jewish culture, symbo...

  • Added: Jul 05, 2016
  • Length: 01:10:58
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This week is about Jewish storytelling. John Shelby Spong explores the Bible’s literary and liturgical roots—its grounding in Jewish culture, symbo...

  • Added: Jul 05, 2016
  • Length: 01:08:36
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This week is about Jewish storytelling. John Shelby Spong explores the Bible’s literary and liturgical roots—its grounding in Jewish culture, symbo...

  • Added: Jul 05, 2016
  • Length: 01:11:26
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This week is about Jewish storytelling. John Shelby Spong explores the Bible’s literary and liturgical roots—its grounding in Jewish culture, symbo...

  • Added: Jul 04, 2016
  • Length: 01:10:47
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Daniel Ferguson has produced and directed documentaries for History Television, the National Wildlife Federation, National Geographic Channel, Fran...

  • Added: Aug 19, 2015
  • Length: 01:04:24
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A descendant of seven generations of Rabbis in Denmark, Rabbi Michael Melchior was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. He studied at Yeshivat Hakotel in ...

  • Added: Aug 19, 2015
  • Length: 01:19:09
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Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish, OOnt, MD, MPH, is a Palestinian physician and an internationally recognized human rights and inspirational peace activist. ...

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  • Added: Aug 19, 2015
  • Length: 01:19:20
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David N. Hempton is the Alonzo L. McDonald Family Professor of Evangelical Theological Studies, John Lord O’Brian Professor of Divinity, and Dean o...

  • Added: Aug 19, 2015
  • Length: 01:17:12
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His Eminence, The Most Reverend Archbishop Michael Dahulich, is Archbishop of New York and the Diocese of New York and New Jersey of the Orthodox C...

  • Added: Aug 17, 2015
  • Length: 01:09:33
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Ambassador Akbar Ahmed is the Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies in the School of International Service at American University in Washington, D.C...

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  • Added: Aug 13, 2015
  • Length: 01:11:01
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Stephen E. Hanson is the Vice Provost for International Affairs, the Director of the Wendy and Emery Reves Center for International Studies, and th...

  • Added: Aug 11, 2015
  • Length: 01:15:32
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Dr. Georgette Bennett, President of the Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding, is a sociologist by training who has spent the past 22 y...

  • Added: Aug 12, 2015
  • Length: 01:19:26
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Born in Tangier, Morocco, Anouar Majid is the author of five critically acclaimed books on Islam and the West, including Unveiling Traditions (2000...

  • Added: Aug 10, 2015
  • Length: 01:30:22
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Dr. Lawrence A. Hoffman was ordained as a rabbi in 1969, received his Ph.D. in 1973, and has taught since then at the Hebrew Union College - Jewish...

  • Added: Aug 07, 2015
  • Length: 01:12:39
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Phil Zuckerman is a professor of sociology and secular studies at Pitzer College in Claremont, California. He is also a regular affiliated professo...

  • Added: Aug 07, 2015
  • Length: 02:39:06
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Who would have thought, when in 1973 student Samuel Chand was serving Beulah Heights Bible College as janitor, cook, and dishwasher, that he would ...

  • Added: Aug 05, 2015
  • Length: 01:10:19
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Steven Michael Tipton teaches sociology of religion, morality, and culture at Emory University and its Candler School of Theology, where he is Char...

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  • Added: Aug 04, 2015
  • Length: 01:12:48
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Tanisha Ramachandran is assistant professor of South Asian religions at Wake Forest University. She is currently working on a monograph titled, Id...

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  • Added: Jul 30, 2015
  • Length: 01:10:07
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A Pulitzer Prize winner in editorial cartooning, Tom Toles is currently the editorial cartoonist at The Washington Post. His work appears in more t...

  • Added: Jul 30, 2015
  • Length: 01:12:44