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Tony Blair: A Conversation At Yale University Posted by: yaleuniversity
Video duration: 3501 seconds The former British Prime Minister and Howland Distinguished Professor, Tony Blair, sits down to talk with Richard Levin, Yale University President, Paul Kennedy, J. Richardson Dilworth Professor of History, and Lita Tandon, Yale College Class of 2010, at a "Fireside Chat" in Woolsey Hall on September 19, 2008. Related: blair, chat, current, democrat, events, faith, globalization, mideast, peace, president, professor, tony, university, yale |
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The inevitability of Globalization Posted by: yaleuniversity
Video duration: 323 seconds Tony Blair responds to a student asking if the process of Globalization can be slowed or even reversed if people see a rising threat in the idea of an interconnected world. Related: blair, borderless, borders, britain, faith, future, globalization, government, international, kingdom, minister, new, policy, prime, representatives, technology, uk, united, world |
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Tony Blair and Miroslav Volf: Faith and Globalization Posted by: yaleuniversity
Video duration: 2343 seconds Miroslav Volf, Professor at Yale's Divinity School, and Mr. Tony Blair, Former British Prime Minister and Howland Distinguished Professor, make opening remarks to the class on Faith and Globalization. Related: blair, boundary, faith, freedom, globalization, international, mideast, miroslav, open, peace, religion, tony, unite, volf |
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Faith and Globalization Posted by: yaleuniversity
Video duration: 197 seconds The impact of religious faith is profound in a world where political, economic, and social spheres are increasingly interconnected. Intentional and sustained reflection on the crucial issues of faith and globalization can lead to the kind of reconciliation and peaceful coexistence that life in the 21st century demands. Related: belief, blair, faith, international, love, miroslav, religion, tony, university, violence, volf, yale |
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Attridge and Kelsay on the Study of Religion Posted by: yaleuniversity
Video duration: 1537 seconds Harold Attridge, Dean of the Yale Divinity School, interviews John Kelsay Distinguished Research Professor and Richard L. Rubenstein Professor of Religion at Florida State University on the topics of Christianity, Islam, 9/11 and the study of religion. Related: 911, ambivalence, christian, city, faith, florida, globalization, good, islam, judaism, mideast, muslim, new, philosophy, state, thought, war, washington, york |
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Conversation Between Miroslav Volf & David Martin Posted by: yaleuniversity
Video duration: 2125 seconds Professor Miroslav Volf sits down with David Martin, Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the London School of Economics, to discuss the state of faiths in the world today and whether the "secularization thesis" is proving accurate. Related: asia, belief, china, culture, doubt, europe, faith, india, modern, pop, religion, secular, society |
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"State of Faiths" In The World Today Posted by: yaleuniversity
Video duration: 2591 seconds Professor Miroslav Volf introduces the topic to the class and then David Martin delivers his lecture. Related: ambivalence, economics, faith, globalization, london, modernity, peace, pentecostalism, politics, secular, society, violence |
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How do you use Faith as a force for good? Posted by: yaleuniversity
Video duration: 152 seconds Tony Blair responds to a question from a student wondering how you can prevent people from using faith as a divisive weapon and putting it to use as a force for good. Related: altruism, belief, blair, britain, evil, faith, globalization, good, harm, hate, international, kingdom, love, minister, prime, school, uk, united, university, yale |
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Miroslav Volf Interviews Jose Casanova Posted by: yaleuniversity
Video duration: 2194 seconds Miroslav Volf interviews sociologist Jose Casanova about the shortcomings of the secularization thesis, transformations in our understanding of modernity, and the relationship of democracy and faith in our globalized world. Related: blair, class, culture, faith, globalization, government, history, international, policy, school, society, university, yale |
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Kelsay Discusses 9/11 and the Study of Religion Posted by: yaleuniversity
Video duration: 1996 seconds John Kelsay, Associate Dean for Humanities, Distinguished Research Professor and Richard L. Rubenstein Professor of Religion at Florida State University, addresses the Faith & Globalization class. Related: 911, ambivalence, christian, city, faith, florida, globalization, good, islam, mideast, muslim, new, philosophy, state, thought, war, washington, york |
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Exploring the nature of religious exclusion Posted by: yaleuniversity
Video duration: 242 seconds Tony Blair discusses religious exclusion after a student asks how we can make people genuinely love and care about one another when they believe those outside their faith traditions are outside God's grace. Related: acceptance, bad, blair, britain, evil, exclusion, faith, globalization, good, inclusion, kingdom, minister, prime, tolerance, uk, understanding, united |
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Extreme secularism and religiosity Posted by: yaleuniversity
Video duration: 182 seconds Tony Blair explains how he balances his religious views with others who hold very different beliefs regarding faith. Related: atheist, belief, blair, britain, doubt, faith, globalization, international, kingdom, minister, prime, secular, uk, united |
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Tony Blair Sends Message To Class Posted by: yaleuniversity
Video duration: 358 seconds William Chapman, Director of Policy at the Tony Blair Faith Foundation, welcomes the class and introduces a special message from Mr. Blair. Related: blair, britain, class, faith, globalization, international, kingdom, minister, policy, prime, school, uk, united, university, yale |
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"State of Faiths" in the World Today Posted by: yaleuniversity
Video duration: 173 seconds Religious vitality across the globe shows no signs of diminishing in the near future. Examine the demographically extensive reach of faiths and the publicly intensive expression of these faiths. Related: 11, 911, affairs, belief, blair, faith, global, international, love, miroslav, religion, september, tony, university, violence, volf, yale |
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The impact of Globalization on Faiths Posted by: yaleuniversity
Video duration: 168 seconds Tony Blair responds to a student asking about the impact Globalization has on Faiths. If Globalization brings people together with shared commerce and shared ventures, does it also facilitate tolerance and augment religions? Related: blair, borders, britain, class, commerce, democracy, economics, faith, globalization, incentive, international, kingdom, minister, prime, tolerance, uk, united, university, yale |
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Differences between pentecostalism and fundamentalist Islam Posted by: yaleuniversity
Video duration: 248 seconds David Martin responds to a student question about the rise on Pentecostalism, which is based on mobility and accessibility, and Fundamentalist Islam. Related: academy, accesibility, british, david, economics, faith, fundamentalist, globalization, islam, london, martin, methodist, modernization, of, pentecostalism, pluralism, political, politics, portability, power, religion, school, secularism., southern, technology, territory, university |
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Volf Class Lecture: Significance & Ambivalence of Faith Posted by: yaleuniversity
Video duration: 735 seconds Miroslav Volf, the Henry B. Wright Professor of Systematic Theology and Director for the Yale Center for Faith and Culture, introduces the students in the Yale University Faith and Globalization seminar to the ideas of the Significance and Ambivalence of Faith. Related: 911, ambivalence, christian, city, faith, globalization, good, mideast, muslim, new, philosophy, war, washington, york |
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Public Role of Faith in Liberal Democracy Posted by: yaleuniversity
Video duration: 113 seconds The appropriate role of faith within liberal democracies is frequently debated. Consider the conditions and manner in which democratic citizens can appeal to matters of faith in public discourse. Related: belief, blair, democracy, dialogue, discourse, faith, globalization, international, liberal, liberalism, love, miroslav, poliicians, public, religion, tony, university, violence, volf, yale |
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Stakes in Faith and Globalization Posted by: yaleuniversity
Video duration: 122 seconds Both "faith" and "globalization" are abstract and contested concepts. Explore what each can mean and why it matters to understanding the interaction between faith and globalization in the contemporary world. Related: belief, blair, civilization, contemporary, faith, globalization, international, love, miroslav, religion, tony, university, violence, volf, yale |
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Faith and Human Rights Posted by: yaleuniversity
Video duration: 104 seconds The language of human rights has become the universal moral discourse in our globalized era. Explore how faiths support and motivate respect for these rights or critique and oppose the validity of human rights. Related: activity, belief, blair, businesses, economic, economy, faith, globalization, international, love, miroslav, religion, tony, university, violence, volf, yale |
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Preventing Faith from being used to perpetuate inequality Posted by: yaleuniversity
Video duration: 185 seconds Tony Blair responds to a student who asks how you can prevent Faith from being used to perpetuate inequality when the church has a history of "standing on the side of the empire." Related: authority, blair, britain, dictatorship, faith, globalization, inequality, international, kindness, kingdom, minister, power, powerful, powerless, prime, rights, uk, united, wealth |
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Catholicism and Pentecostalism in Africa Posted by: yaleuniversity
Video duration: 285 seconds David Martin answers a student who asks about the churches in Africa and how Catholicism and Pentecostalism might progress in the future. Related: academy, africa, baptism, birthright, british, catholicism, centralized, choice, david, economics, faith, globalization, islam, london, martin, methodist, of, pentecostalism, politics, religion, sacrament, school, southern, territory, university |
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The dynamics of religious giving Posted by: yaleuniversity
Video duration: 205 seconds David Martin responds to a student asking about the phenomenon of people donating to churches even when they need essentials like food. Is this sacred exploitation or does it serve a purpose? Related: academy, africa, bonds, british, david, economics, faith, giving, globalization, london, martin, mega-churches, methodist, of, pentecostalism, politics, prospertiy, religion, school, social, southern, tithing, university |
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Pacifism and religions in power Posted by: yaleuniversity
Video duration: 353 seconds David Martin responds to a student asking about pacifism in religions that become part of a power system that is based on force. Related: academy, british, david, economics, faith, formation, globalization, god, international, kingdom, london, martin, methodist, nonviolence, of, pacifism, politics, power, relations, religion, school, southern, states, university, utopia, violence |























