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Stanley Hauerwas on Ending Religious Pluralism
February 2, 2006
Stanley Hauerwas professor, theological ethics, Duke [homepage]
Lisa Sowle Cahill professor, theology, BC [homepage]

Stanley Hauerwas, the Gilbert T. Rowe Professor of Theological Ethics at the Duke University Divinity School, presents the Candlemas Lecture for the Lowell Humanities Series, a tribute to theologian David Burrell, CSC. In 2001, Hauerwas was named America's Best Theologian by Time magazine and appointed to give the distinguished Gifford Lectures at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. These lectures are collected in his latest book, With the Grain of the Universe: The Church's Witness and Natural Theology.

Hauerwas is introduced by Lisa Sowle Cahill, the J. Donald Monan Professor of Theology.

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Christopher Hitchens and Rabbi David Wolpe: The Great God Debate
Christopher Hitchens
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The polemic "anti-theist" writer Christopher Hitchens engages in "The Great God Debate" with Conservative Jewish leader Rabbi David J. Wolpe. Does God exist? Is religion a force for good or evil in the world? Can ancient texts be squared with modern science? Can morality be divorced from religion?
Why Human Rights are Impossible Without Religion
John Warwick Montgomery
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John Warwick Montgomery, lawyer and human rights theorist, examines the foundation for human rights. "Everyone presumably favors human rights," says Montgomery, but everyone favors them on their own terms.
Religious Belief and Reason: A Talk Led By Two Really Smart Guys
Ian Hutchinson
01:18:00
Is religious belief irrational? Is reason irreligious? If not, how can the two be reconciled?
Pinker and Goldstein: Science, Fiction, and God
Steven Pinker
01:23:00
Rebecca Newberger Goldstein, philosopher and author of the new novel 36 Arguments for the Existence of God: A Work of Fiction, discusses mind-body problems with her husband, Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker.
The Good Book: A Humanist Bible
A.C. Grayling
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Philosopher A.C. Grayling discusses his book The Good Book: A Humanist Bible, a non-religious Bible that draws from the wealth of secular literature and philosophy in both Western and Eastern traditions. How can one live a humane, meaningful life without following a specific religion?
The Moral Climate: Exploring the Ethical Dimensions of Climate Change
Vinoth Ramachandra
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Is climate change purely environmental? In this discussion, Vinoth Ramachandra and John Mutter explore the ethical side of climate change. Vinoth Ramachandra is the secretary for social engagement and dialogue for the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students.
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Author: Stanley Hauerwas
Publisher: Duke University Press Books (2001)
Binding: Paperback, 752 pages
Image of Living Gently in a Violent World: The Prophetic Witness of Weakness (Resources for Reconciliation)
Author: Jean Vanier, Stanley Hauerwas
Publisher: IVP Books (2008)
Binding: Paperback, 117 pages

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