Lectures tagged "Spirituality & Religion"


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Eric Nelson: The Hebrew Republic
Eric Nelson
March 8, 2010
00:52:04
Eric Nelson discusses his new book, The Hebrew Republic: Jewish Sources and the Transformation of European Political Thought.
Wil Haygood: A Trilogy of Epic African American Lives
Wil Haygood
February 25, 2010
01:04:00
Journalist and biographer Wil Haygood discusses the fascinating lives of three African Americans--Adam Clayton Powell Jr., Sammy Davis Jr., and Sugar Ray Robinson--with radio host Callie Crossley.
John Banville: The Infinites
John Banville
February 23, 2010
00:47:52
Booker Prize--winning novelist John Banville reads from his new book The Infinities. On a languid midsummer's day in the countryside, old Adam Godley, a renowned theoretical mathematician, is dying.
Pinker and Goldstein: Science, Fiction, and God
Steven Pinker
February 17, 2010
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.
Plugging Into Your Higher Self
George Weems
February 14, 2010
00:51:09
George Weems at the Theosophical Society talks about how one can channel consciousness into ethereal planes of Self an endeavor which could seem elusive to the seeker. George has been pursuing these methods for many years now and offers some practical tips for discovering this evasive bourne.
Linda Hirsch on Cuba: Threads of Hope and Renewal
Linda Hirsch
February 11, 2010
00:34:34
Photographer Linda Hirsch speaks to arts curator Evan J. Garza about her experiences documenting communities of Cuban Jews, and discusses works on view in her current exhibition, "CUBA: Threads of Hope & Renewal", a 9-year survey of the artist's ongoing project.
Spiritual Protection Through Intuitive Guidance
Susan E. Kolb
February 7, 2010
Plastic surgeon Susan E. Kolb explains how Noetic Science, through the use our intuitive powers, can enable us to protect ourselves from many dangers in our everyday lives. The word "noetic" comes from the ancient Greek nous, for which there is no exact equivalent in English.
Rebecca Newberger Goldstein: 36 Arguments for the Existence of God
Rebecca Newberger Goldstein: 36 Arguments for the Existence of God
Rebecca Newberger Goldstein
February 2, 2010
00:49:06
Award-winning novelist and MacArthur Fellow Rebecca Newberger Goldstein reads from her new novel 36 Arguments for the Existence of God. After Cass Seltzer's book becomes a surprise best seller, he's dubbed "the atheist with a soul" and becomes a celebrity.