Lectures tagged "Buddhist"


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Never Again, Again, Again...
Lane Montgomery
October 6, 2009
00:37:29
Lane Montgomery discusses her photographic essay with text on the six major genocides of the 20th and 21st centuries: Armenia, the Holocaust, Cambodia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Rwanda and Darfur.
The Scriptures Through Near East Eyes
Rocco Errico
October 4, 2009
01:20:34
Dr. Rocco Errico clarifies the original intent of biblical texts by comparing Aramaic texts with Greek and Hebrew versions. He shows how ancient idioms have been translated literally, thereby confusing many present interpretations.
The Case for God
The Case for God
Karen Armstrong
October 2, 2009
Comparative religion scholar Karen Armstrong presents The Case for God.
Jane Hirshfield Reads "For What Binds Us"
Jane Hirshfield
April 1, 2009
00:02:17
American poet Jane Hirshfield reads her poem, "For What Binds Us".
Tibet: Lens on Human Rights in China
Lobsang Sanjay
March 26, 2008
01:13:19
Lobsang Sanjay explores Tibet's situation in order to illuminate the shortcomings and strengths in international law and politics.
Audio-only
Thomas Laird: Conversations with the Dalai Lama
Thomas Laird
January 24, 2007
01:03:05
Veteran journalist Thomas Laird discusses his new book The Story of Tibet: Conversations with the Dalai Lama. In telling the story of Tibet, the Dalai Lama is quoted describing his early life and recalling his first meeting with Mao Zedong.
Why Celibacy? Hindu, Buddhist and Christian Views
Howard Gray
March 25, 2003
01:52:38
Howard Gray, rector at John Carroll University; Geshe Tsetan, Tibetan Buddhist monk; and Swami Tyagananda, Hindu rector at MIT, offer perspectives on celibacy from the viewpoints of their respective religions. Mary Ann Hinsdale, from the Boston College Theology Department, introduces the speakers.
Audio-only
Religious Diversity in America
Huston Smith
November 1, 2001
00:28:58
Huston Smith and Diana Eck discuss the changing landscape of religion in America, the most religiously diverse nation in the world.