THE DALAI LAMA’S SCIENCE PROJECTIn 2005, The Dalai Lama called for a new age of studies for his monks and nuns, one that includes Western modern science as part of the Buddhist spiritual curriculum. One result is the Emory-Tibet Partnership, a program in which Emory University science professors teach Buddhist monastics in India.
THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH, WITH REV. DR. PATRICK MALLOYIn this hour we speak with Rev. Dr. Patrick Malloy about the history of the Episcopal Church in America; its Anglican roots and continuing connection; its structure, core beliefs and celebrations; ordination of women; social justice; the role of the church as an agent of change in today's society; and more.
THE LUTHERAN CHURCH, WITH REV. AMANDUS DERRCaer interviews Rev. Amandus Derr, Senior Pastor of St. Peter’s Church in the heart of New York City. In this lively hour, topics of discussion include the location of the church at the foot of the Citigroup Building; the history of the 150 year old parish; 9/11 and city ministry; the origins and development of the Lutheran church.
THE METHODIST TRADITION, WITH THOMAS E. FRANKCaer interviews Dr. Thomas E. Frank, Professor and Coordinator of the Initiative in Religious Practices and Practical Theology at Emory University. Dr. Frank's primary focus is the history, congregational life, and organizational culture of mainstream Protestant denominations. This program focuses on Methodism.
THE ABRAHAMIC FAITHS, WITH PETER OCHSFeaturing Rabbi Peter Ochs, co-founder of the Children of Abraham Institute, an organization that focuses specifically on the three Abrahamic Religions -- Judaism, Christianity, and Islam -- and on the conflicts that divide peoples who otherwise “share allegiance to the same God.”
CHRISTIAN-MUSLIM RELATIONS, WITH DR. INGRID MATTSONCaer interviews Dr. Ingrid Mattson is author of The Story of the Qur’an: Its History and Place in Muslim Societies, and has written articles exploring the relationship between Islamic law and society, as well as gender and leadership issues in contemporary Muslim communities.
THE WORLD OF VODOU, WITH PATRICK BELLEGARDE-SMITHFeaturing Dr. Patrick Bellegarde-Smith, author and professor of Africology at the University of Wisconsin. Originally from Haiti, Dr. Bellegarde-Smith is most proud of his status as 'oungan asogwe,' the highest rank one can achieve in Vodou.
TRADITIONAL FOLKLORE WITH SABINA MAGLIOCCOCaer interviews Sabina Magliocco, Ph.D., Professor of Anthropology at California State University, Northridge. A recipient of Guggenheim, Fulbright and Hewlett fellowships, she has published on religion, folklore, festival, and Neo-Paganism in Europe and the U.S.
AMISH & MENNONITE COMMUNITIES, WITH KAREN JOHNSON WEINERCaer interviews author Karen Johnson-Weiner, Professor and Chair of the Department of Anthropology at SUNY Potsdam in upstate New York and a widely recognized leading scholar on old order Amish and Mennonite communities.
PARLIAMENT OF WORLD RELIGIONS, WITH PHYLLIS CUROTTCaer speaks with Phyllis Curott -- attorney, best-selling author, and a trustee of the Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions, one of the oldest and largest interfaith organizations in the world.