Islam and the Catholic Church: Expert commentary by Daniel Madigan, S.J.
Associate Professor of Theology and Senior Fellow of The Al-Waleed Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding Daniel Madigan, S.J. discusses the current state of the dialogue between Islam and the Roman Catholic Church.
Engaging Religious Communities Abroad: (with the Chicago Council on Global Affairs)
On February 23, 2010, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs Task Force on Religion and the Making of U.S. Foreign Policy released its final report, which focuses on strategies for better incorporating an understanding of religion into the U.S. foreign policymaking framework. The Task Force is comprised of high level and influential policymakers, academics, constitutional lawyers and religious leaders.
Salman Ahmad Concert: Musician, filmaker, physician and United Nations goodwill ambassador
Salman Ahmad, the leader of Junoon, Pakistan's most famous band, gives a concert and speaks about cross cultural understanding and peace.
Dr. Susannah Heschel, Dartmouth College : A Nostra Aetate Lecture
Dr. Heschel of the Department of Religion at Dartmouth College, speaks in Riggs Library about the current state of Catholic-Jewish relations and the continuation of interfaith understanding.
Kjell Magne Bondevik, Former Prime Minister Norway: A Nostra Aetate lecture
Kjell Magne Bondevik, former Prime Minister of Norway, speaks in Riggs Library about the possibility of interreligious understanding in the 21st Century.
A Common Word: Panel Four: Where Do We Go from Here?
A summary and wrap-up discussion of the previous four panels, the moderators invite participants to reflect on the issues explored and the future of inter-faith dialogue between Muslims and Christians. How are traditional theological foundations for love of neighbor interpreted and applied in response to neighbors in today?s global community? In what ways has this understanding informed Muslim-Christian relations in the work of major international NGOs?
Charter for Compassion Launch: (with Karen Armstrong)
On November 12, 2009, the 'Charter for Compassion' was unveiled to the world, and the Berkley Center hosted a roundtable discussion with Karen Armstrong as part of the Charter's global launch. The 'Charter for Compassion' is an interfaith initiative that seeks to apply shared moral principles to foster global interreligious understanding.
Engaging Religious Communities Abroad: (with the Chicago Council on Global Affairs)
On February 23, 2010, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs Task Force on Religion and the Making of U.S. Foreign Policy released its final report, which focuses on strategies for better incorporating an understanding of religion into the U.S. foreign policymaking framework. The Task Force is comprised of high level and influential policymakers, academics, constitutional lawyers and religious leaders.
Policy Changes Facing Mexico: Session Six
Georgetown University hosts a series of six panel discussions entitled, ?Law, Justice, and Public Security: Challenges for Mexico and Its Neighbors.? The purpose of the seminar is to promote a deeper understanding of the root causes of public insecurity in Mexico and the prospects for reform in the remaining three years of President Felipe Calderon?s administration?and beyond.
Policy Changes Facing Mexico: Session Five
Georgetown University hosts a series of six panel discussions entitled, ?Law, Justice, and Public Security: Challenges for Mexico and Its Neighbors.? The purpose of the seminar is to promote a deeper understanding of the root causes of public insecurity in Mexico and the prospects for reform in the remaining three years of President Felipe Calderon?s administration?and beyond.
Policy Changes Facing Mexico: Session Three
Georgetown University hosts a series of six panel discussions entitled, ?Law, Justice, and Public Security: Challenges for Mexico and Its Neighbors.? The purpose of the seminar is to promote a deeper understanding of the root causes of public insecurity in Mexico and the prospects for reform in the remaining three years of President Felipe Calderon?s administration?and beyond.
Policy Changes Facing Mexico: Session One
Georgetown University hosts a series of six panel discussions entitled, ?Law, Justice, and Public Security: Challenges for Mexico and Its Neighbors.? The purpose of the seminar is to promote a deeper understanding of the root causes of public insecurity in Mexico and the prospects for reform in the remaining three years of President Felipe Calderon?s administration?and beyond.
Cultural Policy in a Globalized World: Expert commentary by J.P. Singh
Associate professor of communications, culture and technology, J. P. Singh discusses how new technology is shaping cultural understanding.
Salman Ahmad Concert: Musician, filmaker, physician and United Nations goodwill ambassador
Salman Ahmad, the leader of Junoon, Pakistan's most famous band, gives a concert and speaks about cross cultural understanding and peace.
Taleb on Black Swans
Nassim Taleb talks about the challenges of coping with uncertainty, predicting events, and understanding history. This wide-ranging conversation looks at investment, health, history and other areas where data play a key role. Taleb, the author of Fooled By Randomness and The Black Swan, imagines two countries, Mediocristan and Extremistan where the ability to understand the past and predict the future is radically different. Taleb's contention is that we often bring our intuition from Mediocrist
Kling on Prosperity, Poverty, and Economics 2.0
Arnold Kling of EconLog and the author (with Nick Schulz) of From Poverty to Prosperity: Intangible Assets, Hidden Liabilities and the Lasting Triumph over Scarcity talks about the book with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Kling discusses how modern economists think about growth in both developed and undeveloped countries and contrasts those ideas with earlier views in economics. The focus of the modern understanding is on ideas and the ability of ideas to improve technology, leading to prosperity.
Rustici on Smoot-Hawley and the Great Depression
Thomas Rustici of George Mason University and author of Lessons from the Great Depression talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the impact of the Smoot-Hawley Act on the economy. The standard view is that the decrease in trade that followed Smoot-Hawley was not big enough to be a significant contributor to the Great Depression. Rustici argues that this Keynesian approach that looks at aggregate spending misses a crucial mechanism for understanding the impact of Smoot-Hawley. Rustici focuse
1.1.3 Searching for information on Modern Languages How well does the following statement match what you do when you begin a new search for information? Before I begin a new search for information (maybe for an assignment, or to help you choose your next holiday destination), I spend some time thinking about what I already know, what the gaps in my knowledge are, and the best types of information to meet my needs.
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GoingNative 23: Introducing Shared Mutex in C++14 | C9::GoingNative Visual C++ dev Gor Nishanov gives a talk on the different mutex's [mutual exclusion] available in C++ and a new addition in C++14! Please feel free to comment below, and also let us know if there's any native content that you'd like to see in upcoming episodes!
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