Theology, Philosophy, and Religious Studies
106 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 9 years ago - ★★★ - 53 ratingsA selection of lectures, interviews, readings, concerts, and performances from Boston College.
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How Poets and Novelists Came to Comfort the Faithful and Strengthen Doubters
November 16, 2011 17:00 - 54 minutes - 24.8 MBAlan Jacobs, the Clyde S. Kilby Chair Professor of English at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois, talks about the role of literature in sustaining religious belief. Judith Wilt, the Newton College Alumnae Professor Emerita, provides a response.
How Poets and Novelists Came to Comfort the Faithful and Strengthen Doubters
November 16, 2011 17:00 - 54 minutes - 177 MB VideoAlan Jacobs, the Clyde S. Kilby Chair Professor of English at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois, talks about the role of literature in sustaining religious belief. Judith Wilt, the Newton College Alumnae Professor Emerita, provides a response.
Reflections on the Problem of the "Black Church"
March 31, 2011 20:07 - 1 hour - 226 MB VideoCurtis J. Evans, assistant professor of the History of Christianity at the University of Chicago Divinity School, delivers this lecture as part of the New Directions in African Diaspora Studies Series.
Reflections on the Problem of the "Black Church"
March 31, 2011 20:07 - 1 hour - 31.5 MBCurtis J. Evans, assistant professor of the History of Christianity at the University of Chicago Divinity School, delivers this lecture as part of the New Directions in African Diaspora Studies Series.
Hobbes vs. Spinoza on Human Nature: Political Ramifications
February 18, 2011 19:27 - 32 minutes - 26.8 MBDaniel Garber, the Stuart Professor of Philosophy at Princeton University, explores the relationship between philosophers Baruch Spinoza and Thomas Hobbes and how their views on human nature helped shape the political culture of their day. Garber is an authority on the relations between philosophy, science, and society in the period of the Scientific Revolution. This presentation is part of the Albert J. Fitzgibbons Lecture Series.
Hobbes vs. Spinoza on Human Nature: Political Ramifications
February 18, 2011 19:27 - 58 minutes - 192 MB VideoDaniel Garber, the Stuart Professor of Philosophy at Princeton University, explores the relationship between philosophers Baruch Spinoza and Thomas Hobbes and how their views on human nature helped shape the political culture of their day. Garber is an authority on the relations between philosophy, science, and society in the period of the Scientific Revolution. This presentation is part of the Albert J. Fitzgibbons Lecture Series.
C21:Carmelite Authors 101: Edith Stein Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross
December 04, 2010 19:04 - 46 minutes - 154 MB VideoJohn Sullivan, O.C.D., first series editor of the Collected Works of Edith Stein, and editor of Edith Stein: Essential Writings, talks about the life and writings of Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (1891-1942).
C21:Carmelite Authors 101: Edith Stein Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross
December 04, 2010 19:04 - 46 minutes - 21.5 MBJohn Sullivan, O.C.D., first series editor of the Collected Works of Edith Stein, and editor of Edith Stein: Essential Writings, talks about the life and writings of Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (1891-1942).
Mentoring and Jesuit Education
November 15, 2010 16:54 - 59 minutes - 197 MB VideoThomas E. Buckley, S.J., professor of Modern Christian History at the Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University and the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, Calif., and holder of the 2010-11 Gasson Chair at Boston College, delivers this Gasson Lecture on the importance of mentoring, particularly in Jesuit education, and the impact that Thomas Jefferson's first real teacher had upon him. Matthew T. Carroll '08 provides the response.
Mentoring and Jesuit Education
November 15, 2010 16:54 - 59 minutes - 27.5 MBThomas E. Buckley, S.J., professor of Modern Christian History at the Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University and the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, Calif., and holder of the 2010-11 Gasson Chair at Boston College, delivers this Gasson Lecture on the importance of mentoring, particularly in Jesuit education, and the impact that Thomas Jefferson's first real teacher had upon him.Matthew T. Carroll '08 provides the response.
C21:Carmelite Authors 101: Blessed Elizabeth of the Trinity
November 06, 2010 20:07 - 1 hour - 31 MBDaniel Chowning, O.C.D., a Carmelite writer, lecturer and retreat leader, delivers a lecture about Blessed Elizabeth of the Trinity, the Carmelite nun and writer who lived from 1880 to 1906 and was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1984.
C21:Carmelite Authors 101: Blessed Elizabeth of the Trinity
November 06, 2010 20:07 - 1 hour - 152 MB VideoDaniel Chowning, O.C.D., a Carmelite writer, lecturer and retreat leader, delivers a lecture about Blessed Elizabeth of the Trinity, the Carmelite nun and writer who lived from 1880 to 1906 and was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1984.
Catholic Perspectives on Climate Change
November 05, 2010 21:00 - 57 minutes - 26.3 MBDan DiLeo of the Catholic Coalition on Climate Change discusses the Church's teaching and message on climate change and environmental stewardship.
Catholic Perspectives on Climate Change
November 05, 2010 21:00 - 57 minutes - 129 MB VideoDan DiLeo of the Catholic Coalition on Climate Change discusses the Church's teaching and message on climate change and environmental stewardship.
Is the Golden Rule Gold or Garbage?
October 18, 2010 20:41 - 57 minutes - 183 MB VideoTreat others as you want to be treated. Jesus, Confucius, Hillel, and great religious leaders throughout history have all pointed to the golden rule as the best summary of how to live. Yet most academics dismiss it, saying it's too vague and doesn't address the problems of the real world. Which side is right? Fr. Harry Gensler, S.J., is a philosophy professor at John Carroll University in Cleveland. He is at Boston College this year writing a book about the golden rule.
Is the Golden Rule Gold or Garbage?
October 18, 2010 20:41 - 57 minutes - 26.5 MBTreat others as you want to be treated. Jesus, Confucius, Hillel, and great religious leaders throughout history have all pointed to the golden rule as the best summary of how to live. Yet most academics dismiss it, saying it's too vague and doesn't address the problems of the real world. Which side is right? Fr. Harry Gensler, S.J., is a philosophy professor at John Carroll University in Cleveland. He is at Boston College this year writing a book about the golden rule.
Breathing with Both Lungs: Growth & Challenge in Orthodox-Catholic Relations Since Vatican II
December 10, 2009 22:30 - 54 minutes - 24.9 MBBrian Daley, S.J., the Catherine F. Huisking Professor of Theology at the University of Notre Dame, discusses the restoration of unity among Christian communities. He focuses on sacramental, theological, and spiritual issues that have been the topic of dialogue among Catholic and Orthodox churches.
Breathing with Both Lungs: Growth & Challenge in Orthodox-Catholic Relations Since Vatican II
December 10, 2009 22:30 - 54 minutes - 103 MB VideoBrian Daley, S.J., the Catherine F. Huisking Professor of Theology at the University of Notre Dame, discusses the restoration of unity among Christian communities. He focuses on sacramental, theological, and spiritual issues that have been the topic of dialogue among Catholic and Orthodox churches.
Mary Hughes: The Last Lecture
December 10, 2009 00:00 - 41 minutes - 19.1 MBMary Hughes is an adjunct professor in the Arts & Sciences Honors Program. In this last lecture she discusses thoughts prompted by the recent death of her husband. Grief is a universal experience, and yet, it is intensely private, she says. What bridges that gap between the soul's profound solitude on one hand and the human community on the other? That's the question I want to explore. ÃÂ
Mary Hughes: The Last Lecture
December 09, 2009 23:00 - 41 minutes - 79.3 MB VideoMary Hughes is an adjunct professor in the Arts & Sciences Honors Program. In this last lecture she discusses thoughts prompted by the recent death of her husband. Grief is a universal experience, and yet, it is intensely private, she says. What bridges that gap between the soul's profound solitude on one hand and the human community on the other? That's the question I want to explore. ÃÂ
Reading: Yom Kippur in Amsterdam: A Reading by Maxim Shrayer
November 12, 2009 00:30 - 1 hour - 30.9 MBMaxim D. Shrayer, professor of Slavic and Eastern Languages and Literatures at Boston College and the winner of a 2007 National Jewish Book Award, discusses his new collection of short stories <i>Yom Kippur in Amsterdam</i>.
Yom Kippur in Amsterdam: A Reading by Maxim Shrayer
November 11, 2009 23:30 - 1 hour - 128 MB VideoMaxim D. Shrayer, professor of Slavic and Eastern Languages and Literatures at Boston College and the winner of a 2007 National Jewish Book Award, discusses his new collection of short stories <i>Yom Kippur in Amsterdam</i>.
"We Are BC": Ethics and Athletic Excellence on the Heights
November 05, 2009 22:30 - 1 hour - 28.1 MBBoston College athletes' graduation rates rank among the national leaders, and the University is home to one of the most competitive athletics programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference. How do the Eagles do it? What are the challenges of upholding such a standard? Director of athletics Gene DeFilippo discusses the success of the Boston College athletics program and the role the University's Catholic and Jesuit mission plays in it.
"We Are BC": Ethics and Athletic Excellence on the Heights
November 05, 2009 21:30 - 1 hour - 117 MB VideoBoston College athletes' graduation rates rank among the national leaders, and the University is home to one of the most competitive athletics programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference. How do the Eagles do it? What are the challenges of upholding such a standard? Director of athletics Gene DeFilippo discusses the success of the Boston College athletics program and the role the University's Catholic and Jesuit mission plays in it.
Evangelical Spiritual Warfare and Vodou in Haiti
October 16, 2009 20:00 - 42 minutes - 19.5 MBElizabeth McAlister is an associate professor of religion at Wesleyan University. She discusses the conceptual and on-the-ground relationship between U.S. evangelicals and Haitian evangelicals.
Evangelical Spiritual Warfare and Vodou in Haiti
October 16, 2009 19:00 - 42 minutes - 80.8 MB VideoElizabeth McAlister is an associate professor of religion at Wesleyan University. She discusses the conceptual and on-the-ground relationship between U.S. evangelicals and Haitian evangelicals.
The Evelyn Underhill Lecture in Christian Spirituality: Timothy Radcliffe, OP
July 11, 2009 14:00 - 1 hour - 38.5 MBWhat kind of spirituality can help Christians, particularly Catholics, to reach beyond sectarianism and yet be well identified as something more than just one of the crowd ? As Catholics emerge from the ghetto now called life-style enclaves how can they avoid assimilation and maintain a distinctive religious identity? These and other questions are explored in the annual Evelyn Underhill Lecture in Christian Spirituality. Timothy Radcliffe, OP, is a Dominican friar of the English Province, ...
The Evelyn Underhill Lecture in Christian Spirituality: Timothy Radcliffe, OP
July 11, 2009 14:00 - 1 hour - 160 MB VideoWhat kind of spirituality can help Christians, particularly Catholics, to reach beyond sectarianism and yet be well identified as something more than just one of the crowd ? As Catholics emerge from the ghetto now called life-style enclaves how can they avoid assimilation and maintain a distinctive religious identity? These and other questions are explored in the annual Evelyn Underhill Lecture in Christian Spirituality. Timothy Radcliffe, OP, is a Dominican friar of the English Provinc...
Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities Symposium Session 3: Religion, Morality, and the Law Session 3:
November 22, 2008 16:45 - 1 hour - 32.7 MBOne Nation Under God? The Role of Religion in American Life was the theme of a daylong symposium on November 22, 2008, sponsored by the Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities and hosted by Boston College. The third session was titled Religion, Morality, and the Law, with panelists Stephen Carter of Yale Law School; Daniel C. Dennett of Tufts University; Jean Bethke Elshtain of the University of Chicago; Susannah Heschel of Dartmouth College; and Michael J. Sandel, moderator, of Harvar...
Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities Symposium Session 2: Religion and Electoral Politics Session 2: Religion and Electoral Politics
November 22, 2008 16:45 - 1 hour - 34 MBOne Nation Under God? The Role of Religion in American Life was the theme of a daylong symposium on November 22, 2008, sponsored by the Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities and hosted by Boston College. The second session was titled Religion and Electoral Politics, with panelists Bishop Harry Jackson Jr. of the Hope Christian Church, Washington, D.C.; Amy Sullivan, national correspondent of Time magazine; Steven Waldman of Beliefnet.com; and Hanna Rosin, moderator, author of God's Ha...
Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities Symposium Session 1: How Religion Shapes American Culture Session 1: How Religion Shapes American Culture
November 22, 2008 16:45 - 1 hour - 40.1 MBOne Nation Under God? The Role of Religion in American LifeÃÂ was the theme of a daylong symposium on November 22, 2008, sponsored by the Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities and hosted by Boston College. The first session was titled How Religion Shapes American Culture,ÃÂ with panelists Mark Lilla of Columbia University; Jon Meachum, editor of Newsweek; Peter J. Paris of the Princeton Theological Seminary; Margaret O'Brien Steinfels of Fordham University; and Alan Wolfe, moderator...
What Happened at Vatican II
September 29, 2008 15:44 - 1 hour - 39.5 MBWhat Happened at Vatican II (Belknap, 2008) by John O'Malley, S.J., is the topic of a discussion presented by the Jesuit Institute. The speakers are Mark Burrows of the Andover Newton Theological School, Massimo Faggioli, a visiting fellow at the Jesuit Institute, Stephen Schloesser of the history department, and moderator Franco Mormando, an associate professor of Italian.
Social Categories, Social Structure, and Ideology Critique
February 08, 2008 16:23 - 1 hour - 39.8 MBAre women more submissive than men? Is it more likely that blacks will commit crimes than members of other races? Sally Haslanger, a professor of philosophy at MIT,
The Septuagint Translation of the Bible: Between Jews and Christians
November 26, 2007 16:23 - 1 hour - 40.1 MBTessa Rajak, Horace W. Goldsmith Visiting Professor in Judaic Studies and Classics at Yale University, discusses the Septuagint, the Hebrew Bible's earliest extant translation, compiled from numerous Greek translations made by Hellenistic Jews.
Seventh Annual Prophetic Voices in the Church Lecture
November 07, 2007 16:23 - 46 minutes - 21.2 MBKathleen Kennedy Townsend, former lieutenant governor of Maryland and oldest daughter of Robert F. and Ethel Kennedy, is an adjunct professor at Georgetown University's School of Public Policy.
Catholic Senators and Presidential Candidates: Their Faith and Public Policy
April 23, 2007 20:00 - 1 hour - 39.4 MBNBC newsman Tim Russert moderated a discussion on April 23 in Conte Forum with presidential candidates Senator Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) and Senator Sam Brownback (R-Kan.) entitled "Catholic Senators and Presidential Candidates: Their Faith and Public Policy."
Erotic Spirituality and the Book of Jonah
April 19, 2007 20:30 - 1 hour - 29 MB"There is no biblical book that has been so maligned and so poorly understood and so viciously used as the Book of Jonah," says T. Anthony Perry, a literary scholar who has taught at the University of Connecticut and at Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
Are All Values Relative? Thinking About Objective Values in Ethics, Art and Religion in a Pluralist World of Conflicting Beliefs
April 17, 2007 20:20 - 45 minutes - 10.4 MB"There's considerable doubt and confusion in the modern world about objective values, and about how we can find them if they do exist," says Robert Kane, a philosophy professor at the University of Texas at Austin.
Canisius The Sacred Liturgy: Revisiting Sacrosanctum Consilium Forty Years After Vatican IIÃÂÃÂ
April 17, 2007 20:17 - 1 hour - 32.7 MBCardinal Godfried Danneels, Archbishop of Malines-Brussels, a leader in drafting the Sacrosanctum Consilium, which established modern liturgical practices as part of Vatican II, asks whether the document's "profound intentions" have been realized.
Jesuits, Biblical Exegesis, and the Mathematical Sciences in the Early Modern Period
April 12, 2007 20:15 - 44 minutes - 20.2 MBThe widespread view that there was a profound conflict between science and theology in 16th and 17th century Europe is based on the controversies over Copernicus and Galileo.
Responding to the Roots of Religious Violence and Fostering Hope for Religious Peacebuilding
March 24, 2007 19:52 - 1 hour - 37.9 MBWar and pacifism in the name of religion have a common source in religion's attempt to give expression to what is transcendent, or holy, according to R. Scott Appleby.
On Friendship and the Polis
February 24, 2007 00:00 - 1 hour - 33.3 MBClaudia Baracchi is an associate professor of philosophy at the New School University in New York, who specializes in the ancient philosophers.
Believing in the Global South
February 23, 2007 00:30 - 48 minutes - 11 MBThe social, economic, and cultural disparities between North America and Europe, on one hand, and the global south Africa, south Asia, and Latin America help explain different approaches to scripture and ritual, according to Philip Jenkins,
Religious Pluralism without Relativism
February 19, 2007 21:00 - 1 hour - 37.6 MBCan we move from mere toleration to mutual acceptance? asked Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger (now Pope Benedict XVI) at a 1994 conference attended by Bar Ilan University Jewish philosopher Raphael Jospe.
The Policing of Race Mixing: When Racism Came Under the Sway of Biopower
February 09, 2007 21:30 - 58 minutes - 26.8 MBRobert Bernasconi, the Lillian and Morrie Moss Professor of Philosophy at the University of Memphis, explores continental philosopher Michel Foucault's theories
Headscarves and Holy Days: Should the Law Make Exceptions?
February 07, 2007 21:30 - 41 minutes - 19.1 MBThree experts on law and issues of religious expression present their views at a panel presentation sponsored by the Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life.
Catholic Liturgy Forty Years After Vatican II: Development or Decline?
November 09, 2006 15:52 - 53 minutes - 24.4 MBKeith Pecklers, SJ, Gasson Chair, describes 50 years of historical background, including discussions within the Vatican, that culminated in major liturgical changes approved in 1963. Fr. Pecklers is a professor of liturgy at the Pontifical Liturgical Institute of Rome and author of several books including The Unread Vision: The Liturgical Movement in the United States of America: 1926-1955 (The Liturgical Press, 1998) and Liturgy in a Postmodern World (Continuum International Publishing Group...
Jesuits and Friends: Looking to the Future
November 07, 2006 15:32 - 54 minutes - 25 MBJohn Padberg, SJ, director of the Institute of Jesuit Sources, St. Louis University, discusses future challenges and responsibilities of Jesuits as they relate to the secular world and work with other Jesuits. This is the third of three lectures in the Center for Ignatian Spirituality's Triple Anniversary Talks, commemorating the 500th anniversary of the births of St. Fancis Xavier and Blessed Peter Faber, and the 450th anniversary of the passing of St. Ignatius Loyola. Each program focuses o...
The Jesuit Tradition and the Core Curriculum
October 19, 2006 18:20 - 1 hour - 17.5 MBRichard Cobb-Stevens, professor of philosophy at Boston College, has been the director of BC's Core Curriculum since 1992. Speaking from this position, Cobb-Stevens introduces the long history of Jesuit core programs and discusses the strengths and weaknesses of BC's current program, inaugurated in 1992 after two years of deliberation by the University's Core Development Committee.
God Is Beautiful, and He Loves Beauty: Remembrance and Realization in the Islamic Humanities
September 14, 2006 16:30 - 1 hour - 14 MBJames Morris, professor of theology at Boston College, situates the McMullen Museum of Art exhibit Cosmophilia: Islamic Art from the David Collection, Copenhagen within the context of Islamic history, art, and literature. Morris emphasizes the importance of repetition and rhythm to Islamic art, which begins from the traditional daily recitation of the Koran. Morris's most recent books include The Reflective Heart: Discovering Spiritual Intelligence in Ibn 'Arabi's 'Meccan Illuminations (Fons...