Religion
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Vanderbilt speaker to argue for changes in Israel
Israel should become a secular democracy and better integrate its Arab minority to help secure its future, Israeli political economist Bernard Avishai will argue during a lecture at Vanderbilt University based on his latest book. Read MoreOct 8, 2008
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Video: "Race, Religion and Politics: Evangelicals, Conservatives and Liberals Look for Common Ground"
Watch video of New York Times best-selling author Stephen Mansfield and Vanderbilt Divinity School Dean James Hudnut-Beumler discussing "Race, Religion and Politics: Evangelicals, Conservatives and Liberals Look for Common Ground" at Vanderbilt University. Read MoreOct 2, 2008
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Video: “Race, Religion and Politics: Evangelicals, Conservatives and Liberals Look for Common Ground”
Watch video of New York Times best-selling author Stephen Mansfield and Vanderbilt Divinity School Dean James Hudnut-Beumler discussing "Race, Religion and Politics: Evangelicals, Conservatives and Liberals Look for Common Ground" at Vanderbilt University. Read MoreOct 2, 2008
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Writer, professor, and feminist Biblical scholar Elaine Pagels to speak at Vanderbilt University Oct. 16
Elaine Pagels, the Harrington Spear Paine Professor of Religion at Princeton University and one of the country's leading scholars of religion, will speak at Vanderbilt University, on Thursday, Oct. 16, at Ingram Hall at the Blair School of Music. Her lecture is titled "Jesus, Mary Magdalene and Di Vinci: What We Know … and How We Know It." Read MoreOct 2, 2008
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Video: "The Irresistible Revolution and Jesus for President"
Watch video of a Sept. 30 talk by Shane Claiborne, the author of "The Irresistible Revolution and Jesus for President." Read MoreOct 1, 2008
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Video: “The Irresistible Revolution and Jesus for President”
Watch video of a Sept. 30 talk by Shane Claiborne, the author of "The Irresistible Revolution and Jesus for President." Read MoreOct 1, 2008
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Podcast: "The World of Contemporary Christian Music: An Insider’s View"
Listen to a talk by John Styll, President/CEO of the Gospel Music Association, Christian Trade Music Association and founder of Contemporary Christian Music Magazine. Read MoreSep 24, 2008
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Podcast: "From Songs to Sermons: Listening to the Stories of Women of the Hebrew Bible"
Listen to a podcast of a talk by producer and session musician Dave Perkins. Read MoreSep 19, 2008
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Panel of Holocaust survivors highlights 2008 Vanderbilt Holocaust Lecture Series
A panel discussion by Vanderbilt alumni who survived the Holocaust will highlight the 31st Annual Vanderbilt University Holocaust Lecture Series. Read MoreSep 17, 2008
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Lecture series on popular music and religious identity at Vanderbilt
Singers, artists, journalists and others will share insights into popular music and religious identity during a semester-long lecture series at Vanderbilt Divinity School. Read MoreSep 15, 2008
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Vanderbilt Divinity School plans community breakfasts
A session on life as an Arabic-speaking Jew and another on a premier archaeological site in Israel are the topics of the Fall 2008 Community Breakfasts sponsored by Vanderbilt Divinity School. Read MoreSep 12, 2008
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Video: Thinking Out of the (Lunch) Box:The Philosophical Significance of Evil
Watch video of the Sept. 3 Thinking Out of the (Lunch) Box with Associate Professor of Philosophy Jeffrey Tlumak. Read MoreSep 4, 2008
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Op-Ed: Pastor-gate and Obama’s newly found outrage
An op-ed by Professor of Law and Political Science Carol Swain on the repercussions of presidential candidate Barack Obama\'s relationship with the controversial Rev. Jeremiah Wright for Obama\'s campaign. Read MoreApr 29, 2008
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Video: Templeton Research Lecture: “Rituals and Institutions”
Watch video of a talk by Dan Sperber, "Rituals and Institutions," part of the 2008 Templeton Research Lectures exploring "The Causes of Religion." Read MoreApr 11, 2008
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Video: Templeton Research Lecture: "Rituals and Institutions"
Watch video of a talk by Dan Sperber, "Rituals and Institutions," part of the 2008 Templeton Research Lectures exploring "The Causes of Religion." Read MoreApr 11, 2008
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Video: “Genomics, Religion, and Communication: Traversing Perspectives, Vocabularies, and Findings”
Watch video of discussion from the Vanderbilt Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society and Center for the Study of Religion and Culture conference, "Religion and Genomics: Navigating Pathways and Perspectives of Patient Care." Read MoreApr 10, 2008
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Video: "Genomics, Religion, and Communication: Traversing Perspectives, Vocabularies, and Findings"
Watch video of discussion from the Vanderbilt Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society and Center for the Study of Religion and Culture conference, "Religion and Genomics: Navigating Pathways and Perspectives of Patient Care." Read MoreApr 10, 2008
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Vanderbilt faculty forum to discuss war; April 16 forum is open to public
Faculty of Vanderbilt University will discuss whether war is necessary at an open forum. The public is invited to the free event. Read MoreApr 10, 2008
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Video: Templeton Research Lecture: "Beliefs and Values"
Watch video of the April 8 talk by Dan Sperber, "Beliefs and Values," part of the 2008 Templeton Research Lectures exploring "The Causes of Religion." Read MoreApr 9, 2008
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Video: Templeton Research Lecture: “Asking the Right Questions”
Watch video of the April 7 talk by Dan Sperber, "Asking the Right Questions," part of the 2008 Templeton Research Lectures exploring "The Causes of Religion." Read MoreApr 9, 2008