Category Archives: The Headlines

The Knight Chair in Media and Religion presents a discussion with David Simon, creator and executive producer of the highly-acclaimed HBO series The Wire. On the critically acclaimed series, Simon has tackled problems of contemporary urban life.  This season, the … Continue reading →

Amy Sullivan, national editor for Time Magazine, discusses her new book, The Party Faithful: How and Why Democrats are Closing the God Gap. Sullivan directs political coverage for Time and the magazine's polling  operation. Her work has appeared in publications … Continue reading →

Join us for a Knight Chair Lunch Forum with Dr. Richard Sloan as he  discusses the intersection of medicine, religion and the news. Sloan is the author of Blind Faith: The Unholy Alliance of Religion and Medicine. He  is Professor … Continue reading →

Diane Winston participates on a panel from 1:00 – 3:30 p.m. with Aminah McCloud (De Paul University), Robert Orsi (Northwestern University), and Steven Prothero (Boston University) at the American Academy of Religion 2007 Annual Meeting in San Diego. AbstractPanelists will … Continue reading →

At the American Academy of Religion's 1007 Annual Meeting in San Diego, Diane Winston will preside over a panel titled  “Sleeper Cell: Viewing Religion, Race, and Terrorism in a Post-9/11 World” on Saturday, November 17th from 1:00 – 3:30 pm. … Continue reading →

Diane Winston will participate on a panel titled “Reporting on Religion:  Religious Intolerance in Perspective” as part of Harvard Divinity School's LA Regional Event Luncheon from 11:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. at the Millenium Biltmore Hotel.

Despite claims that television is merely a 'mindless entertainment' advertisers spend millions of dollars for a few precious moments onscreen. Is it 'just TV' or is it something more? What kind of difference can a TV program make? Can a … Continue reading →

Distinguished professor Jack Miles will open the Religion, Identity & Global Governance Conference 2007 with a keynote address entitled “The Re-Negotiation of National Identity.”  Over 25 scholars from 18 universities across the United States and   Canada come together to … Continue reading →

In this award-winning documentary featured on PBS, Buddhist, Christian, Muslim, Pagan, Native American, and Jewish Teens share their most personal struggles and beliefs about faith, morality, suffering and death, prayer, the purpose of life and the divine. Without a hint … Continue reading →

Ronald J. Young, Primary Consultant to the National Interreligious Committee for Peace will speak at 4:00 pm in ACB Room 238, West Tower (825 Bloom Walk, Los Angeles). Refreshments will be served.  In 1987, Mr. Young  founded the U.S. Interreligous … Continue reading →