Tony Blair Sends Message To Class	View
William Chapman & Tony Blair  | October 7, 2008
William Chapman, Director of Policy at the Tony Blair Faith Foundation, welcomes the class and introduces a special message from Mr. Blair.

John Kelsay Discusses 9/11 and the Study of Religion	View
John Kelsay  | October 7, 2008
John Kelsay, Associate Dean for Humanities, Distinguished Research Professor and Richard L. Rubenstein Professor of Religion at Florida State University, addresses the Faith & Globalization class.

Professor Volf Classroom Lecture: Significance & Ambivalence of Faiths	View
Miroslav Volf  | October 7, 2008
Miroslav Volf, the Henry B. Wright Professor of Systematic Theology and Director for the Yale Center for Faith and Culture, introduces the students in the Yale University Faith and Globalization seminar to the ideas of the Significance and Ambivalence of Faiths.

Harold Attridge and John Kelsay on the Study of Religion	View
Harold Attridge  | October 7, 2008
Harold Attridge, Dean of the Yale Divinity School, interviews John Kelsay Distinguished Research Professor and Richard L. Rubenstein Professor of Religion at Florida State University on the topics of Christianity, Islam, 9/11 and the study of religion.

Significance and Ambivalence of Faiths	View
Miroslav Volf
The broad and public influence of faiths on global affairs is increasingly evident. Investigate the mixed character of this influence and the ambiguities pertaining to one's evaluations of the results.

Classroom discussion: Preventing Faith from being used to perpetuate inequality	View
Tony Blair  | October 21, 2008
Tony Blair responds to a student who asks how you can prevent Faith from being used to perpetuate inequality when the church has a history of "standing on the side of the empire."

Classroom discussion: The impact of Globalization on Faiths	View
Tony Blair
Tony Blair responds to a student asking about the impact Globalization has on Faiths. If Globalization brings people together with shared commerce and shared ventures, does it also facilitate tolerance and augment religions?

Classroom discussion: How do you use Faith as a force for good?	View
Tony Blair
Tony Blair responds to a question from a student wondering how you can prevent people from using faith as a divisive weapon and putting it to use as a force for good.

Classroom discussion: Exploring the nature of religious exclusion	View
Tony Blair
Tony Blair discusses religious exclusion after a student asks how we can make people genuinely love and care about one another when they believe those outside their faith traditions are outside God's grace.

Classroom discussion: Extreme secularism and religiosity	View
Tony Blair
Tony Blair explains how he balances his religious views with others who hold very different beliefs regarding faith.

Classroom discussion: The inevitability of Globalization	View
Tony Blair
Tony Blair responds to a student asking if the process of Globalization can be slowed or even reversed if people see a rising threat in the idea of an interconnected world.

Tony Blair Appears With Charlie Rose	View
Tony Blair and Charlie Rose
Tony Blair sits down for a conversation with Charlie Rose to talk about his life after politics, including passion for exploring the themes of Faith and Globalization.

Tony Blair and Miroslav Volf: Faith and Globalization	View
Tony Blair and Miroslav Volf  | September 19, 2008
Miroslav Volf, Professor at Yale's Divinity School, and Mr. Tony Blair, Former British Prime Minister and Howland Distinguished Professor, make opening remarks to the class on Faith and Globalization.

Stakes in Faith and Globalization	View
Miroslav Volf  | September 6, 2008
Both "faith" and "globalization" are abstract and contested concepts. Explore what each can mean and why it matters to understanding the interaction between faith and globalization in the contemporary world.

Differences between pentecostalism and fundamentalist Islam	View
David Martin
David Martin responds to a student question about the rise on Pentecostalism, which is based on mobility and accessibility, and Fundamentalist Islam.

The dynamics of religious giving	View
David Martin
David Martin responds to a student asking about the phenomenon of people donating to churches even when they need essentials like food. Is this sacred exploitation or does it serve a purpose?

Pacifism and religions in power	View
David Martin
David Martin responds to a student asking about pacifism in religions that become part of a power system that is based on force.

Religion in unstable or corrupt political environments	View
David Martin  | November 10, 2008
David Martin responds to a a student asking about Nigeria, and the role that religion plays in areas where the political model is unstable or corrupt.

Catholicism and Pentecostalism in Africa	View
David Martin
David Martin answers a student who asks about the churches in Africa and how Catholicism and Pentecostalism might progress in the future.

Class Opening: "State of Faiths" In The World Today	View
Miroslav Volf, David Martin
Professor Miroslav Volf introduces the topic to the class and then David Martin delivers his lecture.

Conversation Between Miroslav Volf & David Martin	View
Miroslav Volf
Professor Miroslav Volf sits down with David Martin, Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the London School of Economics, to discuss the state of faiths in the world today and whether the "secularization thesis" is proving accurate.

State of Faiths in the World Today	View
Miroslav Volf  | September 6, 2008
Religious vitality across the globe shows no signs of diminishing in the near future. Examine the demographically extensive reach of faiths and the publicly intensive expression of these faiths.

Discussion of Secular as Parachurch Organization	View
Ates Altinordu, Philip S. Gorski
Ates Altinordu and Philip S. Gorski respond to a question about the possibility that secularism as a movement could adopt the same models of success that have worked for religious movements, and the potential obstacles it would face.

Attitude toward Muslims in US vs. France	View
Ates Altinordu, Philip S. Gorski
Ates Altinordu and Philip S. Gorski respond to a query on the differences between the French and American reactions to Muslim immigrants, whether the reactions were fueled by a religious objection or fear of terrorism, and whether these differences hing upon the political histories and cultures of the respective countries.

Birthrates Explaining Church Decline	View
Ates Altinordu, Philip S. Gorski
Ates Altinordu and Philip S. Gorski answer a question about the disparity between mainline Protestantism's decline and the rise of the Evangelical church, citing the vast birthrate differences in the respective denominations as a key factor.

Catholics and Statistical Analysis	View
Ates Altinordu, Philip S. Gorski
Ates Altinordu and Philip S. Gorski answer a question on why Catholic countries generally don't fit into the economic model they had presented.

Secularization, Religious Resurgence, and Multiple Modernities	View
Miroslav Volf  | September 6, 2008
As modernity has advanced across the world, some people are surprised that in most societies faith not been relegated to the private sphere or altogether abandoned. Investigate the manner in which cultures modernize in unique ways, many of which accommodate or even promote religious belief and practice.

Class Discussion: The Impact Of Faiths On Globalization	View
Miroslav Volf, Lamin Sanneh, José Casanova
Professor Miroslav Volf, Lamin Sanneh, and José Casanova discuss how faiths will engage economy, politics and international affairs under the process of globalization.

Miroslav Volf Interviews Jose Casanova	View
Miroslav Volf, Jose Casanova
Miroslav Volf interviews sociologist Jose Casanova about the shortcomings of the secularization thesis, transformations in our understanding of modernity, and the relationship of democracy and faith in our globalized world.

Roles of Faiths in the Processes of Globalization	View
Miroslav Volf  | September 6, 2008
The impacts of faith and globalization are extend to diverse sectors of society. Survey perspectives on this matter from religious leaders, business professionals, media reporters, political leaders, and academicians.

Joel Podolny Interviews John Thornton	View
Miroslav Volf, John Thornton
Joel Podolny, Dean of the Yale School of Management from July 2005 to October 2008, interviews John Thornton. Mr. Thornton, Professor and Director of Global Leadership, Tsinghua University, Beijing, spoke to the Faith & Globalization seminar on the topic of "Faith and the Dynamics of Economic Development," but first sat down with Dean Podolny for a one-on-one conversation. John L. Thornton has been a director of Intel since 2003 and is Chairman of the Finance Committee of the Board.

Faiths and the Dynamics of Economic Development	View
Miroslav Volf  | September 6, 2008
Convictions of faith shape cultural conditions that promote or impede economic growth. Explore the roles that faiths can and do play under economic conditions of rapid globalization.

Policy for making value-based decisions	View
Tony Blair
Tony Blair responds to a student's question about how practically to inject values into the global system.

Balancing Faith and Public Engagement	View
Miroslav Volf, Tony Blair
After introductory remarks by Miroslav Volf, Tony Blair discusses the challenges faced by those in public office as they seek to follow the dictates of their values while addressing the needs, concerns, and interests of their constituency.

Sources of values guiding political decisions	View
Tony Blair
Tony Blair responds to a student's question about whether key values informing a just engagement with globalization must be derived from religion or from humanistic sources.

Tensions between Faith and politics	View
Tony Blair
Tony Blair responds to a student's question about whether one can be fully committed to one's faith and still be a fully committed, engaged and responsible politician.

Infusing values into the global system	View
Tony Blair
Tony Blair responds to a student's question as to whether we can simply add values to existing structures or whether structural change is necessary.

Persons of Faith Who are Publicly Engaged	View
Miroslav Volf  | September 6, 2008
What are the challenges and opportunities of expressing one's faith while holding political office? Consider how leaders from around the world address these challenges and utilize these opportunities.

Humanizing the other	View
Peter Kuzmic
Professor Kuzmic responds to a student's question about the various ways religious and secular values can be mobilized to promote a concern for human life.

The place of secularization in Sri Lanka	View
H.L. Seneviratne
Professor Seneviratne responds to a student's question about how secularization might play a role in mediating the religious conflict in Sri Lanka.

Religion as a category of analysis	View
H.L. Seneviratne
Professor Seneviratne responds to a student's question about whether it is even useful for the international community to analyze the conflict in Sri Lanka through the lens of religion.

Class Discussion: Faith and violence	View
Miroslav Volf, H.L. Seneviratne
After introductory remarks by Miroslav Volf on the interplay of religion, globalization forces, and violence, H.L. Seneviratne (University of Virginia) discusses the civil strife in Sri Lanka, and Peter Kuzmic (Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary) reviews the factors at play in the conflict in the Balkans.

H. L. Seneviratne on the state of violence in Sri Lanka	View
Lisa Tepper-Bates, H. L. Seneviratne
Lisa Tepper-Bates speaks with H. L. Seneviratne of the University of Virginia concerning the state of violence in Sri Lanka. Mr. Seneviratne reflects on Buddhism and Hinduism's relationships to violent struggle as well as the confluence of economic and political factors which are fueling tensions on the ground.

Peter Kuzmic on conflict in the Balkans	View
Miroslav Volf, Peter Kuzmic
Miroslav Volf speaks with Peter Kuzmic of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary about the conflict in the Balkans. Kuzmic discusses the dynamics of ethnic and religious nationalism in the post-Soviet bloc and ways special interest groups manipulate such rhetoric for their own ends.

Faith and Violence	View
Miroslav Volf  | September 6, 2008
The destructive potential of faiths and their capacity to divide communities is more acutely felt in our closely interconnected world. Investigate the conditions under which faiths contribute to conflict and the possibilities for preventing these negative outcomes.

Using violence to get attention	View
Tony Blair
Tony Blair responds to a student's question about the argument that using violence is a feasible way of gaining national attention for one's cause.

Recognizing the need for dialogue	View
Tony Blair, Rev. Harold Good, and Miroslav Volf
Tony Blair, Rev. Harold Good, and Miroslav Volf respond to a student's question about the role of fatigue in bringing both sides to the table for dialogue.

Importance of theology in the peace process	View
Rev. Harold Good
Rev. Harold Good responds to a student's question about the place and importance of theology in the peace process.

Steering adversaries toward dialogue	View
Rev. Harold Good, Tony Blair
Rev. Harold Good and Tony Blair respond to a student's question about how to steer warring sides off the path of violence and toward dialogue.

Class discussion: Faith and reconciliation	View
Tony Blair, Fr. Alec Reid and Rev. Harold Good
After preliminary reflections on faith and reconciliation by Miroslav Volf and Tony Blair, Fr. Alec Reid and Rev. Harold Good discuss the role of faith in the Northern Ireland peace process.

Interview with Alec Reid and G. Harold Good	View
Harold Attridge, Alec Reid, G. Harold Good
Harold Attridge, Dean of the Yale Divinity School, interviews Reverend Alec Reid and Reverend G. Harold Good about the role of faith in the Northern Ireland peace process.

Faith and Reconciliation	View
Miroslav Volf
Faiths can provide rich resources for promoting reconciliation between persons and cultures. Examine the possible contributions that faith can play in healing divides and nurturing the common good.

Faith and Economic Activity	View
Miroslav Volf  | September 6, 2008
Economic institutions like corporations and governmental agencies face new challenges under the conditions of globalization. Consider the manner in which such institutions address the faith of their employees and their constituents, as well as the way "faith-based" companies develop creative ways of matching social responsibility with economic competitiveness.

Classroom Discussion: Faith and human rights	View
Miroslav Volf, John Witte, Kamari Clarke
After introductory remarks by Miroslav Volf, John Witte, Jr. of Emory Law School presents his case for a theory of universal human rights, and Kamari Clarke of Yale argues for the need to locate human rights discourse within particular contexts.

Local and international human rights bodies	View
Kamari Clarke, John Witte
Kamari Clarke and John Witte respond to a student's question about how to adjudicate between international and national standards of human rights.

Religious basis for human rights	View
John Witte
John Witte responds to a question about whether there is a common enough basis among world religions for a human rights declaration.

Christian and Muslim notions of faith and rights	View
John Witte
John Witte responds to a comment about the differing ideas of faith in Christianity and Islam and the implications for accepting a universal declaration of rights.

John Witte, Jr. on human rights language in today's globalized world	View
Miroslav Volf, John Witte, Jr.
Miroslav Volf interviews John Witte, Jr. of Emory Law School about the place of human rights language in today's globalized world. Witte recounts the historical development of human rights law, and emphasizes the enduring need and relevance of universal human rights discourse in contemporary society.

Faith and Human Rights	View
Miroslav Volf  | September 6, 2008
The language of human rights has become the universal moral discourse in our globalized era. Explore how faiths support and motivate respect for these rights or critique and oppose the validity of human rights.

Nicholas Wolterstorff On Faith In Liberal Democracy	View
Miroslav Volf, Nicholas Wolterstorff
Miroslav Volf interviews Nicholas Wolterstorff of Yale University about the place of faith in liberal democracy. Wolterstorff discusses the strengths and weaknesses of various secular and faith-based conceptions of justice and the public sphere, making a case for the relevance of religiously shaped discourses in deliberative democracies.

Public Role of Faith in Liberal Democracy	View
Miroslav Volf  | September 6, 2008
The appropriate role of faith within liberal democracies is frequently debated. Consider the conditions and manner in which democratic citizens can appeal to matters of faith in public discourse.

Tony Blair: Where Do We Go From Here?	View
Tony Blair
Tony Blair speaks at Yale University about faith and globalization in relation to recent world events such as the economic crisis, the election of Barack Obama, climate change and the Mumbai terrorist attacks. He also lists the ten most important topics relating to faith and globalization for people to keep in mind as the world moves forward.