MAX ZAMBRANO - STAFF WRITER New York Times Columnist Ross Douthat delivers his lecture “Secularism and Stagnation: How Our Economy Became Decadent” Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021 in the Amphitheater. DAVE MUNCH / PHOTO EDITOR Going
MAX ZAMBRANO - STAFF WRITER Benjamin M. Friedman, William Joseph Maier Professor of Political Economy at Harvard and author of Religion and the Rise of Capitalism, speaks Tuesday in the Amphitheater. DAVE MUNCH / PHOTO
MAX ZAMBRANO - STAFF WRITER Sr. Joan Chittister opens up the week of Interfaith Lectures with a talk on the spiritualities of work, money and philanthropy Monday in the Amphitheater. KRISTEN TRIPLETT / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
MAX ZAMBRANO - STAFF WRITER Douthat Ross Douthat understands his unique role as a conservative opinion columnist at The New York Times. “Our readership, as you may have heard, is somewhat liberal,” he said. “I
MAX ZAMBRANO - STAFF WRITER Friedman In 1972, Benjamin Friedman walked into Harvard University for his first year of teaching. This upcoming school year, he will walk into Harvard again for his 50th year of
MAX ZAMBRANO - STAFF WRITER Chittister Sr. Joan Chittister is set to return to Chautauqua at 1 p.m. Monday, Aug. 9 in the Amphitheater. “Sr. Joan has been a blessing for Chautauqua for over 35
MAX ZAMBRANO - STAFF WRITER Marshall-Genzer When Nancy Marshall-Genzer’s grandmother was widowed in her early 40s, she needed a way to support her two kids. With no formal training, she studied hard, and eventually became
MAX ZAMBRANO - STAFF WRITER Fr. Greg Boyle was in Bolivia when he had an experience, one that prompted him to ask his church to place him in the poorest parish in Los Angeles. There,
MAX ZAMBRANO - STAFF WRITER Edgar Rodriguez — the Moville, Iowa, chief of police and lead pastor of the New Hope Church — speaks Tuesday in the Amphitheater. DAVE MUNCH / PHOTO EDITOR For several
MAX ZAMBRANO - STAFF WRITER Arellano Sometimes, the mere presence of Jose Arellano and Steve Avalos is enough to impact someone’s life. While in Chautauqua this week, Arellano said a neighbor introduced himself. The man
MAX ZAMBRANO - STAFF WRITER Brian McLaren delivers his Interfaith Lecture on “Studios of Empathy: Why, What, and How?” Monday in the Amphitheater. KRISTEN TRIPLETT / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Brian McLaren was miles down a remote
MAX ZAMBRANO - STAFF WRITER Rodriguez Edgar Rodriguez is perhaps one of the most important people in the city of Moville. There, a place with a population under 2,000 people on the western edge of
MAX ZAMBRANO - STAFF WRITER McLaren Faith has almost always been a part of Brian McLaren’s life. Conversely, so has doubt. “I am a committed Christian, but doubt has been my companion really throughout my
MAX ZAMBRANO - STAFF WRITER Kiah Sure, like plenty of households, Amythyst Kiah’s childhood home had a TV in the living room. But it was her father’s three-way speakers and amplifier attached to a radio,
Comedian Benji Lovitt delivers his lecture, “The Power of Humor: Laughing to Keep from Crying,” July 28, 2021 in the Amphitheater. DAVE MUNCH / PHOTO EDITOR MAX ZAMBRANO - STAFF WRITER As he walked onto
MAX ZAMBRANO - STAFF WRITER Caper For nearly three decades, Steve Capers has lived in the world of comedy. In 1993, he became an executive for Black Entertainment Television (BET), where he helped promote programs