The greatest abolitionist believed in the power of images, leading a descendant of slaves to believe in the power of imagery in motion. Even though
Lectures
Gretta Vosper is an ordained minister who has served congregations at several Canadian churches. She is also an atheist. Vosper Vosper “came out” as an
Sok Monica Sok thinks poet Gwendolyn Brooks said it best: “We are each other's harvest; we are each other's business; we are each other's magnitude
When the Senate investigated decades of work from the FBI and CIA in 1976, they found that these agencies looked into more than half a
Lief Buddhist Acharya Judith Lief has never not questioned faith. “I find questions more interesting than answers,” Lief said. “Questions open things up while answers
Donovan After the Christchurch mosque shootings in March 2019, many news agencies reported on the shooter’s philosophies, rather than the victims’ stories. The attacks were
Hogue As a religious naturalist, Michael Hogue doesn’t think humankind is the center of the universe. Hogue opened up the first of Chautauqua’s 2020 Interfaith
Salkin Every Sunday, Rabbi Jeffrey Salkin opens The New York Times and counts wedding announcements. It might not be a perfect scientific study or a
“Spotlight.” “Argo.” “The King’s Speech.” “Manchester by the Sea.” Aside from all being Oscar Award-winning movies, they all have another thing in common: They never
In preparation for this week’s Interfaith Lecture Series, “Forces that Shape Our Daily Lives: The Contemporary Search for Spirituality,” speakers were asked to contemplate a
Jiménez-Flores Salvador Jiménez-Flores can’t discuss his present without starting in the past. His history, from his great-grandfather to his father to himself, has been
Smith If anyone is “full of life and pep and vigor” — as the Chautauqua Boys’ and Girls’ Club song goes — in pursuit of
Lief Go to a place of worship. Listen. Leave. Go home. Do the dishes. Return next week. Judith Lief, a Buddhist acharya, said it’s not
Hill and Alexander During the time of Jim Crow laws, elected officials used police departments to keep people of color oppressed. “So that history is
Rohde David Rohde hates the term “deep state.” “I think (it’s) political rhetoric,” Rohde said. “It’s a term that President Trump has used very effectively
Marcus An American’s daily life is driven by forces unseen, but perhaps the strongest force is that of nine unelected individuals constantly shaping United States