At 10:45 a.m. Wednesday in the Amphitheater, two experts will introduce and try to explain one of the world’s most enigmatic and fascinating cities. Their
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Last Thursday, the Rev. William Barber II addressed all Americans when he spoke at the Democratic National Convention. Wednesday he will address the people of Chautauqua
Three years ago, journalist and producer David Simon opened Week Six and the theme “Crime and Punishment” by speaking in the Amphitheater about the
During the late 20th century, Medellín, Colombia, was widely considered the world’s deadliest city. The second-largest city in Colombia, Medellín was gripped by violence
Ronn Richard, the Rev. Stephen Rowan and Rabbi Robert Nosanchuk all have different backgrounds. While Richard worked for years as a diplomat and is currently
Just the thought of talking with others about money makes many people uncomfortable, women especially. Actually doing so can be quite awkward. At 1
At points in her life, Diana Butler Bass has been a practicing Methodist, Evangelical fundamentalist and Episcopalian — but today she’s a Christian who is always
It was a long journey for David Simon to adapt Show Me a Hero to the screen. Lisa Belkin, a former writer for The
Decades ago, the Rev. Gerald Durley stood at the front of a grade school classroom and stuttered. It wasn’t his class, yet. The teacher
It was last Wednesday that Geoffrey Kemp, director of Regional Strategic Programs at the Center for the National Interest, shared his insights on the
Thaddeus Skiles is nervous. He starts to speak hurriedly and stirs restlessly on an undersized ladderback chair. A packed room at the United Church of
Phrakhru Pitak Nanthakhun begged his father to keep the baby monkey clinging to its dead mother. Phrakhru’s father, a hunter in northern Thailand, had shot
Nearly 30,000 elephants are slaughtered every year. Elephants die to make cutlery handles, religious sculptures, piano keys, billiard balls and more — all out of
For a journalist, winning a Pulitzer is comparable to an actor winning an Oscar. Being honored with more than one is exceptional. But as a
“I have been asking myself again and again these days, what does it mean to belong to the human family, to be brother, sister, father,
Freedom is in danger. Modern freedom was a moral accomplishment created through sacrifice and adherence to strong values, Imam Abdulaziz Eddebbarh said, but it may