How did Christianity come to be popularly viewed as a "Western religion" as opposed to "Asian religions" such as Hinduism and Buddhism? Peter Phan of Georgetown University presents an alternative vision of Christianity as a global "catholic" religion and examines several historical movements in support of "World Christianity."
Richard Somerville, the renowned climatologist at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, affirms and amplifies the global warming concerns raised by former Vice President Al Gore in his documentary...
Tom Kemp, President and CEO of Centrify Corporation gives a fascinating lecture on the key factors that will facilitate success in starting a company and selling a product. His talk is entitled:...
Undocumented immigrants who are students at UC San Diego reveal the obstacles to higher education that many in their community face as they call on Congress to pass the DREAM Act, which if enacted,...
LBJ faculty, staff, and friends of the school gathered on the weekend of Friday, May 16th, 2008 to celebrate the LBJ School's 37th annual graduation convocation. This year, one hundred and twenty...
The Center for Politics and Governance at the LBJ School of Public Affairs presents Mickey Edwards, former republican Congressman and co-founder of the Heritage Foundation, speaking on his new book...
Vali Nasr, author of "The Shia Revival," and UC San Diego sociologist Gershon Shafir explore the tensions between the Shiites and Sunnis and how the longstanding rivalries have affected the Middle...
Mark Danner of UC Berkeley discusses the character and the effectiveness of the United States' undeclared State of Emergency and asks when should it come to an end?
Yale sociology Professor Jeffrey Alexander works in the area of theory, culture and politics. In this Ninian Smart Memorial Lecture at the University of California, Santa Barbara he takes a...
International Crisis Group president Gareth Evans calls on the world community to prevent genocide and other crimes through realistic and sustainable policies in this latest installment of the 2007...
Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Chalmers Johnson for a discussion of his new book, Nemesis. In the interview, Johnson, an Emeritus Professor of the University of California, analyzes the...
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