Audio Resources

Neil Arner, a doctoral student in the Department of Religious Studies at Yale, interviews Nayan Chanda, editor of YaleGlobal online magazine, on his thoughts on globalization in today's modern world and what it means with regard to Faith.

Nayan Chanda serves as the Director of Publications for the center of the Study of Globalization at Yale. In this netcast he discusses his new book and the intrepid historical figures that helped promote and facilitate the process of globalization

Miroslav Volf, the Henry B. Wright Professor of Systematic Theology and Director for the Yale Center for Faith and Culture, introduces students to issues relating to the interaction between religious values and market dynamics.

Miroslav Volf, the Henry B. Wright Professor of Systematic Theology and Director for the Yale Center for Faith and Culture, interacts with students over various motivations informing one’s commitment to the common good, religious or not.

Miroslav Volf, the Henry B. Wright Professor of Systematic Theology and Director for the Yale Center for Faith and Culture, introduces students to issues relating to the interaction between religious values and market dynamics.

Prof. Douglas Rae, Richard S. Ely Professor of Management and Professor of Political Science discusses via video conference one possible model for conceiving of religious values and market economies.

James Alexander, former CFO of Spinnaker Exploration, speaks about his experiences in consulting with Enron and Spinnaker Exploration and his "uneconomic attachment to quality".

Miroslav Volf, the Henry B. Wright Professor of Systematic Theology and Director for the Yale Center for Faith and Culture, introduces students to issues relating to the interaction between religious values, work, and business practices.

Prof. Douglas Rae, Richard S. Ely Professor of Management and Professor of Political Science, and James Alexander, formerly of Spinnaker Exploration, respond to a student’s question about the nature of unethical business practices.

Prof. Douglas Rae and James Alexander, formerly of Spinnaker Exploration, respond to a student’s question about the sources of ethical consistency in the face of corporate pressures.

Prof. Douglas Rae, Richard S. Ely Professor of Management and Professor of Political Science, reviews basic trends in globalization in relation to the world’s poor.

Tony Blair, Howland Distinguished Fellow at Yale, responds to a student’s question about how faith expands imaginative responses to political problems.

Tony Blair, Howland Distinguished Fellow at Yale, responds to a student’s question about expressions of faith in British politics.

Ambassador Tony Hall, formerly of the U.S. House of Representatives, responds to a student’s question about faith expression in politics.

Ambassador Tony Hall, formerly of the U.S. House of Representatives, discusses the impact of his faith perspective on his social and political engagement toward addressing poverty.

Miroslav Volf, the Henry B. Wright Professor of Systematic Theology and Director for the Yale Center for Faith and Culture, discusses religion and globalization in relation to poverty alleviation.

Ambassador Tony Hall, formerly of the U.S. House of Representatives, responds to a student’s question about how imagination and faith interact in conceptualizing political solutions.

Tony Blair, Howland Distinguished Fellow at Yale, responds to a student’s question about expressions of faith in British politics.

Miroslav Volf, the Henry B. Wright Professor of Systematic Theology and Director for the Yale Center for Faith and Culture, introduces the topic of faith and democracy, focusing on elements of democracy-friendly faiths.

Nicholas Wolterstorff , Professor Emeritus at Yale Divinity School, and Tony Blair, Howland Distinguished Fellow at Yale, respond to a set of student questions on the relationship of democratic process, values, and faiths.

Nicholas Wolterstorff, Professor Emeritus of Yale Divinity School, discusses faith and liberal democracy, exploring the grounds of a common basis for political engagement in pluralistic, democratic contexts.

Tony Blair, Howland Distinguished Fellow at Yale, discusses the interaction of religion, political institutions and democratic values.

Tony Blair, Howland Distinguished Fellow at Yale, and Nicholas Wolterstorff respond to a set of student questions on the role of political leadership in negotiating diverse faith perspectives in a liberal democracy.

Rabbi Brett Oxman, Orthodox Rabbi and a Chaplain of the United States Air Force, speaks at the second panel discussion of A Common Word Conference, hosted by Yale University. Rabbi Oxman talks about his experience as an average person loving God.

Prof. Taha Abd Al-Rahman, President of the Wisdom Circle for Thinkers and Researchers in Morocco, speaks at the first panel of A Common Word Conference, hosted by Yale University. He speaks about the love of God of himself and of his creatures.

Prof. Dr. David Ford, Professor of Divinity at Cambridge University, speaks at the second panel discussion of A Common Word Conference, hosted by Yale University. In this talk, Prof. Ford speaks about loving God for God's sake.

Prof. Dr. Alan Godlas, Co-Chair of the Department of Islamic Studies at the University of Georgia, Director of Sufis Without Borders, and Editor in Chief of Sufi News and Sufi World Report speaks at the first panel of A Common Word Conference, hosted by Yale University. Prof. Godlas discusses the Sufis' idea of the universality of God's love.

Prof. Seyyed Hossein Nasr, a leading Iranian Muslim philosopher and renowned scholar of comparative religion, delivers the final keynote lecture at A Common Word Conference, hosted by Yale University. Prof. Nasr discusses the meaning of the Common Word and its usage across many religions.

Tony Blair, Howland Distinguished Fellow at Yale University, reflects on the importance of continuing to analyze the role of faith and values in globalization.

Dr. David Burrell, Chair of Theology and Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame, speaks at the first panel of A Common Word Conference, hosted by Yale University. Dr. Burrell draws on the similarities of God's love across Islam and Christianity.

Tony Blair, Douglas Rae, and Miroslav Volf share their hopes for the impact and scope of application for the Faith and Globalization course.

Miroslav Volf, the Henry B. Wright Professor of Systematic Theology and Director for the Yale Center for Faith and Culture, ties together major themes in the course, reflecting on the interaction between faith and globalization forces.

Prof. Douglas Rae, Richard S. Ely Professor of Management and Professor of Political Science at Yale, reflects on the dynamics of faith in our changing world.

Dr. John DeGioia, current President of Georgetown University, offers his perspective on how to move beyond dialogue and to become proactive, to move beyond a common word, and to move to common work.

Miroslav Volf, the Henry B. Wright Professor of Systematic Theology and Director for the Yale Center for Faith and Culture, interviews Muna Abu Sulayman of the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Kingdom Foundation about questions of gender, religion and globalization, particularly in the context of the head scarf debate.

Muna Abu Sulayman of the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Kingdom Foundation responds to a student’s question about choice functions in religious responses to globalization.

Miroslav Volf, the Henry B. Wright Professor of Systematic Theology and Director for the Yale Center for Faith and Culture, introduces the topic of gender and religion in the context of globalization.

Muna Abu Sulayman of the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Kingdom Foundation presents a faith-based perspective on gender in the context of globalization, and specifically the head scarf debate.

Muna Abu Sulayman of the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Kingdom Foundation responds to a student’s question about the agency and responsibility of men in the issue of modesty and head scarves in Islam.

In this lecture, Mary Evelyn Tucker, Research Scholar and Senior Lecturer at the Yale Divinity School, highlights the spiritual and ethical dimensions of the environmental crisis, arguing that the religious and environmental communities should make common cause in protecting the ecology of planet earth.

Joan Lockwood O’Donovan, Honorary Fellow, School of Divinity, New College, University of Edinburgh, presents her account of a theologically grounded concept of human rights and offers a critique of the liberal account of rights.

Miroslav Volf, the Henry B. Wright Professor of Systematic Theology and Director for the Yale Center for Faith and Culture, introduces the topic of faith and human rights in relation to globalization.

Joan Lockwood O’Donovan, Honorary Fellow, School of Divinity, New College, University of Edinburgh, responds to Miroslav Volf’s question about her critique of subjective rights.

Joan Lockwood O’Donovan, Honorary Fellow, School of Divinity, New College, University of Edinburgh, responds to a student’s question about how her theological account of rights is applicable to diverse, multi-faith communities.

In this Netcast, Jon Butler, Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and the Howard R. Lamar Professor of American studies, delivers a talk on religion in twentieth century America.

Tony Blair, Howland Distinguished Fellow at Yale University, discusses the role of faith in reconciliation efforts.

Miroslav Volf, the Henry B. Wright Professor of Systematic Theology and Director for the Yale Center for Faith and Culture, examines the role of faith in reconciliation.

Tony Blair, Howland Distinguished Fellow at Yale University, interacts with Miroslav Volf and Douglas Rae over the question of pluralism and exclusivity of faiths.

Tony Blair, Howland Distinguished Fellow at Yale University, responds to a students question about the uniqueness of religion in reconciliation processes.

Tony Blair, Howland Distinguished Fellow at Yale University, responds to a students question about humility and forgiveness in the peace process.

Miroslav Volf, the Henry B. Wright Professor of Systematic Theology and Director for the Yale Center for Faith and Culture, reviews issues of violence and religion in a video conference with students at the National University of Singapore.