Faith and Globalization 2010 - Audio

Farah Pandith, Special Representative to Muslim Communities for the U.S. Department of State, talks about how Muslims, across various cultures, feel a sense of pride in their religion.

Farah Pandith, Special Representative to Muslim Communities for the U.S. Department of State, discusses Muslim women and their interest in their communities and the environment.

Farah Pandith, Special Representative to Muslim Communities for the U.S. Department of State, discusses the balance between putting forth a Western perspective to issues and creating a potential backlash where certain Muslims groups do not want to engage.

Miroslav Volf, Tony Blair Faith Foundation, Yale, globalization, globalisation, faith, religion, reconciliation

Farah Pandith, Special Representative to Muslim Communities for the U.S. Department of State, highlights that although she takes an interest in addressing key issues, her main focus is on those under the age of 30.

Farah Pandith, Special Representative to Muslim Communities for the U.S. Department of State, discusses Muslim women reinterpreting the Koran and any subsequent changes this may have for the Middle East.

Miroslav Volf, the Henry B. Wright Professor of Systematic Theology and Director of the Yale Center for Faith and Culture, discusses religion, globalization and reconciliation with specific reference being made to the war in former Yugoslavia.

Farah Pandith, Special Representative to Muslim Communities for the U.S. Department of State, discusses Islam, gender and being Special Representative to Muslim Communities for the U.S. Department of State.

Tony Blair, former Prime Minister of Britain, founder and patron of the Tony Blair Faith Foundation, advises students seeking future leadership roles in corporations on applying faith.

Miroslav Volf, the Henry B. Wright Professor of Systematic Theology and Director of the Yale Center for Faith and Culture, discusses gender, faith and globalization.

Farah Pandith, Special Representative to Muslim Communities for the U.S. Department of State, discusses the difference between culture and religion.

Miroslav Volf, the Henry B. Wright Professor of Systematic Theology and Director of the Yale Center for Faith and Culture, discusses the relationship between faith traditions, values and corporations.

Farah Pandith, Special Representative to Muslim Communities for the U.S. Department of State, discusses the diversity of Islam and how this is important for national security.

Farah Pandith, Special Representative to Muslim Communities for the U.S. Department of State, discusses whether the diversification of Muslim gender roles will impact LGBTQ acceptance.

Farah Pandith, Special Representative to Muslim Communities for the U.S. Department of State, discusses ‘ideas with legs’ and how ideas can influence policy makers.

Farah Pandith, Special Representative to Muslim Communities for the U.S. Department of State, discusses honor killings and the need to combat them.

Farah Pandith, Special Representative to Muslim Communities for the U.S. Department of State, talks about extremism and how no community is immune to it.

Farah Pandith, Special Representative to Muslim Communities for the U.S. Department of State, discusses the importance of learning about different faiths.

Farah Pandith, Special Representative to Muslim Communities for the U.S. Department of State, discusses her experiences communicating with Muslim communities, specifically conservative Muslim communities.

James Alexander, former CFO of Spinnaker Exploration, discusses the Canon of Ethics and how this pertains to medicine and law.

Tony Blair, former Prime Minister of Britain, founder and patron of the Tony Blair Faith Foundation, discusses reconciliation and being able to see another’s perspective, making particular reference to Israel and Palestine.

Tony Blair, former Prime Minister of Britain, founder and patron of the Tony Blair Faith Foundation, discusses reconciliation and the narrative of extremism.

Tony Blair, former Prime Minister of Britain, founder and patron of the Tony Blair Faith Foundation, discusses the role of youth programs promoting reconciliation in the Middle East, and his observations that business people easily make deals despite their religious/cultural differences.

Tony Blair, former Prime Minister of Britain, founder and patron of the Tony Blair Faith Foundation, discusses the concept of parity in Jerusalem and the need for resolution here, the need for the surrounding Muslim countries to accept Israel as a state and for Israel to accept that Palestine must be treated equally, and the importance of religion in moving people beyond power struggles.

Tony Blair, former Prime Minister of Britain, founder and patron of the Tony Blair Faith Foundation, discusses how states should not exclude other faiths but should be multi-faith.

Tony Blair, former Prime Minister of Britain, founder and patron of the Tony Blair Faith Foundation, discusses the Promised Land and the need to theologically engage the Jewish people.

Tony Blair, former Prime Minister of Britain, founder and patron of the Tony Blair Faith Foundation, discusses the role of religion to change education with reference being made to Israel not appearing on the map in many Middle Eastern primary schools.

Tony Blair, former Prime Minister of Britain, founder and patron of the Tony Blair Faith Foundation, discusses how to promote reconciliation with those who maintain core ideologies that reject reconciliation.

Tony Blair, former Prime Minister of Britain, founder and patron of the Tony Blair Faith Foundation, discusses how religion can be a source of conflict, how it can be part of the answer conceptually, how it can be a source practically, and why he thinks this issue is of particular importance today.

Tony Blair, former Prime Minister of Britain, founder and patron of the Tony Blair Faith Foundation, discusses Northern Ireland and whether making his Catholic faith public would have made a positive or negative contribution to the situation.

Tony Blair, former Prime Minister of Britain, founder and patron of the Tony Blair Faith Foundation, discusses conducting negotiations with parties who do not have the power to make certain change.

Tony Blair, former Prime Minister of Britain, founder and patron of the Tony Blair Faith Foundation, discusses misconceptions about political leaders.

Tony Blair, former Prime Minister of Britain, founder and patron of the Tony Blair Faith Foundation, discusses the types of problematic situations that get publicity, and the responsibility of the media to put forth valid representations of society.

Tony Blair, former Prime Minister of Britain, founder and patron of the Tony Blair Faith Foundation, discusses potential answers to the Jewish settlement question.

Tony Blair, former Prime Minister of Britain, founder and patron of the Tony Blair Faith Foundation, discusses whether faith can ever be used to justify war or conflict.

Tony Blair, former Prime Minister of Britain, founder and patron of the Tony Blair Faith Foundation, discusses how reconciliation can be applied to the basic belief systems of a nation, be they philosophical or religious.

James Alexander, former CFO of Spinnaker Exploration, talks about whether we are becoming more faithful/ethical.

James Alexander, former CFO of Spinnaker Exploration, discusses the potential inability of employees to express the principles of those at the top of their corporation.

James Alexander, former CFO of Spinnaker Exploration, discusses the ethics of the leadership at Enron and the overtly religious beliefs of some in the business community.

James Alexander, former CFO of Spinnaker Exploration, discusses regulating the financial sector.

James Alexander, former CFO of Spinnaker Exploration, talks about money being made ethically and how ethics is instilled during childhood.

James Alexander, former CFO of Spinnaker Exploration, discusses the loss of ethical principles and his idea of restricted stocks.

James Alexander, former CFO of Spinnaker Exploration, discusses his experiences with corporations, ethics, Enron and Spinnaker.

James Alexander, former CFO of Spinnaker Exploration, discusses any disadvantages to full disclosure at Spinnaker.

James Alexander, former CFO of Spinnaker Exploration, talks about the basic ethical principles he takes with him into the business world.

James Alexander, former CFO of Spinnaker Exploration, discusses designing a culture which empowers lawyers to do the right thing and which also enforces the law.

James Alexander, former CFO of Spinnaker Exploration, talks about his experience with corporate finance lawyers.

Tony Blair talks about the promises and perils of economic globalization and the role of religion therein.

Tony Blair on the question of whether increased proximity of different religions resulting from globalization might lead to a specifically religious response in primarily secular European nations.

Tony Blair considers what prompts the evolution of religious thought, how faith traditions have changed over time, and what the implications of this are for today’s world.

Tony Blair describes how religion and politics interact with one another in the conflict between Israel & Palestine.