Podcasts about contemporary studies

Why should you be baptized? To respond to the gospel call of Jesus as your brothers and sisters have in the stream of church history, as the book of Acts indicates.The sermon today is titled "Swim With The Stream." It is the third installment in our series "Washed Anew: The Power & Promise of Baptism." The Scripture reading is from Acts 2:36-41 (ESV). Originally preached at the West Side Church of Christ (Searcy, AR) on Sunday, April 28, 2024. All lessons fit under one of 5 broad categories: Begin, Discover, Grow, Learn, and Serve. This sermon is filed under BEGIN: A Joyful Response.Click here if you would like to watch the sermon or read a transcript.Sources of Inspiration for the Lesson Used in Today's Podcast:Peter Leithart, Baptism: A Guide From Life To Death (Lexham Press).G. R. Beasley-Murray, Baptism in the New Testament (1962)Charalambos Bakirtzis, “Paul and Philippi: The Archaeological Evidence,” in Philippi at the Time of Paul and after His Death.Craig Keener, Acts, Volume 1.H. Wayne House, “An Evangelical Response to Baird & Weatherly,” in Evangelicalism and the Stone-Campbell Movement, p. 188.Robert H. Stein, “Baptism and Becoming a Christian in the New Testament,” Southern Baptist Journal of Theology 2.1. (1998), pp. 6-17.I. Howard Marshall, Acts, Tyndale New Testament Commentaries.Joel B. Green, “From ‘John's Baptism' to ‘Baptism in the Name of the Lord Jesus': The Significance of Baptism in Luke-Acts,” in Baptism, the New Testament and the Church: Historical and Contemporary Studies in Honour of R. E. O. White, p. 161.E. O. White, The Biblical Doctrine of Initiation (London: Hodder & Stoughton), 1960.M. J. Walker, “Baptist Worship in the Twentieth Century,” in Baptists in the Twentieth Century, ed. K. W. Clements (London: Baptist Histoical Society, 1983), pp. 24-25.David Wenham, “Paradigms and Possibilities in the Study of John's Gospel,” Challenging Perspectives on the Gospel of John, ed. John Lierman,  pp. 8-9.Robert H. Stein, “Baptism and Becoming A Christian in the New Testament,” The Southern Baptist Journal of Theology 2/1 (Spring 1998): 6-17.William S. Kurz, Acts of the Apostles

This event was the launch Eylaf Bader Eddin's new book 'Translating the Language of the Syrian Revolution' published by De Gruyter Press. For activists, researchers, and journalists, the Syrian Revolution was primarily a revolution in language; a break with the linguistic oppression and rigidity of old regimes. This break was accompanied by the emergence of new languages, which made it possible to inform, tell, and translate ongoing events and transformations. This language of the revolution was carried out into the world by competing voices from Syria, by local and foreign researchers, activists, and journalists. While the Arab revolutions have triggered extensive social and political changes, the far-reaching consequences of their cultural and discursive changes have yet to be adequately considered. Bader Eddin's book analyses the various translations of the language of the Syrian Revolution (2011–2012) from Arabic to English. By doing so, exploring the discursive and non-discursive dimensions of the revolution as another act of translation, tracing the language of the banners, slogans, graffiti, songs, and their representation in English. This event will launch Eylaf Bader Eddin's new book Translating the Language of the Syrian Revolution published by De Gruyter Press. For activists, researchers, and journalists, the Syrian Revolution was primarily a revolution in language; a break with the linguistic oppression and rigidity of old regimes. This break was accompanied by the emergence of new languages, which made it possible to inform, tell, and translate ongoing events and transformations. This language of the revolution was carried out into the world by competing voices from Syria, by local and foreign researchers, activists, and journalists. While the Arab revolutions have triggered extensive social and political changes, the far-reaching consequences of their cultural and discursive changes have yet to be adequately considered. Bader Eddin's book analyses the various translations of the language of the Syrian Revolution (2011–2012) from Arabic to English. By doing so, exploring the discursive and non-discursive dimensions of the revolution as another act of translation, tracing the language of the banners, slogans, graffiti, songs, and their representation in English. Meet the speakers Eylaf Bader Eddin is a Research Fellow on the project 'The Prison Narratives of Assad's Syria: Voices, Texts, Publics' (SYRASP) and a EUME Fellow at the Forum Transregionale Studien. Bader Eddin is also a Researcher in the Department of Arabic Studies at Philipps-Universität Marburg and a Non-Resident Fellow at the Harmoon Center for Contemporary Studies, Qatar. His current post-doc research explores Syrian prison musical performances. He has studied Arabic, English and comparative literature in Aix-en-Provence, Beirut, Damascus, Marburg and Paris. Bader Eddin's research has been published in Arabic, English and French, including the Arabic book, ‘When They Cried ‘Forever': The Language of the Syrian Revolution in 2018', for which he received the Sadiq Jalal al-Azm Award by Etijahat. Nesrin Alrefaai is a Visiting Fellow and Arabic Content Editor at the LSE Middle East Centre. She holds a Doctorate degree in Drama and Theatre Education from the University of Warwick, UK. Her research interests are language, arts, and politics in the Middle East with a special focus on Syria.

Episode 39: A conversation about feminism with Prof. Madhu Purnima Kishwar (Founder, Manushi Trust and one of India's most distinguished academics in the social sciences).The social sciences are a black box for most Hindu parents. The western social sciences hold a disproportionate influence on our lives and our collective future, hence it is essential to talk to our children about feminism and other western movements. This conversation will help bring clarity to feminism and situate it in the Hindu context.Feminism is derived from the Abrahamic thought system which is binary and rooted in perennial conflict. It is different from the dharmik worldview which is based on harmony, balance and consensus. What explains the rise of Marxism, feminism and other theories? What is the danger in viewing dharmik cultures through these modern lenses? Are feminists happy? What is the effect of feminism on women, on men, and on the family as a unit? How can Hindu families navigate through this landscape?Please listen and share!Prof. Madhu Kishwar started her academic career as a lecturer in a DU college and in 1991 was invited as a professor in CSDS, a leading social science research centre based in Delhi. She was awarded national professorship of ICSSR followed by senior fellow at Nehru Memorial Centre for Contemporary Studies. She has also made several documentary films for Doordarshan.Note: If you find our work valuable, please consider making a contribution. It will help us cover the costs of reaching many more Hindu parents.If you live outside India, please use the substack platform (through Stripe). If you live in India, please write to contact@hinduparenting.org to get the QR code.General Information:For comments and podcast suggestions, please use the comments tab or write to us at contact@hinduparenting.orgPlease note that questions will not be answered on email.Do subscribe to our Substack and follow our social media handles:Twitter: hinduparentingInstagram: hinduparentingTelegram: t.me/hinduparentingThreads: hinduparentingFacebook: facebook.com/hinduparentingFacebook group: facebook.com/groups/hinduparentingKoo: hinduparentingThe opinions expressed by guests on The Hindu Parenting Podcast are their personal opinions and Hindu Parenting does not assume any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, completeness, suitability or validity of anything shared on our platform by them.Copyright belongs to Hindu Parenting. Get full access to Hindu Parenting at hinduparenting.substack.com/subscribe

This month on CPR Perspectives — our flagship interview series commemorating the Centre for Policy Research's 50th anniversary — we bring you a conversation with D Shyam Babu, a Senior Fellow at CPR, who has over the years worked on subjects as varied as nuclear non-proliferation and national security as well as socio-economic mobility among Dalits and the societal impacts of liberalisation.  Shyam Babu was first associated with CPR in 1989, after which he spent time as a journalist and then as a fellow at the Rajiv Gandhi Institute for Contemporary Studies, before returning to the Centre in 2011. After working on questions of national security in his initial years in policy, Shyam Babu shifted focus to look at social change, helping conduct a number of key socio-economic surveys that examined the impacts of liberalisation on the Dalit community.  He is the co-author of Defying the Odds, a critically acclaimed book that profiled the rise of Dalit entrepreneurs, as well as co-editor of a number of other books, including The Dalit Question: Reforms and Social Justice and The India Mosaic: Searching for an Identity… More recently, Shyam Babu has been working with CPR to conduct research workshops for scholars from Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe communities.  In the first part of the conversation with Shyam Babu, we spoke about what it was like to work across two very different policy disciplines, why he thinks an understanding of society is vital for IR scholars and the ideas that led to his research and book on Dalit entrepreneurs.  In the second part of the conversation, which you will receive in a fortnight, we spoke about the need to challenge conventional wisdom on social justice in India, why he has looked more closely at the question of ‘social cognition' in recent years and what role think tanks like CPR have to play in making the research world more inclusive. 

Indigenous knowledge systems have formed the basis of First Nations cultures around the world for millenia.

Indigenous knowledge systems have formed the basis of First Nations cultures around the world for millenia.

In this speaker event, Lori Allen will present on her latest book, A History of False Hope: Investigative Commissions in Palestine, in conversation with Toufic Haddad. Based on archival and ethnographic research, this book examines a history of international investigative commissions in Palestine as liberal performances and enactments of international law. A History of False Hope offers new perspectives on Palestinian political history, and a novel methodology bringing anthropology to the archives and the history of international law. ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Lori Allen is Reader in Anthropology at SOAS University of London. Her work has focused on Palestinian society, politics, and history. She is the author of two books, A History of False Hope: Investigative Commissions in Palestine (2020) and The Rise and Fall of Human Rights: Cynicism and Politics in Occupied Palestine (2013), published by Stanford University Press. Her articles have been published in academic and news journals, including American Ethnologist, Contemporary Studies in Society and History, MERIP, Al-Jazeera, and Sada. Lori's most recent contributions include "This Time May Be Different: on the UN commission of inquiry investigating violations in the occupied Palestinian territory" and "The ICC in Palestine: Reasons to Withhold Hope." ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Additional resources: Watch the video: https://bit.ly/3qON0iF

Ken Paradis is an Associate Professor at Wilfred Laurier University in Brantford Ontario. Before coming to Laurier, Ken spent time working at Palcky University in Olomouc, Czechoslovakia, as well as at McMaster, SUNY Buffalo, and Dalhousie. While teaching at Laurier Brantford Ken has taught or administered in several programs including English, Contemporary Studies, and Cultural Analysis and Social Theory (CAST). Ken has a particularly interesting perspective to me regarding the Christian faith as he's taken a bit of a deep dive into understanding Christian pop culture. A big part of his study of Christianity focuses on the history of Evangelical Christianity, especially as it relates to and expresses North American working-class cultural identity. Ken is a fantastic speaker and listener and has a ton of interesting things to say. If you're studying at Laurier and have any elective credits next semester, maybe join me in taking his class on Moby Dick. (Even if you're not a Laurier student, you can always sign up to "audit" the class like me and still enjoy the class).

Ken Paradis is an Associate Professor at Wilfred Laurier University in Brantford Ontario. Before coming to Laurier, Ken spent time working at Palcky University in Olomouc, Czechoslovakia, as well as at McMaster, SUNY Buffalo, and Dalhousie. While teaching at Laurier Brantford Ken has taught or administered in several programs including English, Contemporary Studies, and Cultural Analysis and Social Theory (CAST). Ken has a particularly interesting perspective to me regarding the Christian faith as he's taken a bit of a deep dive into understanding Christian pop culture. A big part of his study of Christianity focuses on the history of Evangelical Christianity, especially as it relates to and expresses North American working-class cultural identity. Ken is a fantastic speaker and listener and has a ton of interesting things to say. If you're studying at Laurier and have any elective credits next semester, maybe join me in taking his class on Moby Dick. (Even if you're not a Laurier student, you can always sign up to "audit" the class like me and still enjoy the class).

Extract from the discussion organised by the Rajiv Gandhi Institute for Contemporary Studies over a Webinar on Thu 11th Jun 2020 from 4.30 to 6 pm. The panellists Dr Alok Shukla, IAS, Principal Secretary, Education of Chhattisgarh;  Chitra Ravi, an educational visionary, who is the Founder of a school education reform company called Chrysalis; Prof Pankaj Jain who runs Gyanshala affordable schools, in Ahmedabad and many other locations, who has focused on quality with cost-effectiveness; and Sandeep Dutt, School Education Coach, and Founder LearningForward Foundation, who has mentored hundreds of Principals and teachers. The host of the Webinar was Vijay Mahajan the Chief Executive Officer of the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation and the Director of the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Contemporary Studies. Sandeep talks about how with Happy Teachers at the core we can build a My Good School that has diversity, inclusion and belonging at its' core, accepting every individual as special and how we can build a school system to ensure the personal and social development of every individual. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/learningforward/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/learningforward/support

In this one, the Proles sat down with Daniel and Professor Sarah Raymundo to discuss the colonial history and current concerns of our comrades, who are engaging in a broad-based revolutionary struggle right now.  If you haven't already, go to www.prolespod.com or you can help the show improve over at www.patreon.com/prolespod and in return can get access to our spicy discord, exclusive episodes, guest appearances, etc.! All kinds of great stuff. Please subscribe on your favorite podcast apps and rate or review to help extend our reach. Like and rate our facebook page at facebook.com/prolespod and follow us on Twitter @prolespod. If you have any questions or comments, DM us on either of those platforms or email us at prolespod@gmail.com All episodes prior to episode 4 can be found on YouTube, so go check that out as well! Brandon's GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/4bfk5-fundraising-for-brandon-lee Suggested Reading:  Books & Documents   Collection of Documents from the CPP   Guerrero. Philippine Society & Revolution, 1970 (updated and shorter format in Tagalog, Maikling Kurso sa Lipunan at Rebolusyong Pilipino 2005).   —Foundation for Resuming the Philippine Revolution: Selected Writings, 1968-1972. (Includes the First Great Rectification Movement document, “Rectify Errors and Rebuild the Party”) —Defeating Revisionism, Reformism and Opportunism: Selected Writings, 1968-1974. (Includes numerous articles criticizing the old revisionist leadership of the previous PKP) —Building Strength Through Struggle: Selected Writings, 1972-1977. (Has two very important documents, “Our Urgent Tasks” and “Specific Characteristics of Our People’s War”) —Detention and Defiance Against Dictatorship: Selected Writings, 1977-1986. (Writings while founding chairman of the CPP, Jose Maria Sison, was in solitary confinement and jail, including “Basic Principles of Marxism-Leninism: A Primer” and “Brief History of the Kabataang Makabyan”)   Liwanag. Reaffirm Our Basic Principles and Rectify Errors, 1992. (The major document putting into motion the Second Great Rectification Movement)   Constitution and Program of the CPP, 2016. “Communique of the 2nd Congress of the CPP.”   Central Committee of the CPP. “Celebrate the Party’s 50th Anniversary.” —“Boldly Intensify Guerrilla Warfare: 50th Anniversary of the New People’s Army.”   Sison. “Great Achievements of the CPP in 50 Years of Waging Revolution,” 2018 (A document summarizing the historical achievements of the CPP as well as a current rectification campaign to combat conservatism, bureaucratism, sectarianism and ultra-democracy)   Pambansa Demokratikong Paaralan (PADEPA is a collection of lessons and readings for mass activists in the National Democratic Movement put together by the revolutionary movement in the Philippines)   History Books on the Philippines and the CPP   Agoncillo. The Revolt of the Masses: The Story of Bonifacio and the Katipunan, 1956. —Malolos: The Crisis of the Republic, 1960. —History of the Filipino People, 1960.     Constantino. The Making of a Filipino: A Story of Philippine Colonial Politics, 1969. —The Philippines: A Past Revisited, 1975. —The Philippines: A Continuing Past, 1978.   Lanzona. Amazons of the Huk Rebellion: Gender, Sex and Revolution in the Philippines, 2009.   McCoy. Policing America’s Empire: The United States, the Philippines and the Rise of the Surveillance State, 2009.   Richardson. Komunista: The Genesis of the Philippine Communist Party: 1902-1935, 2011 (pdf copy of his 1984 dissertation can be found here).   Rosca, Sison. Jose Maria Sison: At Home in the World, 2004.   Simbulan. When the Rains Come, Will not the Grass Grow Again? The Socialist Movement in the Philippines, 2018 —The Modern Principalia: The Historical Evolution of the Philippine Ruling Oligarchy, 2007.   Sison, “The Role of the Communist International in the Formation of the Communist Party of the Philippine Islands,” 2019.   Contemporary Studies of the Philippines and the National Democratic Movement   Francisco-Menchavez. The Labor of Care: Filipina Migrants and Transnational Families in the Digital Age, 2018.   Lindio-McGovern. Filipino Peasant Women: Exploitation and Resistance, 1997. —Globalization, Labor Export and Resistance: A Study of Filipino Migrant Domestic Workers in Global Cities, 2013.   Rodriguez. Migrants for Export: How the Philippine Sate Brokers Labor to the World, 2010.   San Juan, Jr. U.S. Imperialism and Revolution in the Philippines, 2007.   Scipes. KMU: Building Genuine Trade Unionism in the Philippines, 1996.   Tuazon. The Moro Reader: History and Contemporary Struggles of the Bangsamoro People, 2008.   Media   Communist Party of the Philippines Twitter Instagram Ang Bayan (the Party’s twice a month publication)   National Democratic Front of the Philippines (the most consolidated, revolutionary alliance of underground mass organizations in the Philippine revolution) Liberation (the official publication of the NDF)   News Media   Altermidya (People’s Alternative Media Network is a network of independent and progressive media outfits, institutions and individuals)   Bulatlat (One of the original online news publications in the Philippines covering the struggles of the toiling masses and mass movement)   Pinoy Weekly (An online and print publication that publishes weekly stories of the marginalized sectors of society. It also has print editions world wide)   Legal Mass Movement National Democratic Alliances   Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN is a multisectoral formation struggling for national and social liberation against imperialism, feudalism and bureaucrat capitalism. Founded on the determination and strength of the majority of oppressed classes, BAYAN is an alliance composed mainly of organizations of workers and peasants.)   Kilusang Mayo Uno (Facebook page only. KMU is an independent labour center promoting genuine, militant and patriotic trade unionism. It is genuine because it recognizes the struggle between labor and capital and upholds the legitimate interests of the working class; militant because it relies on the workers collective struggle in defending trade union and democratic rights; and patriotic because it seeks to end imperialist domination and control over the Philippines.)   Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (Facebook page only. KMP is a democratic and militant movement of landless peasants, small farmers, farm workers, rural youth and peasant women)   GABRIELA (Facebook page only. It is nationwide alliance of 200 women's organizations that cut across sectors and regions, plus chapters and support groups of Pinays and non-Pinays in various continents of the world.)   Migrante International (Alliance for migrant and overseas workers to promote migrants’ rights and dignity against all forms of discrimination, exploitation and abuse in the work place and in the community and resist all anti-migrant policies.)   Intro music:  "Proles Pod Theme" by Ransom Notes Outro music: "Danum" by Salidumay

Dana Snow is the founder and head of Punk Rock Realty Inc. named after her passion for punk rock music. As a child, she was fortunate to observe and assist her parents in the design, construction and sale of a number of their homes. Inspired by the unlimited potential of real estate, she purchased her first property in her early twenties and has owned countless properties since, employing a wide variety of real estate investment strategies to support her school, art, music, and travel interests. Guest: Dana Snow, Real Estate Investor, Realtor and Artist Dana Snow is the founder and head of Punk Rock Realty, Inc. named after her passion for punk rock music. As a child, she was fortunate to observe and assist her parents in the design, construction and sale of a number of their homes. Inspired by the unlimited potential of real estate, she purchased her first property in her early twenties and has owned countless properties since, employing a wide variety of real estate investment strategies to support her school, art, music, and travel interests.  If you want to know what it's like to travel North America in an orange 1972 Volkswagen van with friends on a student budget, just ask her. She was a road trip master before there was GPS. Being a creative and expert problem solver helped her then and it still one of her best assets now that the van is gone and she's moved to the lake. Fast-forward to today, she has lived, renovated, and transacted in the majority of real estate markets throughout the G.T.A., the Greater Golden Horseshoe and Southern and Central Ontario – from Buffalo, Brantford, Hamilton, and Toronto, to Oshawa / Durham Region, and Peterborough / Kawartha Lakes. She is an active realtor in all of these markets, and able to provide you with the guidance you need to make informed decisions about your future home or investment property.Her love of learning and trying new things is demonstrated in her extensive education. She holds: a Master's Degree in the History of Art from the University of Toronto; an Associate's Degree in Fine Arts / Photography from the Ontario College of Art & Design; Honour's Bachelor's Degrees in Philosophy and Contemporary Studies, and a Bachelor's Degree in Communications from Wilfrid Laurier University; and a Post-Graduate Certificate in Web Design, Development & Maintenance from Humber College. Aside from her scholastic career, she also has over 20 years experience working in the marketing and communications field in various roles including writer, researcher, web developer, graphic designer, and Director of Marketing and Communications.Some of her favourite bands and musicians include Ripcordz, BFGs, Rancid, Her downtime is spent attending concerts, boating, motorcycling, and hanging out with her wife Joanne and their many pets. In this episode learn about:– Dana's experience and insights into certain markets– Tips for new investors and first-time buyers in what to look for To get in touch with Dana: Website: www.punkrockrealty.caEmail: dana@punkrockrealty.caPhone:  1-888-999-9731 EXT: 101

Episode 100: Gospel Doctrine with David Bokovoy (1 & 2 Samuel) (See the full list of Gospel Doctrine episodes here.) It's our 100th episode! In this episode, David discusses both 1 Samuel and 2 Samuel, covering the stories of King Saul and King David.  David Bokovoy holds a PhD in Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near East and an MA in Near Eastern and Judaic Studies both from Brandeis University. He is the author of Authoring the Old Testament: Genesis–Deuteronomy and the forthcoming Authoring the Old Testament: The Prophets, both part of the Contemporary Studies in Scripture series. “This book should be basic reading for serious LDS students of the Bible.” — Eric D. Huntsman, Coordinator of Ancient Near Eastern Studies, Brigham Young University Download Subscribe in Pocket Casts     

Episode 99: Gospel Doctrine with David Bokovoy (Judges and Ruth)Hosted by Brian Whitney (See the full list of Gospel Doctrine episodes here.) In this episode, Brian and David discuss the books of Judges and Ruth.  David Bokovoy holds a PhD in Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near East and an MA in Near Eastern and Judaic Studies both from Brandeis University. He is the author of Authoring the Old Testament: Genesis–Deuteronomy and the forthcoming Authoring the Old Testament: The Prophets, both part of the Contemporary Studies in Scripture series. “This book should be basic reading for serious LDS students of the Bible.” — Eric D. Huntsman, Coordinator of Ancient Near Eastern Studies, Brigham Young University Download Subscribe in Pocket Casts     

Episode 96: Gospel Doctrine Lessons 13–15 with David BokovoyHosted by Brian Whitney (See the full list of Gospel Doctrine episodes here.) We are back from our break! Brian and David discuss Gospel Doctrine lessons 13 through 15, which covers most of Exodus and begins Numbers. Topics discussed include the story of Moses, the ten plagues and the Passover, the Ten Commandments, and Israel's curse to wander the desert for forty years. This is a long episode that compresses three lessons into one. We hope you find it useful in your personal study and class preparation. David Bokovoy holds a PhD in Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near East and an MA in Near Eastern and Judaic Studies both from Brandeis University. He is the author of Authoring the Old Testament: Genesis–Deuteronomy and the forthcoming Authoring the Old Testament: The Prophets, both part of the Contemporary Studies in Scripture series. “This book should be basic reading for serious LDS students of the Bible.” — Eric D. Huntsman, Coordinator of Ancient Near Eastern Studies, Brigham Young University Download Subscribe in Pocket Casts     

Episode 97: Gospel Doctrine Lesson 17 with David BokovoyHosted by Brian Whitney (See the full list of Gospel Doctrine episodes here.) Brian and David briefly discuss Gospel Doctrine Lesson 16 regarding Balaam's talking donkey before getting into Lesson 17, covering the book of Deuteronomy. David Bokovoy holds a PhD in Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near East and an MA in Near Eastern and Judaic Studies both from Brandeis University. He is the author of Authoring the Old Testament: Genesis–Deuteronomy and the forthcoming Authoring the Old Testament: The Prophets, both part of the Contemporary Studies in Scripture series. “This book should be basic reading for serious LDS students of the Bible.” — Eric D. Huntsman, Coordinator of Ancient Near Eastern Studies, Brigham Young University Download Subscribe in Pocket Casts     

Episode 98: Gospel Doctrine Lesson 18 with David BokovoyHosted by Brian Whitney (See the full list of Gospel Doctrine episodes here.) Brian and David dive into the histories of the Hebrew Bible for Lesson 18, beginning with the book of Joshua. David Bokovoy holds a PhD in Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near East and an MA in Near Eastern and Judaic Studies both from Brandeis University. He is the author of Authoring the Old Testament: Genesis–Deuteronomy and the forthcoming Authoring the Old Testament: The Prophets, both part of the Contemporary Studies in Scripture series. “This book should be basic reading for serious LDS students of the Bible.” — Eric D. Huntsman, Coordinator of Ancient Near Eastern Studies, Brigham Young University Download Subscribe in Pocket Casts     

Bringing together a range of practicing artists, academics and researchers, this roundtable discussion explores issues of precarious citizenship, temporary labour and refugee resettlement in Aotearoa. The discussion brings elements of the exhibition 'I Swear' by Bruce Barber at Te Tuhi (13 May - 29 October 2017) into conversation with recent local and global political events and explore their impact upon the colonial legacy of Aotearoa and the Pacific. PANELLISTS Bruce Barber Professor Bruce Barber PhD is an interdisciplinary artist, cultural historian and curator, based in Halifax, Nova Scotia where he teaches courses in Media Arts, Art History and Contemporary Studies at NSCAD University. His art practice has been exhibited internationally and is documented in the publications Reading Rooms and Bruce Barber Work 1970-2008 He is the editor of Essays on Performance and Cultural Politicization and of Conceptual Art: the NSCAD Connection 1967-1973. He is co-editor, with Serge Guilbaut and John O'Brian of Voices of Fire: Art Rage, Power, and the State. Editor of Conde + Beveridge: Class Works (2008); author of Performance [Performance] and Performers: Essays and Conversations (2 volumes) edited by Marc Léger (2008), Trans/Actions: Art, Film and Death (2008) and Littoral Art and Communicative Action (2013). www.brucebarber.ca Pauline Gardiner Barber (chair) Professor of Social Anthropology, Dalhousie University, Canada. Migration specialist working on Philippine global migration. Her most recent project explores the transnational effects of recent major changes to Canada’s “just-in-time” immigration system. Arama Rata (Ngāti Maniapoto, Taranaki, and Ngāruahine) After completing a PhD in Psychology, she lectured in Māori Studies at Victoria University of Wellington. Now at the National Institute of Demographic and Economic Analysis, she has research projects into a variety of Māori issues, including attitudes towards immigration and political participation. Dr Rata is also the Māori spokesperson for MARRC (Migrants and Refugee Rights Campaign). Andrea Merino-Ortiz MA anthropology student interested in the effects of New Zealand’s heavy reliance on volunteers in the resettlement of Columbian refugees. She explores how volunteers affect resettlement, and how refugees engage with volunteer-based assistance in the process of resettlement. Mua Strickson-Pua Reverend Mua Strickson-Pua is a Samoan-Chinese poet born in Aotearoa. He is a Presbyterian minister and community work chaplain practitioner of P.A.T.H. Pasifika Arts for Therapy and Healing at Tagata Pasifika Resources Development Trust serving Pacific nations communities in Auckland for the last ten years. He is also the co-founder of Street Poets Black.

The legendary exchanges between Einstein and Tagore, part conversations organised by Einstein’s son in law, Dmitri Marianov and part through letters, were brought to life at the Bangalore International center. In addition to the transcripts and text, and tone and diction that performers evoked, the discussants identified several polarities, each throwing light on one or more aspects of the intellectual history of that very important epoch of world history, both scientific and political. Is there reality beyond human consciousness? Is the causal world pervaded by the rules of chance? Is beauty a natural affect or is it a matter of convention? While these are the main undercurrents among the Einstein - Tagore exchanges, the Einstein-Bohr exchanges and later, Einstein-Gödel talks appear in the foreground, as well. This is a 4 part series on the Einstein Tagore conversations brought to you by the Center for Contemporary Studies at Indian Institute of Science. Professor Raghevendra Gadagkar, founder chair of the center for contemporary studies, introduces the exchanges, followed by a reading by Sanjeev gadre and Vijay Sharma from Bangalore Little Theatre.

Mark Melnyk is the dynamic Head of History and Contemporary Studies at Markville Secondary School in Markham. Ontario. For more information about Mark's work visit his professional page: http://www.markville.ss.yrdsb.edu.on.ca

Rami Khouri is editor-at-large of the Beirut-based Daily Star, Director of the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs at the American University of Beirut, and a senior fellow at the Harvard University's JFK School of Government and the Dubai School of Government. With family in Beirut, Nazareth, and Amman, and involvement with leading research centers in the US, Khouri brings a nuanced understanding of the diverse local, regional, and international issues that make conflict in the Middle East conflict so complex. A winner of the Eliva-Sartawi award for Middle East Journalism, a co-recipient of the Pax Christi International Peace Award, and a member of the Brookings Institution Task Force on U.S. relations with the Muslim World, Khouri’s incisive, semi-weekly articles, distributed by the International Herald Tribune, are widely praised for their fresh approach in examining the role of seemingly disparate topics like economics, culture, politics, religion, and archeology in Middle East conflict. Khouri’s voice is also heard frequently in the international media, including commentary and appearances in media outlets such as BBC radio and television, NPR, Al-Jazeera International, the Charlie Rose Show, the Washington Post, Time magazine, the Financial Times, and the Guardian/Observer. He lectures frequently at conferences and universities throughout the world, and is a member of the Leadership Council of Harvard Divinity School, and a board member of the Center for Contemporary Studies at Georgetown University and the Jordan National Museum. He is also a member of the International Advisory Council of the International Committee of the Red Cross. A graduate of Syracuse University with degrees in political science and mass communications, Khouri lived for many years in Amman, Jordan, where he was editor-in-chief of the Jordan Times newspaper, hosted television and radio shows on current affairs and ancient history and archaeology, was general manager of Al Kutba Publishers, and consulted for the Jordanian tourism ministry on biblical archaeological sites.

Rami Khouri is editor-at-large of the Beirut-based Daily Star, Director of the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs at the American University of Beirut, and a senior fellow at the Harvard University's JFK School of Government and the Dubai School of Government. With family in Beirut, Nazareth, and Amman, and involvement with leading research centers in the US, Khouri brings a nuanced understanding of the diverse local, regional, and international issues that make conflict in the Middle East conflict so complex. A winner of the Eliva-Sartawi award for Middle East Journalism, a co-recipient of the Pax Christi International Peace Award, and a member of the Brookings Institution Task Force on U.S. relations with the Muslim World, Khouri’s incisive, semi-weekly articles, distributed by the International Herald Tribune, are widely praised for their fresh approach in examining the role of seemingly disparate topics like economics, culture, politics, religion, and archeology in Middle East conflict. Khouri’s voice is also heard frequently in the international media, including commentary and appearances in media outlets such as BBC radio and television, NPR, Al-Jazeera International, the Charlie Rose Show, the Washington Post, Time magazine, the Financial Times, and the Guardian/Observer. He lectures frequently at conferences and universities throughout the world, and is a member of the Leadership Council of Harvard Divinity School, and a board member of the Center for Contemporary Studies at Georgetown University and the Jordan National Museum. He is also a member of the International Advisory Council of the International Committee of the Red Cross. A graduate of Syracuse University with degrees in political science and mass communications, Khouri lived for many years in Amman, Jordan, where he was editor-in-chief of the Jordan Times newspaper, hosted television and radio shows on current affairs and ancient history and archaeology, was general manager of Al Kutba Publishers, and consulted for the Jordanian tourism ministry on biblical archaeological sites.