Podcasts about tony blair faith foundation

Martin Bright is an investigative journalist and social entrepreneur. During his 20-year career he’s covered politics, religion and culture for a range of newspapers, magazines and television channels, and was the first non-Jewish political editor of the Jewish Chronicle. While at the Observer in 2003, he exposed the dirty tricks behind the Iraq War after receiving a leaked memo from GCHQ whistleblower Katherine Gun – a story dramatised in the new film ‘Official Secrets’. In this in-depth interview, he discusses the real events behind the film and how it felt to see Matt Smith play him on screen; reflects on his time with the Tony Blair Faith Foundation – and why he now believes it was ultimately doomed to fail; and describes why he founded Creative Society, a non-profit dedicated to social mobility in journalism and the creative industries.

On September 13th, Dr. Katayoun Kishi, Research Associate at Pew Research Center, presented her findings from the ninth in a series of reports by Pew Research Center analyzing the extent to which governments and societies around the world impinge on religious beliefs and practices. To measure global restrictions on religion in 2016 – the most recent year for which data are available – the study, released in June 2018, ranks 198 countries and territories by their levels of government restrictions on religion and social hostilities involving religion. Speaker: Katayoun Mirfendereski Kishi is a research associate at Pew Research Center. She oversees the Center’s annual study on global restrictions on religion. Her previous work has included research on topics such as identity politics and religion, international conflict, survey research, and food security. Before joining Pew Research Center, Kishi held positions at the United States Institute of Peace and the office of the Anwar Sadat Chair for Peace and Development at the University of Maryland. She earned a doctorate in government and politics, with a concentration in comparative politics and quantitative methodology, from the University of Maryland. Moderator: Kristen Looney is director of the Religious Freedom Center of the Freedom Forum Institute. Kristen works closely with the President of the Freedom Forum Institute to full the mission of the center and to oversee the day-to-day operations of the following four program areas: Educating Leaders, Promoting Civil Dialogue, Engaging the Public, and Transforming Schools. From 2012 to 2016, Kristen was the head of programs and partnerships for the Tony Blair Faith Foundation in the United States. Previously, Kristen served as chaplain and department chair of religious studies at St. Paul’s School for Girls in Baltimore, Maryland and St. Timothy’s School in Stevenson, Maryland. Prior, Kristen served as clergy in parishes in Florida, California, and New York. Kristen is an Episcopal priest in the Diocese of Maryland. She is an awarded graduate of Yale Divinity School (M.Div.).

Speaker: Tony Blair, Former Prime Minister, Great Britain and Northern Ireland Interviewer: Michael Milken, Chairman, Milken Institute. Institute Chairman Mike Milken sits down with Tony Blair to discuss a wide range of issues including global politics, international economics and energy as well as more personal reflections on leadership, faith and philanthropy. Blair, who served as prime minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007, now represents the Quartet - the United Nations, the European Union, the United States and Russia - in helping mediate Middle East peace negotiations. In addition to addressing the Middle East, the euro zone and other pressing geopolitical topics, this free-flowing discussion will explore the global race for human capital; the shifting natural-resource landscape; the roles of religion and culture in national development; the future of education; and Blair's philanthropic efforts, including the Tony Blair Faith Foundation, created to promote respect and understanding among religions, and the Africa Governance Initiative, which will be a major focus of Wednesday's Africa panel.

Speaker: Tony Blair, Former Prime Minister, Great Britain and Northern Ireland Interviewer: Michael Milken, Chairman, Milken Institute. Institute Chairman Mike Milken sits down with Tony Blair to discuss a wide range of issues including global politics, international economics and energy as well as more personal reflections on leadership, faith and philanthropy. Blair, who served as prime minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007, now represents the Quartet - the United Nations, the European Union, the United States and Russia - in helping mediate Middle East peace negotiations. In addition to addressing the Middle East, the euro zone and other pressing geopolitical topics, this free-flowing discussion will explore the global race for human capital; the shifting natural-resource landscape; the roles of religion and culture in national development; the future of education; and Blair's philanthropic efforts, including the Tony Blair Faith Foundation, created to promote respect and understanding among religions, and the Africa Governance Initiative, which will be a major focus of Wednesday's Africa panel.

Tony Blair, former Prime Minister of Britain, founder and patron of the Tony Blair Faith Foundation, discusses democracy in Turkey.

Tony Blair, former Prime Minister of Britain, founder and patron of the Tony Blair Faith Foundation, speaks about the values of both secular and religious frameworks and the need for multi-faith work.

Tony Blair, former Prime Minister of Britain, and founder and Patron of the Tony Blair Faith Foundation, discusses the Iraq invasion, the religious faith of people in positions of authority within a liberal democracy, and the dangers that can arise when religion is exclusive.

Tony Blair, former Prime Minister of Britain and founder and patron of the Tony Blair Faith Foundation, discusses why faith is inherently good.

Tony Blair, former Prime Minister of Britain, founder and patron of the Tony Blair Faith Foundation, discusses the process of political decision making, stating that although decisions should not be made on the grounds of faith, religious faith should play a role in the ethical makeup of the decision maker.

Tony Blair, former Prime Minister of Britain, founder and patron of the Tony Blair Faith Foundation, discusses the difficulty for a democracy to declare one legitimate faith.

Tony Blair, former Prime Minister of Britain, founder and patron of the Tony Blair Faith Foundation, discusses the different religious perspectives upheld in politics in the US and Europe and the reasons for these positions.

Tony Blair, former Prime Minister of Britain, founder and patron of the Tony Blair Faith Foundation, compares an individual’s religious beliefs to the secular system as a whole where there is equal voice.

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

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.

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 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 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 reconciliation can be applied to the basic belief systems of a nation, be they philosophical or religious.

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 potential answers to the Jewish settlement question.

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 misconceptions about political leaders.

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 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 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 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 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 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 how states should not exclude other faiths but should be multi-faith.

Tony Blair, on behalf of the Tony Blair Faith Foundation, announces that McGill is the first Canadian university, and only the fourth in the world, to join its groundbreaking Faith and Globalization Initiative.

Tony Blair, on behalf of the Tony Blair Faith Foundation, announces that McGill is the first Canadian university, and only the fourth in the world, to join its groundbreaking Faith and Globalization Initiative.

Tony Blair outlines the reasons behind his new Faith Foundation and describes the goals and ambitions for his partnership with Yale.

William Chapman, Director of Policy at the Tony Blair Faith Foundation, welcomes the class and introduces a special message from Mr. Blair.