Faith and Globalization

Course Description

The impact of religious faith is profound in a world where political, economic, and social spheres are increasingly interconnected. Intentional and sustained reflection on the crucial issues of faith and globalization can lead to the kind of reconciliation and peaceful coexistence that life in the 21st century demands.

Yale, in collaboration with the Tony Blair Faith Foundation, launched the Faith and Globalization Initiative in the Fall of 2008 as a three-year effort to conduct dialogue as a way of considering these essential issues. The website will explore a variety of topics and issues －in the classroom, in formal lectures and informal conversation, and through research, speeches, conferences, and the Internet.

Lectures

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   Lecture 1 - Themes in Faith and Globalization

   Miroslav Volf, the Henry B. Wright Professor of Systematic Theology and Director for the Yale Center for Faith and Culture, introduces the students in the Yale University Faith and Globalization seminar to key themes in the study of faith and globalization in this course.

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   Lecture 2 - Historical Forces in Faith and Globalization

   Prof. Douglas Rae, Richard S. Ely Professor of Management and Professor of Political Science introduces students in the Yale University Faith and Globalization seminar to historical forces influencing globalization and major world religions.

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   Lecture 3 - Stakes and Faith in Globalization: Miroslav Volf

   Miroslav Volf, the Henry B. Wright Professor of Systematic Theology and Director for the Yale Center for Faith and Culture, defines the terms faith and globalization, and analyzes examples of their interface.

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   Lecture 4 - Stakes and Faith in Globalization: Douglas Rae

   Prof. Douglas Rae, Richard S. Ely Professor of Management and Professor of Political Science explores historical factors in faith and globalization and explores the clash of civilizations thesis.

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   Lecture 5 - Stakes and Faith in Globalization: Tony Blair

   Tony Blair, Howland Distinguished Fellow at Yale University, discusses the importance of taking faith seriously in studies of globalization.

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   Lecture 6 - Promise and Peril of Faith and Globalization

   Miroslav Volf, the Henry B. Wright Professor of Systematic Theology and Director for the Yale Center for Faith and Culture, reviews various possible positive and negative characterizations of the impact of both religion and globalization forces.

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   Lecture 7 - The Nation-State in Faith and Globalization

   Prof. Ian Shapiro, Sterling Professor of Political Science at Yale University, and Henry R. Luce Director of the MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies, discusses the role of state actors in globalization and the relationship between religion and national interest.

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   Lecture 8 - Secularization and Transformation of Faiths

   Miroslav Volf, the Henry B. Wright Professor of Systematic Theology and Director for the Yale Center for Faith and Culture, responds to a students question about how globalization might contribute to religious diversification.

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   Lecture 9 - Faiths as Shapers of Globalization: Miroslav Volf

   Miroslav Volf, the Henry B. Wright Professor of Systematic Theology and Director for the Yale Center for Faith and Culture, explores the potential impact faith traditions have on globalization processes.

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    Lecture 10 - Faiths as Shapers of Globalization: Jose Casanova

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    Lecture 11 - Faiths as Shapers of Globalization: Douglas Rae

    Prof. Douglas Rae, Richard S. Ely Professor of Management and Professor of Political Science evaluates various current approaches to assessing faiths impact upon globalization and articulates secularitys religious nature.

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    Lecture 12 - Reconciliation in the Name of Faith: Miroslav Volf

    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.

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    Lecture 13 - Reconciliation in the Name of Faith: Tony Blair

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

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    Lecture 14 - Values that Shape the Market: Miroslav Volf

    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.

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    Lecture 15 - Values that Shape the Market: Douglas Rae

    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.

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    Lecture 16 - Corporate Governance

    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.

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    Lecture 17 - Faith and Globalization with James Alexander

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

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    Lecture 18 - Faiths and Poverty Alleviation: Miroslov Volf

    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.

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    Lecture 19 - Faiths and Poverty Alleviation: Douglas Rae

    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

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    Lecture 20 - Faiths and Poverty Alleviation: Ambassador Tony Hall

    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.

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    Lecture 21 - Faiths and Poverty Alleviation: Tony Blair

    Tony Blair, Howland Distinguished Fellow at Yale, delivers a class lecture on the impact faith and globalization can have on poverty alleviation.

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    Lecture 22 - Faiths, Globalization and Gender: Miroslav Volf

    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.

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    Lecture 23 - Islam, Globalization and Gender

    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.

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    Lecture 24 - Faiths, Globalization and Gender: Muna Abu Sulayman Interview

    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.