Episodes
The Office for Religious Life hosted Ted Koppel, 2018 Mimi and Peter E. Haas Distinguished Visitor, in conversation with The Rev. Professor Jane Shaw, Dean for Religious Life on how to lead a meaningful life at Stanford Memorial Church Journalist Ted Koppel was the anchor and managing editor of ABC News' Nightline for 26 years, becoming the longest-serving news anchor in U.S. broadcast history. After leaving ABC in 2005, Koppel and his colleagues produced 20 hours of documentaries for the...
Published 04/18/18
What Matters to Me and Why is a presentation and discussion series featuring Stanford Faculty and Administrators addressing life questions. The purpose is to encourage reflection within the Stanford community on matters of personal values, beliefs, and motivations in order to better understand the lives and inspirations of those who shape the University. The May 24, 2017 talk features Alexander Nemerov, Carl and Marilynn Thoma Provostial Professor of Arts and Humanities, Department of Art and...
Published 06/06/17
What Matters to Me and Why is a presentation and discussion series featuring Stanford Faculty and Administrators addressing life questions. The purpose of What Matters to Me and Why is to encourage reflection within the Stanford community on matters of personal values, beliefs, and motivations in order to better understand the lives and inspirations of those who shape the University. This talk, held on October 5, 2016 in the Center for Inter-Religious Community, Learning and Experiences,...
Published 02/14/17
Linda Woodhead (Professor of Sociology of Religion, Lancaster University, UK) and Casper ter Kuile (Master of Public Policy and Divinity candidate, Harvard University) discussed the rise of "Nones" in today's society - those who are unaffiliated with any organized religion. The discussion was followed by a Q&A, moderated by The Rev. Professor Jane Shaw, Dean for Religious Life.
Published 08/16/16
Actress and playwright Anna Deavere Smith performed the landmark text of the civil rights movement known as the “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., written in the heat of his fight for equality. Ms. Smith collaborated with world- renowned violinist Robert McDuffie and pianist Anne Epperson to create an “epistolary occasion” that shares the power and timeliness of Dr. King’s call to action. The performance took place on October 21, 2015 in historic Stanford Memorial...
Published 04/01/16
A part of Stanford's "Contemplation by Design" week, Jack Kornfield spoke in Stanford Memorial Church on November 10, 2015 about how a wise education includes the heart as well as the mind. It was an evening of stories, trainings and practices intended to foster emotional balance, increase focus, promote wellbeing and reduce stress. The event was sponsored by the Health Improvement Program, BeWell, Ho Center for Buddhist Studies, Office for Religious Life, Department of Religious Studies.
Published 11/16/15
Tufts University Jewish Chaplain and Executive Director of Tufts Hillel for 34 years, Rabbi Jeffrey Summit and photojournalist Richard Sobol presented a multimedia talk about their involvement with Delicious Peace. It is a story of coffee, music and world peace. The coffee is grown by more than 1000 Christian, Muslim and Jews who live in a rural region of Uganda and are members of a fair trade cooperative called "Peace Kawomera" - kawomera means in "delicious" in Luganda. The farmers make...
Published 06/05/14
Bishop Gene Robinson and Gabe Lyons engage in a conversation about the state of family values and marriage equality in the Christian church today.
Published 11/18/13
Focusing on the current direction of religion and public discourse, Krista Tippett explores issues around how people ask difficult questions, bridge gaps between political and moral differences, and continue to disagree with each other, passionately. Office for Religious Life/ Heyns Lecture/ The Roger W. Heyns Lecture in Religion and Society honors a longtime congregant of University Public Worship at Stanford Memorial Church. It is an annual event that features a major speaker focusing on...
Published 11/05/13
University Public Worship sermon "Sanctyfying the Senses: Let Me Be a Seal Upon Your Heart", by Rabbi Patricia Karlin-Neumann, on June 30, 2013, in Stanford Memorial Church.
Published 07/03/13
University Public Worship sermon "The Use of Power", by Rev. Susan Scott, on June 23, 2013, in Stanford Memorial Church.
Published 06/25/13
(November 27, 2012) Father Nathan Castle leads a theological discussion on the holiday of Christmas, focusing on the theological significance of this holiday.
Published 12/20/12
(November 13, 2012) Father Nathan Castle leads a theological discussion on law and disorder, focusing on what some of the best Catholic theological thought says regarding this matter.
Published 12/20/12
(July 15, 2012) Patricia Karlin-Neumann examines an emerging trend in Christianity of linking God's will with entrepreneurial capitalism and deeming prosperity a divine right.
Published 07/24/12
(November 30, 2011) Marian Wright Edelman urges the audience to stand up for children and to never let anybody else define their lives.
Published 01/12/12
(June 1, 2011) Bishop Schori proposes that the human purpose, the quest for the Real, is a compassionate confrontation of the suffering of others. Inhibiting this quest are the barriers of self-focus and economic instability.
Published 06/27/11
(February 22, 2010) Jim Wallis, CEO of Sojourners magazine, speaks about the intersection of religion and politics in the Obama era. A prolific writer and commentator, he serves on the White House Advisory Council.
Published 03/29/10
(October 11, 2009) Father Nathan Castle, Pastor and Director of the Catholic Community at Stanford, offers a homily on the readings during mass on the 28th Sunday of Ordinary Time.
Published 10/28/09
May 11, 2009 George Shultz, Stanford's second Rathbun Visiting Fellow, reflects on his life as a public servant and his personal motivations.
Published 05/18/09
(January 27, 2009) Director and Founder of Interfaith Youth Core, Dr. Eboo Patel, discusses the idea of pluralistic faith as a foundation for a healthy respectful diverse domestic and international community.
Published 02/18/09
(January 27, 2009) Director and Founder of Interfaith Youth Core, Dr. Eboo Patel, discusses the idea of pluralistic faith as a foundation for a healthy respectful diverse domestic and international community.
Published 02/18/09
(November 9, 2008) A moderated discussion between a renowned Biblical scholar and progressive theologian and a renowned Evangelical pastor and theologian.
Published 12/11/08
(Aprill 22, 2008) A former tradition returns to campus, honoring the late Stanford Law Professor Harry Rathbun. As the inaugural Rathbun Visiting Fellow, Justice O’Connor addresses students on how purpose and values lead to a fulfilling life.
Published 04/24/08
(April 25, 2007) Dr. Bart D. Ehrman brings his insights to Stanford University in a revealing lecture, “Misquoting Jesus: Scribes Who Altered Scripture and Readers Who May Never Know,” a textual criticism of Biblical manuscript tampering.
Published 05/15/07
(April 25, 2007) Dr. Bart D. Ehrman brings his insights to Stanford University in a revealing lecture, “Misquoting Jesus: Scribes Who Altered Scripture and Readers Who May Never Know,” a textual criticism of Biblical manuscript tampering.
Published 05/15/07