Originally broadcast at 2 p.m. EDT Tuesday, August 4, 2020.
Benjamin Marcus on religious literacy and the intersection of religious constructs in society.
Marcus is the religious literacy specialist with the Religious Freedom Center of the Freedom Forum Institute, where he examines the intersection of education, religious literacy, and identity formation in the United States.
He has developed religious literacy programs for public schools, universities, businesses, U.S. government organizations, and private foundations, and he has delivered presentations on religion and education in the U.S. and abroad.
This program is made possible by the Elizabeth Elser Doolittle Endowment Fund for Adult Programming.
About Chautauqua Institution: Chautauqua Institution is a community on the shores of Chautauqua Lake in southwestern New York state that comes alive each summer with a unique mix of fine and performing arts, lectures, interfaith worship and programs, and recreational activities. As a community, we celebrate, encourage and study the arts and treat them as integral to all of learning, and we convene the critical conversations of the day to advance understanding through civil dialogue. CHQ Assembly is the online expression of Chautauqua Institution's mission.
Originally broadcast at 2 p.m. EDT Friday, July 24, 2020.
Lisa Sharon Harper and Freedom Road are working toward a more just world.
Harper is the founder and president of Freedom Road, a groundbreaking consulting group that crafts experiences that bring common understanding and common commitme...
Originally broadcast at 2 p.m. EDT Thursday, July 23, 2020.
Noreen Herzfeld brings a significant breadth of wisdom and perspective to the topic of ethics in a tech world.
Herzfeld is the Nicholas and Bernice Reuter Professor of Science and Religion at St. John’s University and the College of S...
Originally broadcast at 2 p.m. EDT Friday, July 17, 2020.
Eryl and Wayman Kubicka dissect Buddhist meditation, something they have practiced for decades.
“The mind is basically silent and we rarely touch that.” - Eryl Kubicka.
Both Eryl and Wayman have been teachers of Buddhist meditation i...