Podcasts by Multifaithful
Further podcasts by GSL at NYU
Podcast on the topic Religion und Spiritualität
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Mindfulness and the Military from 2017-04-05T13:44:02
Today we bring back one of the speakers from our Acting with Awareness event on March 28th, Dr. Amishi Jha, to discuss her work in bringing mindfulness meditation to pre-deployment training in the ...
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Acting with Awareness: Mindfulness, Resilience and Leadership (Full Event Audio) from 2017-03-30T15:59:34
MindfulNYU, in co-sponsorship with NYU's Leadership Initiative and NYU Stern's Leadership Development Program, is proud to bring you an evening dialogue entitled "Acting with Awareness: Mindfulness...
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Teaching Multifaithful: Religious Literacy in Higher Education from 2017-03-08T14:06:37
This week we are doing some acrobatics and flipping our host to become the interviewee! After just releasing Teaching Religious Literacy, a guide to teaching religious and spiritual diversity on co...
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BONUS POD: The Closing of the Modern Mind: An Atheist and a Christian Discuss Pluralism, Faith, and Moral Disagreement (Full Event Audio) from 2017-03-02T20:21:46
Listen for the full event audio of this year's Veritas Forum at NYU, The Closing of the Modern Mind: An Atheist and a Christian Discuss Pluralism, Faith, and Moral Disagreement. This event featured...
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Mindful Moments with Sharon Salzberg from 2017-02-08T14:27:29
Description: Today we are honored to welcome renowned meditation teacher and New York Times best selling author Sharon Salzberg to the podcast to help us get to know a little bit more about her per...
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IDEALSism: Quantifying the On-Campus Interfaith Experience from 2017-01-25T15:36:34
No, it's not a typo! Today we return to a subject we've explored before, interfaith work on college campuses, but through a new lens. We have a conversation with three researchers who are part of t...
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Standing at a Crossroads: Judaism and Race with Yavilah McCoy from 2016-12-14T13:36:51
Today we are joined by Yavilah McCoy, one of the foremost leaders in race-related Jewish studies and CEO of Visions, Inc. She helps us start to dissect the intersectionality of race and Judaism and...
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On Paganism in Modern America from 2016-11-30T12:56:19
Alex Mar, author of Witches of America and director of the film American Mystic, joins us to shed light modern day Paganism and the various ways it is being practiced today in the United States. Be...
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De-Mystifying the Messianic: A Conversation with Rabbi Bruce Cohen from 2016-11-02T13:28:55
This week we welcome Rabbi Bruce Cohen, Rabbi of the oldest Messianic Jewish congregation in New York City. We delve into a discussion on what exactly Messianic Judaism is, how it's different from ...
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Queering Faith in Higher Education from 2016-10-19T15:08:45
On this week's episode, we pay tribute to November's LGBTQ history month in a conversation with the director of NYU's LGBTQ student center, Jon Hurst. We discuss the history and function of LGBTQ s...
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Shaykh Hamza Yusuf: Higher Education, Islam and the West from 2016-10-05T14:48:07
On this week's episode of Multifaithful, we are excited to welcome Shaykh Hamza Yusuf, co-founder of Zaytuna College in California and one of the most important Muslim scholars in the world. Shaykh...
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Bonus Pod: The Secular and the Sacred in Higher Education (Full Event Audio) from 2016-09-28T16:40:31
In case you missed the incredible event last night (9/27), you can now listen to the full audio from The Secular and the Sacred in Higher Education: A Conversation with Shaykh Hamza Yusuf and Dr. J...
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Finding Joy Amidst Death from 2016-09-21T13:22:42
Joining us on the podcast this week are Sensei Chodo Campbell and Sensei Koshin Ellison, founders and executive directors of the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care. We delve into a new topi...
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Captain Sikh America and the face of Sikhism in the U.S. from 2016-09-07T13:56:34
Welcome to a new season of Multifaithful! Joining us on this first episode is executive director of the Sikh Coalition Sapreet Kaur and Sikh activist Vishavjit Singh. We consider the history of Sik...
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Lodro Rinzler: Developing Mindful Leadership from 2016-06-01T12:55:17
On this week's episode of Multifaithful, Reka talks to Lodro Rinzler, a Shambhala Buddhist teacher, author and founder of M N D F L and the Institute for Compassionate Leadership. They discuss the ...
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Lama Rod Owens: Race, Liberation, and Mindfulness from 2016-05-26T03:03:30
On this weeks episode of Multifaithful, Reka talks to Lama Rod Owens, renowned Dharma teacher and activist based in Boston. We discuss how mindfulness has inspired his involvement in various activ...
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Qalvy Grainzvolt: Diversity in American Buddhism from 2016-05-18T13:21:59
On this week's episode, we begin a series of three mindful Multifaithful episodes hosted by the amazing Reka Prasad. In this episode she sits down with Buddhist teacher Qalvy Grainzvolt to discuss ...
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Sarab Al-Jijakli: How to help Syrian Refugees from the United States from 2016-05-11T12:52:46
On this weeks episode, we talk to Sarab Al-Jijakli, a well known Arab-American community organizer who has been at the forefront of organizing efforts in the United States on behalf of Syrian Refug...
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Dr. Jerusha Lamptey: Bringing Islamic Studies to a Christian Institution from 2016-05-04T13:44:29
This week's episode features Dr. Jerusha Lamptey, Assistant Professor of Islam and Ministry at Union Theological Seminary in New York. We discuss Islam as a field of academic study, how to teach a ...
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Linda Mills: Of One, Of Many from 2016-04-27T13:45:04
We are joined this week by the ever-wise and incredible Dr. Linda Mills, Vice Chancellor for Global Programs and University Life at New York University and one of the key founders of the Of Many In...
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David Miliband and Rabbi Jonathan Sacks: Our Collective Responsibility to Syrian Refugees from 2016-04-20T13:04:10
On this weeks episode, we are joined by David Miliband, President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee, and Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, recipient of the 2016 Templeton Prize. We discuss the res...
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Grace Patterson: Going Global from 2016-04-13T13:19:07
This week brings us Grace Patterson from World Faith, an organization which focuses on utilizing multifaith work and cooperation as a means to aid in international development. We discuss the missi...
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Emma Green: Religion and Millennials from 2016-04-06T13:49:03
On this week's episode of Multifaithful, we are joined by Emma Green, Senior Associate Editor at The Atlantic. We discuss how millennials are making different religious choices than their parents ...
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Aminta Kilawan and Tahil Sharma: Sadhana, The Coalition for Progressive Hindus from 2016-03-30T13:52:39
On this week's episode of Multifaithful, we are joined by Aminta Kilawan and Tahil Sharma, co-founder and interfaith and youth liason, respectively, at Sadhana, The Coalition for Progressive Hindus...
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Professor James K A Smith: Debunking the"Secular" from 2016-03-23T13:03:22
On this week's episode of Multifaithful, we talk Professor James K.A. Smith, professor of Philosophy at Calvin College and author of the recent book, "How Not to be Secular." We discuss secularism,...
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Maester Jason Concepcion: Religion in Game of Thrones from 2016-03-16T12:32:49
Religion is not only a critical force in our world, but also an essential element in many of our favorite books, movies and TV shows. On Multifaithful, we are joined by Maester Jason Concepcion (@n...
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Dr. Uma Mysorekar: The OBGYN Who Created a Hindu Temple from 2016-03-09T13:34:24
On this week's episode of Multifaithful, we talk to Dr. Uma Mysorekar, an OBGYN who is also president of the Hindu Temple Society of North America. She discusses what it was like to be a full time...
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Rev. Jen Bailey: Multifaith, Race, and the AME Church from 2016-03-02T15:07:32
On this week's episode of Multifaithful, we talk to Rev. Jennifer Bailey, founder and executive director of the Faith Matters Network and one of the Center for American Progress 15 Faith Leaders to...
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Brendan Touhey: Basketball as Peacebuilding from 2016-02-24T14:26:01
On this week's episode of Multifaithful, we are joined by Brendan Touhey, co-founder and Executive Director of PeacePlayers International, an award winning organization that uses basketball to brin...
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Dr. Diana Eck: The Foundations of American Religious Pluralism from 2016-02-17T16:56:12
On this week's episode of Multifaithful, we are joined by Professor Diana Eck from Harvard University and founder of the Pluralism Project at Harvard which documents multifaith and interfaith coope...
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Chris Stedman: Putting the Non-Theist in Multifaith from 2016-02-11T00:34:06
Chris Stedman, the executive director of the Yale humanist community and author of the book "Faitheist," joins the Multifaithful team in this week's podcast. We discuss the role of humanists in mul...
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Dr. Joy Ladin: A Transgender Professor at a Religious Institution from 2016-02-03T14:47:30
Dr. Joy Ladin, professor of English at Stern College for Women, joins Multifaithful in a conversation on her experience as the first transgender professor at Yeshiva University, being a published p...
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Rabbi Or Rose and Celene Ibrahim: Teaching Multifaith in Seminary from 2016-01-27T13:28:21
On this week's episode of Multifaithful, we talk to Rabbi Or Rose and Celene Ibrahim, two of the three codirectors of CIRCLE, the Center for Interreligious and Communal Leadership Education. Listen...
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Paul Raushenbush: Multifaith Relationships and the Skill of Curiosity from 2016-01-20T14:36:14
What can we learn about Multifaith dialogue from the household of Justice Louis Brandeis? Listen to Rev. Paul Raushenbush describe his own Multifaith family, his experiences as Dean of Religious Li...
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Bishop James Massa: Organizing Multifaith Events for the Pope from 2016-01-13T15:33:54
On this week's episode of Multifaithful, we talk to Bishop James Massa, Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn and the organizer of the Pope's most recent multifaith activities at the 9/11 Memorial Museum. H...
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Chelsea Clinton: Solving Global Issues Through Multifaith Engagement from 2016-01-05T18:53:27
On this week's episode of Multifaithful, we talk to Chelsea Clinton, co-founder of the Of Many Institute for Multifaith Leadership at NYU, Executive Producer of the film Of Many, and Vice Chair of ...
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Rev. Zenju Earthlyn Manuel: Buddhism and Liberation from 2015-12-21T15:12:10
How could we construct a liberation theology based in Buddhism? Listen to Rev. Zenju Earthlyn Manuel describe how she has woven Buddhism into a unique theology of racial and gender justice.
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Multifaithing France: Islam and Laïcité from 2015-12-16T16:29:20
In this episode, we speak with Dr. Edward Berenson, professor of French Studies at NYU, and Melissa Brabri, a French Muslim student here at NYU. Join us as we try to understand the recent tragedie...
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Rev. Dr. Katharine Henderson: The Multifaith Movement for Justice from 2015-12-14T14:52:07
What does it mean to run a multifaith center with Christian roots? Rev. Dr. Katherine Henderson, President of the Auburn Seminary, explains in this episode of Multifaithful.
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Sebene Selassie: Mindfulness and the Body from 2015-12-09T05:01:07
Let's talk about SEX (and mindfulness)! Did we grab your attention? Join us for a conversation with the amazing Sebene Selassie, meditation teacher and integral coach, as she discusses how to form ...
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Eboo Patel on the Future of Multifaith from 2015-12-02T14:18:48
Eboo Patel, founder and president of Interfaith Youth Core, joins Multifaithful to discuss the future of the multifaith movement and its biggest successes thus far.
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Imam Latif and Rabbi Sarna from 2015-11-25T13:46:07
An Imam and a Rabbi walk into a bar... Just kidding! They actually stop by the Office of Global Spiritual Life and have an amazing conversation about religious dialogue, social justice, and how on ...
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Valarie Kaur: Telling the Story of Multifaith from 2015-11-23T14:16:17
In the days after September 11th, Valarie Kaur used her camera to tell the unique and evolving story of Sikh Americans in a post 9/11 world. On Multifaithful, she discusses how her storytelling car...
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God, Baseball and the Spirit of NYU (Part 2) from 2015-11-20T14:10:25
Part two of our interview with NYU President John Sexton. We discuss the limits of dialogue in higher education and the future of NYU as we begin a presidential transition. Enjoy!
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God, Baseball and the Spirit of NYU (Part 1) from 2015-11-18T14:27:35
In our first episode of Multifaithful, we are joined by NYU president John Sexton, author of the book Baseball as a Road to God. Listen in as we discuss miracles in Yankee Stadium, religious diver...
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Welcome to Multifaithful! from 2015-11-06T17:24:24
Here is the first episode of Multifaithful- a podcast about the impact of religious diversity on our religious and spiritual identities. Enjoy, share, and be inspired!
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