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VIDEO: Six Decades as a Worldwide Religion Watcher: Observations and Lessons Learned
By Michael Cromartie
Posted: Thursday, January 19, 2012


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Publication Date: November 14, 2011

South Beach, Miami, Florida

Speaker: Dr. Peter Berger, University Professor of Sociology, Emeritus, Boston University
Topic: "Six Decades as a Worldwide Religion Watcher: Observations and Lessons Learned"

Selections from Dr. Berger's presentation and his Q&A session with leading journalists can be viewed below. The complete transcript of Dr. Berger's session is available here.

Religion and Modernity

Dr. Berger explains why, as a sociologist, he changed his mind on "the question of the relationship of religion to modernity."

 
Global Pentecostalism

Dr. Berger discusses the social, political, and economic effects of "the explosion of Pentecostalism worldwide."

     
Religion and Economic Developmpent

Dr. Berger considers the relationship between modern economic devlopment and various religions.

 
Q&A with Sally Quinn, The Washington Post

Sally Quinn asks if Pentecostalism can be compatible with economic growth.

     
Q&A with Dr. Ard Louis, University of Oxford

Dr. Ard Louis asks how Pentecostalism can lead to social revolutions.

 
Q&A with Andrew Ferguson, The Weekly Standard

Andrew Ferguson asks if capitalism and a free market can succeed if the "Protestant ethic" disappears.

     
Q&A with Frank Foer, The New Republic

Frank Foer asks if a healthy relationship between religion and modernity positively correlates with societal stability.

 
Q&A with Kirsten Powers, Fox News and the Daily Beast

Kirsten Powers asks if Pentecostalism is growing in the United States.

     
Q&A with Michael Gerson, Washington Post

Michael Gerson asks about Confucianism and Christanity as two models of social progress in Asia.

 
Q&A with Paul Edwards, Deseret News

Paul Edwards asks if institutions are regularizing the Pentacostal movement in areas like Latin America. 

     
Q&A with Timothy Dalrymple, Patheos.com

Timothy Dalrymple asks if the disintegration of the "Protestant ethic" can become detrimental to the economy.

 
Q&A with Peter David, The Economist

Peter David asks Dr. Berger for a theory on the continuing health and growth of religion in the modern world.

     
     

New: Faith Angle Forum Videos

 Dr. Peter Berger spoke at EPPC's most recent Faith Angle Forum on the topic "Six Decades as a Worldwide Religion Watcher: Observations and Lessons Learned." Watch selections from his presentation and Q&A session here


Fred Barnes on EPPC's Faith Angle Forum

 In the Weekly Standard, Fred Barnes recounts the history of EPPC Vice President Michael Cromartie's Faith Angle Forum for journalists and celebrates them as "a rare recent example of the quality of journalism being improved."

Read more about the Faith Angle Forum here


Faith Angle Forum: Big Effects in Small Packages
Barbara Bryant, Philanthropy Magazine

"Sometimes donating to what looks like a small initiative can have a much more significant impact than you realize. Through his Faith Angle Forum, Michael Cromartie gathers a select group of distinguished scholars and nationally respected journalists-from places like the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, and NPR-for in-depth discussions of some of the most crucial cultural issues facing American's today. Twice yearly, the forum holds a two-day conference to discuss religion and public life in a serious fashion, miles removed from Washington's ideological battlefields. When you think of the influence of the leading media, you understand how influential this small conference can be."

Read more about the Faith Angle Forum here


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