VIDEO: Six Decades as a Worldwide Religion Watcher: Observations and Lessons Learned By Michael Cromartie Posted: Thursday, January 19, 2012
MULTIMEDIA Publication Date: November 14, 2011
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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.
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