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  Robert Lieber on Why America Is Great

  December 5, 2012 / Faith Complex

  The world financial crisis and wars in Iraq and Afghanistan has led commentators to conclude that the United States is slipping from its position as global hegemon. In today’s Faith Complex, Robert J. Lieber, Professor of Government and International Affairs at Georgetown University, joins new host Mitchel Hochberg to discuss why America is not destined to decline. In his just-released book, Power and Willpower in the American Future: Why the United States Is Not Destined to Decline, Dr. Lieber argues [...]

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  Tawfik Hamid on the Jamaa Islamiya and the Arab Spring

  December 5, 2012 / Faith Complex

  Last year’s Egyptian revolution and ouster of Hosni Mubarak has created new political opportunities for previously marginalized groups. Among these is the radical Islamist Jamaa Islamiya (literally “Islamic Group”), which has been accused of ties to Al-Qaeda and is treated as a terrorist group by American and European governments. As Egypt moves forward, a power struggle between secular and religious factions, including hardline Salafis, is becoming increasingly significant. In this Faith Complex, Dr. Tawfik Hamid discusses his history with the [...]

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  Hannah Rosenthal on Current Trends in Anti-Semitism

  December 5, 2012 / Faith Complex

  How do you differentiate between legitimate criticisms of the Israeli state and anti-Semitic sentiment? And how do you promote freedoms of expression while still curtailing anti-Semitic hate speech? Hannah Rosenthal, State Department Special Envoy to Combat and Monitor Semitism, joins Jacques Berlinerblau on Faith Complex to explain how her office deals with these and other difficult questions. Created by a 2004 Congressional mandate, the Office of the Special Envoy aims to monitor the status of anti-Semitism and Jewish communities in [...]

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  Matthew Bowman on the Mormon Moment We’re in

  December 5, 2012 / Faith Complex

  In 2001, Newsweek magazine first coined the term “Mormon moment” to refer to the LDS Church’s sudden thrust into the spotlight. The Mormons have flitted in and out of the national consciousness since the community’s founding in the 19th century, according to Matthew Bowman, Professor of Religion at Hampden-Sydney College, but Mitt Romney’s campaign for the presidency may be the biggest Mormon moment yet. Professor Bowman is the author of the recently released The Mormon People: The Making of an [...]

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  Michael Eric Dyson Dissects Obama’s Theology

  October 28, 2011 / Faith Complex

  Barack Obama’s inauguration on January 22, 2009 marked a historical milestone for the African American and black communities. But what has Obama’s election done for perceptions of race in the United States? What is his responsibility with regard to race relations? How has the dialogue changed? And should we care about the Jeremiah Wright controversy? Professor Michael Eric Dyson answers these questions in this Faith Complex. Dr. Dyson is currently a professor of sociology at Georgetown University, where he teaches [...]

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  Elana Shohamy Unpacks Monolingualism

  July 13, 2010 / Faith Complex

  Israel recognizes only two official languages, Hebrew and Arabic, but its linguistic tapestry is made up of dozens more, ranging from Yiddish and Ladino to English, Russian, Amharic, Persian, and the Marathi language of the Bene Israel of India. Immigrants from all over the globe have brought their unique cultural heritages to the country, but melding them proves to be a challenge. Elana Shohamy is Professor of Language Education in the School of Education at Tel Aviv University and specializes [...]

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  The Reverend Barry Lynn on Separation of Church and State

  March 5, 2010 / Faith Complex

  “Whether there is a God or not, we want the government of the United States to be secular,” asserts the Reverend Barry Lynn. As Executive Director of Americans United for Separation of Church and State, an organization dedicated to upholding and defending that Constitutional principle, Reverend Lynn has championed secular government as a defender of religious freedom for twenty years. Being an ordained minister, he occupies a unique position in the battle to disentangle religion and politics. In this Faith [...]

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