NOW with Bill Moyers : Paul Woodruff on Reverence (2003)
Sub-Genres - News Magazine [TV], Philosophy, Religions & Belief Systems, Social Issues |
Run Time - 60 min. |
Countries - United States |
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Synopsis
How religion (and religious fanaticism) is playing out in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks. Included: a panel discussion titled "Whose God?" Panelists include author Michael Lind; Charleston (W.Va.) Gazette executive editor Jim Haught; Munawar Anees, editor of the International Journal of Arabic and Islamic Studies; Jean Elshtain of the University of Chicago divinity school; Princeton philosophy professor Kwame Appiah; University of Chicago law professor Philip Hamburger; and Nancey Murphey of the Fuller Theological Seminary. Also: a Bill Moyers interview with University of Texas humanities professor Paul Woodruff, author of "Reverence: Renewing a Forgotten Virtue."
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arrogance, honor [integrity], humility, justice, misunderstanding, philosophy, politics, religion, terrorism, transcendence, virtue