What does it mean to be an individual and also a member of a community? Can one’s identity exist seperately from the culture the indivudual is raised in and belongs to? If not, to what degree might individual perceptions, emotions, beliefs, values, and the experience of one’s self be shaped and changed by shifts in [...]

Throughout history, individuals have attested to the power each one of us has to make a difference in the world. As agents of free will, we make choices the impact of which can extend beyond our lifetimes and be long-lasting.
In this week’s show, we presented discussions by historians David Fromkin and Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. on [...]

Conflicts like the Jewish-Muslim one in the Middle East, the Catholic-Protestant conflict in Northern Ireland or the Hindu-Buddhist conflict in Sri Lanka, attest to the negative impact religion can have. But history has shown that religion can also be a crucially important tool in resolving social and political conflicts. Can religion play both a divisive [...]