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A Christmas Celtic Sojourn
December 31, 2005
Brian O'Donovan radio host, WGBH

A yearly tradition for the past 15 or more years, this program sets the tone for the holiday by presenting the songs, music, stories and poetry of the season without commentary.

Art & Architecture | Culture & Identity
celtic | christmas | Ireland | Irish | sojourn | Anglo-Celtic | Dance | Holiday and Seasonal | Music | Christian | Spirituality & Religion
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Yaron Brook on Ayn Rand: 'Apollo and Dionysus' Revisted
Yaron Brook
01:19:59
In 1969, Ayn Rand's Ford Hall Forum talk, 'Apollo and Dionysus,' addressed the near simultaneous events of Woodstock and the first lunar landing.
Wisdom, Freedom, Community, Truth
David Lyle Jeffrey
01:00:37
David Lyle Jeffrey delves into the meaning of four values at the heart of Christian university education wisdom, freedom, community, and truth both as ideals, and as ideas put into practice.
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Why Terrorism Works
Alan M. Dershowitz
01:28:43
Renowned criminal defense and civil rights attorney Alan M. Dershowitz shares insights from his new book, Why Terrorism Works, on understanding and responding to terrorism.
Why Celibacy? Hindu, Buddhist and Christian Views
Howard Gray
01:52:38
Howard Gray, rector at John Carroll University; Geshe Tsetan, Tibetan Buddhist monk; and Swami Tyagananda, Hindu rector at MIT, offer perspectives on celibacy from the viewpoints of their respective religions.
What Makes Us Catholic
Thomas Groome
01:38:19
Thomas Groome discusses his book, What Makes Us Catholic: Eight Gifts for Life, and the invitation to Christians to "reclaim their baptism." Groome is introduced by Boston College Academic Vice President and Dean of Faculties Jack Neuhauser.
What Death is For: Mortality in Philosophy and Art
Joseph Bottum
00:48:36
Joseph Bottum discusses the implications of mortality in philosophy, art, political theory, and religion. Bottum earned his doctorate in philosophy at BC, and is the editor of First Things, a monthly journal published by the Institute on Religion and Public Life in New York City.

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