The Global Dimension: The risks of globalizationDespite unprecedented growth in the world economy as a whole, some 1.5 billion people in developing countries live in extreme poverty, and the living conditions for twice that number are almost as deplorable. This program investigates how both trade and financial aid are being used to help Costa Rica and other third-world nations bridge the technological divide and gain much-needed know-how so that they can improve their ways of life and prosper in the burgeoning global economy. (26 minutes)
Islam: Empire of FaithDirected by Robert Gardner; produced by Robert Gardner, in Empires
(Arlington County, VA: Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), 2000), 2:40:04 mins
Prejudice: More than Black and WhiteMuslims, blacks, gays, people with disabilities, and immigrants of every ethnicity and color: these and many other groups have stood in the spotlight glare of intolerance, easy targets for every sort of discrimination and violence. What makes people prone to irrational hate, and what steps can individuals and society take to eradicate it? In this program, psychology professors Susan Fiske, of Princeton University, and Mahzarin Banaji, of Harvard University; representatives of the Council on American-Islamic Relations and other pro-tolerance groups; and victims of prejudice share their insights and experiences. A pro-gay Baptist minister who formerly took a biblical stance against homosexuality and an ex–imperial wizard of the Ku Klux Klan who now speaks out for tolerance also offer their views. Contains inflammatory language and images. Recommended for grades 9-college. A Films for the Humanities & Sciences Production. (35 minutes)
Religion, War, and Violence: the ethics of war and peaceThis selection of compelling stand-alone segments from Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly brings together experts, scholars, and religious leaders from a variety of communities and faiths to discuss a wide range of related issues: war and peace, terrorism and its roots, fundamentalism, just war, holy war, pacifism, the use of force, and violence in the name of God. Along with documentary footage and field reportage, the panel discussions provide new, insightful perspectives into some of the most timely issues today—issues at the root of current events around the world. (90 minutes)
A World Without Borders: what is happening with globalizationAs globalization gains momentum, industrialized and developing countries are, to a greater or lesser extent, becoming increasingly similar, with middle-class luxury and abject poverty coexisting side by side. This program explores the repercussions of globalization as well as a growing resentment toward the G8 countries and nongovernmental organizations. Concerns over third-world debt, environmental degradation, biodiversity, the concentration of power, and the future of democracy are aired by globally oriented young adults who are poised to inherit a world without borders…or rules. (26 minutes)
Eastern Philosophy and Western Philosophy
