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Jacques Berlinerblau
Jacques Berlinerblau is an Associate Professor and Director of the Program for Jewish Civilization at the School of Foreign Service. Berlinerblau has published on a wide variety of issues ranging from the composition of the Hebrew Bible, the sociology of heresy, and modern Jewish intellectuals, to African-American and Jewish-American relations, and anti- and philo-Semitism. He has published three books, including The Secular Bible: Why Nonbelievers Must Take Religion Seriously (2005), and Thumpin' It: The Use and Abuse of the Bible in Today's Presidential Politics (2008). Berlinerblau is also a participant in the On Faith website sponsored by Newsweek and the Washington Post. He holds doctorates in ancient Near Eastern Languages and Literatures, and in Sociology.
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Faith Complex
Faith Complex is a show about the collision of religion, politics and art. A joint production of Georgetown University's Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs and Program for Jewish Civilization, Faith Complex is hosted by Professor Jacques Berlinerblau. The series received a Georgetown University Reflective Engagement grant in fall 2009.
October 4, 2010
Philanthropist Edgar M. Bronfman speaks about Jewish intermarriage, cultural Judaism, and the advice he would give Prime Minister Netanyahu.
August 31, 2010
A conversation between Jacques Berlinerblau and Martin Lemelman, author of Two Cents Plain: My Brooklyn Boyhood.
June 30, 2010
Linguist Elana Shohamy of Tel Aviv University talks about the Israeli government's 'benign neglect' of Arabic and the fate of Yiddish, Russian and other 'language victims.' (Part I)
June 30, 2010
Linguist Elana Shohamy of Tel Aviv University talks about the Israeli government's 'benign neglect' of Arabic and the fate of Yiddish, Russian and other 'language victims.' (Part II)
June 29, 2010
Analyst Andrew Tabler discusses the complex relations between the craftily secular Syrian state and its Sunni Muslim majority.
May 24, 2010
Neil MacFarquhar of the New York Times discusses his new book and responds to Jacques Berlinerblau's suggestion that the future does not look particularly bright.
May 21, 2010
French political scientist Frédéric Encel speaks about the complex triangulation between Israel, Iran, and the Arab world, and a pragmatic shift in French Middle Eastern foreign policy.
May 8, 2010
Aleksander Kwasniewski, former president of Poland, discusses reconciliation with the Jews and Polish complicity during the Holocaust.
April 27, 2010
A conversation between Jacque Berlinerblau and Dr. Melanie Adrian on the headscarf debates in France.
April 16, 2010
Arab journalist Nadia Bilbassy-Charters speaks about Islamist parties and the future of the Israeli/Palestinian peace process.
Faith Complex is hosted by Jacques Berlinerblau, produced by Thomas Banchoff, and presented by the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs and the Program for Jewish Civilization at Georgetown University.
Faith Complex is hosted by Jacques Berlinerblau, produced by Thomas Banchoff, and presented by the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs and the Program for Jewish Civilization at Georgetown University.
April 2, 2010
New York Times opinion writer Ross Douthat tells Jacques Berlinerblau about Tiger, Brit Hume and why America needs a more robust public discussion about religion.
Faith Complex is hosted by Jacques Berlinerblau, produced by Thomas Banchoff, and presented by the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs and the Program for Jewish Civilization at Georgetown University.
Faith Complex is hosted by Jacques Berlinerblau, produced by Thomas Banchoff, and presented by the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs and the Program for Jewish Civilization at Georgetown University.
March 24, 2010
In this episode of Faith Complex, Fathali Moghaddam discusses suicide bombings and the new global insecurity. Dr. Moghaddam is a professor in the Department of Psychology at Georgetown University.
Faith Complex is hosted by Jacques Berlinerblau, produced by Thomas Banchoff, and presented by the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs and the Program for Jewish Civilization at Georgetown University.
Faith Complex is hosted by Jacques Berlinerblau, produced by Thomas Banchoff, and presented by the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs and the Program for Jewish Civilization at Georgetown University.
March 11, 2010
In this episode of Faith Complex, Daniel Byman discusses Iran, nuclear weapons, and counterterrorism. Dr. Byman is the Director of Georgetown's Security Studies Program and the Center for Peace and Security Studies as well as an Associate Professor in the School of Foreign Service. He is also a Senior Fellow with the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution.
Faith Complex is hosted by Jacques Berlinerblau, produced by Thomas Banchoff, and presented by the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs and the Program for Jewish Civilization at Georgetown University.
Faith Complex is hosted by Jacques Berlinerblau, produced by Thomas Banchoff, and presented by the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs and the Program for Jewish Civilization at Georgetown University.
March 5, 2010
Reverend Barry Lynn, Executive Director of Americans United for Separation of Church and State, talks about being a "religious secularist" and why government should not be involved with religion.
Faith Complex is hosted by Jacques Berlinerblau, produced by Thomas Banchoff, and presented by the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs and the Program for Jewish Civilization at Georgetown University.
Faith Complex is hosted by Jacques Berlinerblau, produced by Thomas Banchoff, and presented by the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs and the Program for Jewish Civilization at Georgetown University.
February 9, 2010
Baháâà lawyer and activist Sovaida Ma'ani Ewing speaks of the persecution of the Baháâà community in Iran and the ongoing trial of 7 community members accused of spying for Israel and the United States.
Faith Complex is hosted by Jacques Berlinerblau, produced by Thomas Banchoff and presented by the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs and the Program for Jewish Civilization at Georgetown University.
Faith Complex is hosted by Jacques Berlinerblau, produced by Thomas Banchoff and presented by the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs and the Program for Jewish Civilization at Georgetown University.
February 2, 2010
Bishop Harry Jackson, Senior Pastor at Hope Christian Church, discusses his procedural opposition to the District of Columbia gay marriage law and his theological understandings of the gay marriage debate.
Faith Complex is hosted by Jacques Berlinerblau, produced by Thomas Banchoff and presented by the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs and the Program for Jewish Civilization at Georgetown University.
Faith Complex is hosted by Jacques Berlinerblau, produced by Thomas Banchoff and presented by the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs and the Program for Jewish Civilization at Georgetown University.
January 15, 2010
In this episode of Faith Complex, Professor Michael Eric Dyson discusses the religious elements in the music of Snoop Dogg and the late Tupac Shakur.
Faith Complex is hosted by Jacques Berlinerblau, produced by Thomas Banchoff, and presented by the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs and the Program for Jewish Civilization at Georgetown University.
Faith Complex is hosted by Jacques Berlinerblau, produced by Thomas Banchoff, and presented by the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs and the Program for Jewish Civilization at Georgetown University.
January 11, 2010
Sarah Holewinski discusses Innocent Civilians in Conflict. She is Executive Director of CIVIC (Campaign for Innocent Victims in Conflict), an organization working with warring parties to help civilians they have harmed in combat.
Faith Complex is hosted by Jacques Berlinerblau, produced by Thomas Banchoff, and presented by the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs and the Program for Jewish Civilization at Georgetown University.
Faith Complex is hosted by Jacques Berlinerblau, produced by Thomas Banchoff, and presented by the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs and the Program for Jewish Civilization at Georgetown University.
January 11, 2010
Katherine Marshall discusses religious leaders and environmental concerns. She is a Senior Fellow at the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs, where she leads the Center's Program on Religion and Global Development.
Faith Complex is hosted by Jacques Berlinerblau, produced by Thomas Banchoff, and presented by the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs and the Program for Jewish Civilization at Georgetown University.
Faith Complex is hosted by Jacques Berlinerblau, produced by Thomas Banchoff, and presented by the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs and the Program for Jewish Civilization at Georgetown University.
December 11, 2009
This episode of Faith Complex features Jim Wallis, the evangelical Christian writer and political activist best known as the founder and editor of Sojourners magazine, and of the Washington, D.C.-based Christian community of the same name.
Faith Complex is hosted by Jacques Berlinerblau, produced by Thomas Banchoff and sponsored by the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs and the Program for Jewish Civilization at Georgetown University.
Faith Complex is hosted by Jacques Berlinerblau, produced by Thomas Banchoff and sponsored by the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs and the Program for Jewish Civilization at Georgetown University.
November 23, 2009
Weekly Standard editor Michael Goldfarb tells Jacques Berlinerblau that even if J Street is actually moving from the Left to the political center it would still be unnecessary in light of the pro-Israel advocacy of AIPAC.
Faith Complex is hosted by Jacques Berlinerblau, produced by Thomas Banchoff, and presented by the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs and the Program for Jewish Civilization at Georgetown University.
Faith Complex is hosted by Jacques Berlinerblau, produced by Thomas Banchoff, and presented by the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs and the Program for Jewish Civilization at Georgetown University.
November 22, 2009
In this episode of Faith Complex we interview Hadar Susskind, Director of Policy and Strategy at J Street. Mr. Susskind discusses his groups position on the Gaza War, the Goldstone Report, and sanctions on Iran. We talk about J Streets apparent move to the political center and what role anti-Zionists played in their recent conference. In order to get a different view, next week we interview Michael Goldfarb, online editor of The Weekly Standard, and a perceptive critic of J Street.
Faith Complex is hosted by Jacques Berlinerblau, produced by Thomas Banchoff, and presented by the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs and the Program for Jewish Civilization at Georgetown University.
Faith Complex is hosted by Jacques Berlinerblau, produced by Thomas Banchoff, and presented by the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs and the Program for Jewish Civilization at Georgetown University.
November 19, 2009
In this episode of Faith Complex, former Prime Minister of Spain José MarÃa Aznar discusses the events of 9/11 and 3/11 and gives reasons why Turkey should not be admitted to the European Union.
Faith Complex is hosted by Jacques Berlinerblau, produced by Thomas Banchoff and sponsored by the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs and the Program for Jewish Civilization at Georgetown University.
Faith Complex is hosted by Jacques Berlinerblau, produced by Thomas Banchoff and sponsored by the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs and the Program for Jewish Civilization at Georgetown University.
November 9, 2009
Did abortion politics maroon healthcare? In this episode of Faith Complex, Time Magazine reporter Amy Sullivan talks about how Catholics and Evangelicals approached the health care debate and how the Obama administration may have flubbed the abortion issue.
Faith Complex is hosted by Jacques Berlinerblau, produced by Thomas Banchoff and sponsored by the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs and the Program for Jewish Civilization at Georgetown University.
Faith Complex is hosted by Jacques Berlinerblau, produced by Thomas Banchoff and sponsored by the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs and the Program for Jewish Civilization at Georgetown University.
October 26, 2009
Faith Complex kicks off its second season with Michael Eric Dyson telling Jacques Berlinerblau that--in all due respect to David Brooks--opposition to Obama is racially motivated.
Faith Complex is hosted by Jacques Berlinerblau, produced by Thomas Banchoff and sponsored by the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs and the Program for Jewish Civilization at Georgetown University.
Faith Complex is hosted by Jacques Berlinerblau, produced by Thomas Banchoff and sponsored by the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs and the Program for Jewish Civilization at Georgetown University.
July 27, 2009
Today's altogether fun Faith Complex episode with Katie Paris, program and communication director of the group Faith in Public Life, might be subtitled: How Things Get Done in Washington, DC.
Faith Complex is hosted by Jacques Berlinerblau, produced by Thomas Banchoff and sponsored by the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs and the Program for Jewish Civilization at Georgetown University.
Faith Complex is hosted by Jacques Berlinerblau, produced by Thomas Banchoff and sponsored by the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs and the Program for Jewish Civilization at Georgetown University.
July 7, 2009
In today's interview Ms. Donna Payne, Associate Director of Diversity for the Human Rights Campaign, grades the Obama administration's performance on issues such as HIV/AIDS policy, Hate Crimes Legislation, Gays in the military, and same-sex marriage. She also talks about relations between the LGBT community and the African-American Church.
Faith Complex is hosted by Jacques Berlinerblau, produced by Thomas Banchoff and sponsored by the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs and the Program for Jewish Civilization at Georgetown University.
Faith Complex is hosted by Jacques Berlinerblau, produced by Thomas Banchoff and sponsored by the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs and the Program for Jewish Civilization at Georgetown University.
June 29, 2009
Richard Cizik puts the protest back in Protestant. It is impossible not to watch this new video interview I conducted with him without pausing to marvel at how many mainstream Evangelical theological and political positions he challenges. That he does so with charm and wit just makes it all the more entertaining.
Faith Complex is hosted by Jacques Berlinerblau, produced by Thomas Banchoff and sponsored by the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs and the Program for Jewish Civilization at Georgetown University.
Faith Complex is hosted by Jacques Berlinerblau, produced by Thomas Banchoff and sponsored by the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs and the Program for Jewish Civilization at Georgetown University.
June 22, 2009
This episode of Faith Complex features Washington Post reporter Jacqui Salmon on the topic of the White House Initiative on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships.
Faith Complex is hosted by Jacques Berlinerblau, produced by Thomas Banchoff and sponsored by the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs and the Program for Jewish Civilization at Georgetown University.
Faith Complex is hosted by Jacques Berlinerblau, produced by Thomas Banchoff and sponsored by the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs and the Program for Jewish Civilization at Georgetown University.
June 14, 2009
Faith Complex is hosted by Jacques Berlinerblau, produced by Thomas Banchoff, and presented by the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs and the Program for Jewish Civilization at Georgetown University.
Consider my interview with Father Thomas Reese of the Society of Jesus to be a primer in the ever-interesting, ever-complicated subject of the relation between the Obama administration and the American Catholic community.
Consider my interview with Father Thomas Reese of the Society of Jesus to be a primer in the ever-interesting, ever-complicated subject of the relation between the Obama administration and the American Catholic community.
June 3, 2009
Faith Complex is hosted by Jacques Berlinerblau, produced by Thomas Banchoff, and presented by the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs and the Program for Jewish Civilization at Georgetown University.
If I seem a bit amped up during my interview with Professor Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im, then please chalk this up not only to the man's infectious intellectual energy, but to the excitement generated by his breathtakingly bold and erudite book Islam and the Secular State: Negotiating the Future of Shar'ia.
If I seem a bit amped up during my interview with Professor Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im, then please chalk this up not only to the man's infectious intellectual energy, but to the excitement generated by his breathtakingly bold and erudite book Islam and the Secular State: Negotiating the Future of Shar'ia.
May 27, 2009
Faith Complex is hosted by Jacques Berlinerblau, produced by Thomas Banchoff, and presented by the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs and the Program for Jewish Civilization at Georgetown University.
Dear Friends: In light of the tragic events at the Holocaust Museum yesterday we thought we would re-play an interview we conducted just a few weeks ago with Mr. David Friedman of the Anti-Defamation League. Suffice it so say that his remarks about the "democratization of extremism" on the Web were sadly prescient as we learn about the cyber trail of online ramblings left by this homicidal extremist.
Read the "On Faith" comment boards and you can't help but notice that there are a lot of--how else do I phrase this?--oddballs posting there. Some are just your garden-variety eccentrics with scads of free time on their hands and a love of the manifesto genre. But others traffic in the most odious anti-Semitic, anti-Islamic and homophobic provocations (all sorts of other forms of discrimination could be added to that list).
Dear Friends: In light of the tragic events at the Holocaust Museum yesterday we thought we would re-play an interview we conducted just a few weeks ago with Mr. David Friedman of the Anti-Defamation League. Suffice it so say that his remarks about the "democratization of extremism" on the Web were sadly prescient as we learn about the cyber trail of online ramblings left by this homicidal extremist.
Read the "On Faith" comment boards and you can't help but notice that there are a lot of--how else do I phrase this?--oddballs posting there. Some are just your garden-variety eccentrics with scads of free time on their hands and a love of the manifesto genre. But others traffic in the most odious anti-Semitic, anti-Islamic and homophobic provocations (all sorts of other forms of discrimination could be added to that list).
May 26, 2009
Faith Complex is hosted by Jacques Berlinerblau, produced by Thomas Banchoff and sponsored by the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs and the Program for Jewish Civilization at Georgetown University.
Today's interview is with the very erudite Michael Novak who, as you are about to see, was not exceedingly awed by President's Obama's speech at Notre Dame. I, by contrast, sort of liked it.
Today's interview is with the very erudite Michael Novak who, as you are about to see, was not exceedingly awed by President's Obama's speech at Notre Dame. I, by contrast, sort of liked it.
May 20, 2009
Today marks the launch of Faith Complex--a show about the collision of religion, politics and art. Faith Complex is a joint production of Georgetown University's Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs and Program for Jewish Civilization. We are delighted to be teaming up again with our old ale-house cronies at the Washington Post "On Faith" page.
Today we invite you to view Part I of our interview with Asra Nomani, entitled "A Bad Girl of Islam." This is the prelude to Part II, "Take Back Your Mosque!," which airs this Friday.
Today we invite you to view Part I of our interview with Asra Nomani, entitled "A Bad Girl of Islam." This is the prelude to Part II, "Take Back Your Mosque!," which airs this Friday.
