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Conversation with Richard Rubenstein,… duration 1 hour 3 minutes Conversation with Richard Rubenstein,… Conversation with Richard Rubenstein, Aristotle's Children	Conversation with Richard Rubenstein, Aristotle's Children Join Professors Jeffrey Sachs and an expert on religious conflict, Richard E. Rubenstein as they discuss Rubenstein’s book, Aristotle's Children: How Christians, Muslims, and Jews… philosophy +3 More From SDG Academy 66 plays
Conversation with Jessica Rawson, Life and… duration 51 minutes 38 seconds Conversation with Jessica Rawson, Life and… Conversation with Jessica Rawson, Life and Afterlife in Ancient China	Conversation with Jessica Rawson, Life and Afterlife in Ancient China Join Professor Jeffrey Sachs and Jessica Rawson, one of the world’s most eminent scholars of China, as they discuss Rawson’s book, Life and Afterlife in Ancient China. Listen in to learn… china +5 More From SDG Academy 289 plays Date Uploaded 2 January, 2024
Potential Challenges for Development Institutions… duration 3 minutes 33 seconds Potential Challenges for Development Institutions… Potential Challenges for Development Institutions in Engaging with Islamic Finance Stakeholders	Potential Challenges for Development Institutions in Engaging with Islamic Finance Stakeholders Along with the opportunities for development institutions in working with Islamic finance stakeholders in pursuit of the common and overlapping objectives, there are also challenges which may… islam +10 More From SDG Academy 1 plays
An Overview of Global Humanitarian Crisis and… duration 2 minutes 43 seconds An Overview of Global Humanitarian Crisis and… An Overview of Global Humanitarian Crisis and Needs	An Overview of Global Humanitarian Crisis and Needs Today, millions of people need humanitarian assistance due to natural disasters, war and conflicts, climate change, environmental degradation, and poverty. Add to this the most recent… islam +7 More From SDG Academy 0 plays
Islamic Social Finance Instruments: Zakat duration 3 minutes 32 seconds Islamic Social Finance Instruments: Zakat Islamic Social Finance Instruments: Zakat	Islamic Social Finance Instruments: Zakat Zakat, most broadly, is a type of almsgiving which is a must to pay for every Muslim who has wealth beyond a certain threshold. It is defined as an Islamic tax on wealth, and those who reach a… islam +8 More From SDG Academy 1 plays
Financial Inclusion duration 5 minutes 9 seconds Financial Inclusion Financial Inclusion	Financial Inclusion Financial exclusion can exist due to involuntary or voluntary reasons. Involuntary financial exclusion arises due to economic or social reasons as financial institutions are reluctant to provide… islam +5 More From SDG Academy 0 plays
Intangible cultural heritage and the 2030 Agenda… duration 7 minutes 49 seconds Intangible cultural heritage and the 2030 Agenda… Intangible cultural heritage and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development	Intangible cultural heritage and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development This chapter discusses the interdependence between the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage and sustainable development. The Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural… introduction to the sdgs +8 More From SDG Academy 70 plays
Ethics for Troubled Times duration 1 hour 4 minutes Ethics for Troubled Times Ethics for Troubled Times	Ethics for Troubled Times During times of unrest and uncertainty, how can faith and ethics help our communities take action towards a brighter future? This webinar, held on June 30, 2020, featured faculty from the SDG… ethics +11 More From SDG Academy 1,000 plays
Religion and Peacebuilding duration 10 minutes 17 seconds Religion and Peacebuilding Religion and Peacebuilding	Religion and Peacebuilding "Religion--the sacred the notion of a deep reality that guides our lives--is an embedded reality. It affects how we think about sexuality and family and commerce and politics and education and… ethics +8 More From SDG Academy 391 plays
Virtue Ethics: An Indigenous Perspective duration 14 minutes 35 seconds Virtue Ethics: An Indigenous Perspective Virtue Ethics: An Indigenous Perspective	Virtue Ethics: An Indigenous Perspective In this chapter, Grand-father T8aminik (Dominique) Rankin and Grand-mother Marie-Josée Tardif discuss ethics and the connections between people and the Earth in the Anishinaabe tradition of… anishinaabe +8 More From SDG Academy 1,042 plays
Moral Advocacy: Religious Leaders duration 10 minutes 41 seconds Moral Advocacy: Religious Leaders Moral Advocacy: Religious Leaders	Moral Advocacy: Religious Leaders In this chapter, Professor Sachs discusses advocacy to mobilize awareness and action, specifically the work of Pope Francis, who has issued several calls to action, most notably the Laudato Si's… religion +9 More From SDG Academy 9 plays
Shared Global Vision and Ethics duration 10 minutes 58 seconds Shared Global Vision and Ethics Shared Global Vision and Ethics	Shared Global Vision and Ethics This chapter serves as a conclusion to the course Globalization: Past and Future. Professor Sachs talks about the need for a shared global vision on ethical values. Part of this task is to design new… ethics +10 More From SDG Academy 154 plays
The Beginning of Divergence of the West and Asia duration 13 minutes 24 seconds The Beginning of Divergence of the West and Asia The Beginning of Divergence of the West and Asia	The Beginning of Divergence of the West and Asia Professor Sachs begins this chapter by explaining Angus Maddison's graphs of GDP per capita and population from the 1700s, in order to explain Europe’s rise to power during the fourth wave… gdp +9 More From SDG Academy 123 plays
The Medieval Chinese Miracle duration 12 minutes 28 seconds The Medieval Chinese Miracle The Medieval Chinese Miracle	The Medieval Chinese Miracle In this chapter, Professor Sachs joins the ancient world of the Roman Empire with the world of globalization that commences with Columbus and Vasco da Game in the last decade of the 15th century. He… china +8 More From SDG Academy 744 plays
Religions for Peace duration 11 minutes 12 seconds Religions for Peace Religions for Peace	Religions for Peace This case study focuses on William Vendley's organization, Religions for Peace, as an illustration of the conversations and movements happening in religious communities. This video is licensed… case study +8 More From SDG Academy 771 plays
Politics, Power, and the Common Good duration 12 minutes 2 seconds Politics, Power, and the Common Good Politics, Power, and the Common Good	Politics, Power, and the Common Good You cannot live without living in a state or nation where politics and power are always at work. This is a point stressed by John Cardinal Onaiyekan in his chapter on politics, power, and the common… morality +8 More From SDG Academy 185 plays