DOCUMENTS
(Transcripts and Speeches are .pdf files)
New York Cultural Center
HUMAN AFFAIRS
Dialogues on events
that shape our world
CROSSROADS OPENING CONFERENCE
The United Nations at the crossroads:
Which direction for the future of
world governance?
Grand Hyatt Hotel, New York - April 4, 2005

Read about the event on
the
AVSI-USA Newsletter
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Seminar Series

From the Religious Sense
to Christianity: The fundamental
works of Msgr. Luigi Giussani


1st LESSON

2nd LESSON

3rd LESSON

4th LESSON

5th LESSON
MEMORY AND
IDENTITY
Exploring our
heritage
Testing our tradition
HUMAN AFFAIRS
Medicine at the crossroads:
Between science and bio-utopia
St.Vincent's Hospital - January 28, 2006

TRANSCRIPT OF
CONFERENCE
BEAUTY WILL SAVE
THE WORLD
Discovering the world
of arts: performances
and presentation
HUMAN AFFAIRS

Freedom of education and its enemies

Wednesday, April 26, 2006, 7:00PM
Teachers College, Columbia University
525 120th Street, New York

THE RISK OF EDUCATION
A conference given by
Monsignor Luigi Giussani

TRANSCRIPT OF CONFERENCE
MEMORY AND IDENTITY

Freedom Without Roots
Columbia University
February 6, 2006

SPEECH BY MARCELLO PERA (.doc)

SPEECH BY DAVID SCHINDLER

THE CONFERENCE ON TRACES
MEETINGS AT
THE CROSSROADS
Face to face with...
HUMAN AFFAIRS

Evolution
Science, Ideology, Reason and Faith
Wednesday, May 31, 2006

INTRODUCTION AND SYNTHESIS

SPEECH BY MICHAEL HANBY

PRESENTATION BY MICHAEL BEHE
(POWERPOINT - 8 MB)
MEMORY AND IDENTITY

A Christian Nation?
Tuesday, March 21, 2006


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PHOTO GALLERY
BEAUTY WILL SAVE THE WORLD

The Crossroads of
Music and Movies
Saturday, June 17, 2006

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A place where roads meet. A time of change
PHOTO GALLERY
PHOTO GALLERY
PHOTO GALLERY
PHOTO GALLERY
HUMAN AFFAIRS

Iraq, the Middle East, the War on Terror:
A Different Approach to
U.S. Foreign Policy
September 19, 2006

TRANSCRIPT OF CONFERENCE
MEETINGS AT THE CROSSROADS

Joel Meyerowitz and His Photography
October 25, 2006

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BEAUTY WILL SAVE THE WORLD

The Event of Christmas
December 19, 2006

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Peoples and Religions
Wednesday, January 17th, 2007

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MEMORY AND IDENTITY

In the Name of the Father
March 12, 2007
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Religious Awareness
in Modern Man

Seminar series on
Christianity and Culture in the Works of
Luigi Giussani, founder of
Communion and Liberation

April 9:
 Christianity at the Crossroads of Greek
Reason and Jewish Tradition
TRANSCRIPT

April 16: The Rise of Christianity and the
Foundation of Western Culture
TRANSCRIPT

April 23:  “Has Mankind failed the Church..."
TRANSCRIPT

April 30:  “...or Has the Church
failed Mankind?”
TRANSCRIPT

April 9 to April 30, 2007
Columbia University
HUMAN AFFAIRS

Waking Up from the American Dream
April 25, 2007
TRANSCRIPT OF CONFERENCE
BEAUTY WILL SAVE THE WORLD

"Vivan le Femmine"
Women in Mozart's Operas
May 23, 2007
TRANSCRIPT OF CONFERENCE
MEETINGS AT THE CROSSROADS

Face to Face with...
John Allen
June 18, 2007

TRANSCRIPT OF CONFERENCE
MEMORY AND IDENTITY

Why Should We Care About the Sick?

November 1, 2007

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SEMINAR SERIES
RELIGIOUS AWARENESS IN
ART FROM PREHISTORY TO
TODAY
A Course in Art Appreciation

Lectures by Dr.
Francis J. GREENE,
Art Historian

• Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Prehistoric Cave Art, Egypt, Greece
and Rome
(TRANSCRIPT)

• Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Early Christian and Medieval Art
(TRANSCRIPT)

• Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Renaissance, Baroque, and the 19th
Century
(TRANSCRIPT)

• Wednesday, December 5, 2007
The 20th Century and the New
Millennium
November 7 – December 5, 2007


Museum of Biblical Art
1865 Broadway
New York
HUMAN AFFAIRS

Can Faith Broaden Reason?

January 20, 2008

SPEECH BY FR. JULIAN CARRON

TRANSCRIPT OF CONFERENCE
HUMAN AFFAIRS

Forward Together?
March 12, 2008

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MEMORY AND IDENTITY

"Only Something Infinite Will Suffice"
April 9, 2008

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FACE TO FACE WITH...

ETSURO SOTOO

Gaudí Calls the Future
April 30, 2008

TRANSCRIPT OF CONFERENCE
SEMINAR SERIES

American Music:
The Unanswered Question
May-Jun 2008
TRANSCRIPTS

From Africa to Congo Square to the
Mississippi:The Journey of
African -American Music

Music from the New World:
Tradition and Newness in Great U.S.
Composers

Music for a Young People:
The Birth of American Folk

The Adventure of Jazz:
A New Identity Shapes Up ... Where Is it
Going Now?


Media and Religion
September 17, 2008

TRANSCRIPT OF CONFERENCE
SEMINAR SERIES

“WHAT’S FAITH GOT TO DO WITH IT?”
A 4-lecture series given
by Msgr.
Lorenzo Albacete on
the relationship between faith and life in some
challenging areas


FAITH AND POLITICS: Do they mix?
Wed., October 15, 2008 - TRANSCRIPT

FAITH AND SCIENCE: Are they in conflict?
Wed., October 22, 2008 TRANSCRIPT

FAITH AND MONEY: Do they add up?
Wed., October 29, 2008 TRANSCRIPT

FAITH AND ROMANCE: Are they a good
match?
Wed., November 5, 2008 TRANSCRIPT

Columbia University
MEETINGS AT THE CROSSROADS

Face to Face with ... Antonio Monda
November 19, 2008
Columbia University

TRANSCRIPT OF CONFERENCE