
| DOCUMENTS (Transcripts and Speeches are .pdf files) |
| 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 |
| TO KNOW MORE ABOUT... 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 |
| HUMAN AFFAIRS Medicine at the crossroads: Between science and bio-utopia St.Vincent's Hospital - January 28, 2006 TRANSCRIPT OF CONFERENCE |
| 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 |
| 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 TRANSCRIPT OF CONFERENCE PHOTO GALLERY |
| BEAUTY WILL SAVE THE WORLD The Crossroads of Music and Movies Saturday, June 17, 2006 TRANSCRIPT OF CONFERENCE |
| 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 TRANSCRIPT OF CONFERENCE |
| BEAUTY WILL SAVE THE WORLD The Event of Christmas December 19, 2006 TRANSCRIPT OF CONFERENCE |

Peoples and Religions Wednesday, January 17th, 2007 TRANSCRIPT OF CONFERENCE |
| MEMORY AND IDENTITY In the Name of the Father March 12, 2007 TRANSCRIPT OF CONFERENCE |
| TO KNOW MORE ABOUT 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 TRANSCRIPT OF CONFERENCE |
| 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 TRANSCRIPT OF CONFERENCE |
| MEMORY AND IDENTITY "Only Something Infinite Will Suffice" April 9, 2008 TRANSCRIPT OF CONFERENCE |
| 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 |