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David Brooks, a New York Times columnist and author of “The Road to Character,” reflects on stories of renewal and imagines how moral ecologies might apply to higher education.

Anne Snyder, author of “The Fabric of Character,” describes qualities shared by communities of moral formation and offers practical steps to nurture new social spaces formed by shared moral values.

David Brooks and Anne Snyder spoke during Fuller’s annual New Year’s event on December 30 and 31, 2018.

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Fuller faculty, along with scholars from various faith traditions, gather for a roundtable discussion on how technology impacts religious literacy, human connection, and interfaith dialogue.

Participants include Fuller's Kutter Callaway, Ryan Bolger, Michal Meulenberg, and Clarissa Joan Middleton, as well as Najeeba Syeed, Varun Soni, and Faisal Qazi.

Chris Blumhofer, visiting assistant professor of New Testament, poses the question of how Carol A. Newsom’s lectures inform our reading of the New Testament, and particularly the Pauline epistles.

Carol A. Newsom, Charles Howard Candler Professor of Old Testament at Emory University’s Candler School of Theology, explores how cultural practices and resources shape a society’s concepts of self, focusing particularly on the function of introspection in the Second Temple period.

Siang-Yang Tan, professor of psychology, responds to Carol A. Newsom’s lecture by considering the ideas of self through the lenses of psychotherapy and Eastern contemplative traditions.

Pamela Ebstyne King, Peter L. Bensor Associate Professor of Applied Developmental Science, responds to Carol A. Newsom’s lecture, speaking on the psychological transformation that happens through vulnerability and dependence on God.

Kyong-Jin Lee, associate professor of Old Testament, responds to Carol A. Newsom’s lecture, considering how modern beliefs of the self shape societies.

Carol A. Newsom, Charles Howard Candler Professor of Old Testament at Emory University’s Candler School of Theology, speaks about the shifting understanding of sinfulness and moral agency during Israel’s Second Temple period.

Award-winning screenwriter and director Paul Schrader revisits his landmark book “Transcendental Style in Film” and lectures on the intersections of spirituality, cinema, and time. The lecture was part of a screening of Schrader’s film “First Reformed” sponsored by Reel Spirituality, an initiative of the Brehm Center for Worship, Theology, and the Arts.

Learn more about Reel Spirituality here: http://www.brehmcenter.com/initiatives/reelspirituality/

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Paul Schrader talks with scholars from the Fuller community in an extended conversation on filmmaking, screenwriting tips, and the complex connections between spirituality and film. 

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