Relationality, Chinese Philosophers, Meet the Producers

Relationality, Chinese Philosophers, Meet the Producers

The Matt Townsend Show - Season 5, Episode 115

  • May 13, 2016 4:00 pm
  • 2:24:26 mins

Commonwealth and Covenant: Economics, Politics, and Theologies of Relationality (15:05) Marcia Pally is a Professor at New York University in Multilingual Multicultural Studies and at Fordham University, and is a regular guest professor at Humboldt University’s Theology Faculty. Her research interests are culture, religion, and politics as well as culture and language.  Author of Commonwealth and Covenant: Economics, Politics, and Theologies of Relationality. Professor Pally explains how being less selfish would improve politics and public policy. What we can learn from Chinese Philosophers (1:02:45) Dr. Michael Puett is the Walter C. Klein Professor of Chinese History and Chair of the Committee on the Study of Religion at Harvard University. Christine Gross-Loh  is a journalist and author of several books, including the book we’re talking about today: The Path: What Chinese Philosophers Can Teach Us About the Good Life. Both share What Chinese Philosophers taught and how that can improve our daily lives. Parent Previews - Money Monster (1:52:12) Rod Gustafson from Parent Previews joins the show to review the new movie Money Monster Meet the Producers - How Snapchat Works (2:00:10) Student Producers Kaylee Dains and David Boyle teach Dr. Matt Townsend how to uses Snapchat