Director of the Acton Institute’s Collins Center for Abrahamic Heritage Nathan Mech mediates a discussion between Mustafa Akyol and Rabbi Reuven Firestone on the current crises in Jewish-Christian-Muslim relations. Drawing from their respective religious traditions, Akyol and Rabbi Firestone confront the challenges of tribalism and discuss how religion can b ... Show More
Oct 21
Chelsea Follett Reveals the Grim Old Days
In this episode, Dan Hugger speaks with Chelsea Follett, research fellow at the Cato Institute’s Center for Global Liberty, about her new book, The Grim Old Days: An Introduction to the Preindustrial Past. The Grim Old Days: An Introduction to the Preindustrial Past Human Progres ... Show More
50m 16s
Oct 14
Samuel Gregg Defends The Civilization of Commerce
In this episode, Dan Hugger speaks with Samuel Gregg, President of the American Institute for Economic Research and an affiliate scholar here at the Acton Institute, about his new book, The Civilization of Commerce: Invisible Hands and the Pursuit of Happiness. The Civilization o ... Show More
52m 8s
Oct 7
Paulo Ghedini on Religion & Liberty in Brazil
In this episode, Dan Hugger speaks with Paulo Ghedini, founder and president of the Christian Libertarian Institute, about the state of the liberty movement in Brazil and the need for an explicitly Christian case for liberty to be made there. Instituto Libertário Cristão If you’d ... Show More
45m 25s
Oct 2024
Shared Paths: Exploring Jewish and Muslim Experiences in America
This week on International Horizons, John Torpey, Director of the Ralph Bunche Institute, speaks with sociologists Mucahit Bilici and Samuel Heilman about their book, Following Similar Paths: What Jews and Muslims Can Learn From One Another (University of California Press, 2024). ... Show More
37m 57s
Jan 2022
Religious Freedom, Islam, and Civil Discourse
Toleration and religious freedom put an end to centuries of bloody conflict and persecution in Europe. But what gave rise to these ideas, and can they be found in other civilizations? In this Sphere Education Initiatives webinar, Mustafa Akyol will share the ideological foundatio ... Show More
54m 35s
Feb 2018
Sarah Bassin and Abdullah Antepli — Holy Envy
The tensions of our time are well-known. But there are stories that are not being told, because they are not violent and not shouting to be heard. One of them is that all over this country, synagogues and mosques, Muslims and Jews, have been coming to know one another. There is f ... Show More
52m 4s
Aug 2025
Classic: Who is Jesus in Islam vs Jesus in Christianity Mustafa Akyol vs Richard Shumack
Jesus in Christianity and Islam: Can We Bridge the Divide? Mustafa Akyol, author of The Islamic Jesus, and Richard Shumack, author of Jesus Through Muslim Eyes discuss what do Muslims and Christians really believe about Jesus—and can their views be reconciled? Mustafa argues that ... Show More
58m 46s
Feb 2018
[Unedited] Sarah Bassin and Abdullah Antepli with Krista Tippett
The tensions of our time are well-known. But there are stories that are not being told, because they are not violent and not shouting to be heard. One of them is that all over this country, synagogues and mosques, Muslims and Jews, have been coming to know one another. There is f ... Show More
1h 28m