Category Archive - Westminster Town Hall Forum

All About Justice & Human Rights

Building the Beloved Community
Otis Moss III

Crime and Punishment in Black America
James Forman Jr.

God Believes in Love
Gene Robinson

Global Sports: Inclusion, Equity, and Human Rights
Honey Thaljieh

Just Mercy: Reforming the Criminal Justice System
Bryan Stevenson

Racism and the Soul of America
Eddie Glaude Jr.

Women Worldwide: From Oppression to Opportunity
Nicholas Kristof

All About the Environment, Science, and Technology

A Durable Future: Local Enterprise and the Environment
Bill McKibben

Building a Movement to Rescue a Nation and Save the Earth
Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer

Building Real Food Communities
Anna Lappe

Can We Save the Planet?
Carl Pope

The Effects of Global Climate Change
Michael Oppenheimer

Protecting the Wild Places
Michael Brune

Saving Nature Is a Smart Investment
Mark Tercek

Having Faith: An Ecologist’s Journey into Motherhood
Sandra Steingraber

Sustainable Seas: The Vision, The Reality
Sylvia Earle

All About the American Experience

A Bold Look at Today’s Headlines
Jonathan Capehart

Change, Resilience, and Hope in Rural America
Art Cullen

Media in the Age of Misinformation
Frank Bruni

Our Divided Political Heart
E.J. Dionne

A Candid Look at Today’s Headlines
Steve Schmidt

America Then and Now
David Halberstam

Putting the USA over the NRA
David Hogg

The Case for Civility: Living Up to Our American Ideals
Os Guinness

White Power and Paramilitary America
Kathleen Belew

We the People: A Time to Act
Parker Palmer

The Time of Our Lives: Past, Present, Promise
Tom Brokaw

A Native American Tribal Perspective on Life in America
Wilma Mankiller

Presidents of War: From 1807 to Modern Times
Michael Beschloss

The Presidents Club: Inside the World’s Most Exclusive Fraternity
Michael Duffy

Politics, Governing, and the Law
Ari Melber

Politics and Race in the Age of Obama
Gwen Ifill

The Election’s Over: Now What?
Donna Brazile

All About Economics & Business

Thriving in the Age of Accelerations
Thomas Friedman

The Forgotten Roots of American Prosperity: Aligning Government and Business
Jacob Hacker

Filling the Leadership Vacuum
Bill George

Rediscovering Values: A Moral Compass for the New Economy
Jim Wallis

Reawakening American Virtue and Prosperity
Jeffrey Sachs

Beating the Financial Crisis
Ali Velshi

All About Arts & Literature

The Meaning and Impact of African American Spirituals
André Thomas

The Gershwins: Preserving an American Cultural Legacy
Michael Feinstein

Literary Imagination in the Global Village
Salman Rushdie

A Composer on Composing
Libby Larsen

The Power of Music
Cantus

A Life of Art
Gordon Parks

Film as a Cultural Bridge
Mira Nair

Down the Mississippi to New Orleans
Branford Marsalis

Education and the Arts
Edward Albee

The Legacy of Scout, Atticus, and Boo
Mary McDonagh Murphy

All About World Affairs

An American Abroad in a Post-American World
Suzy Hansen

From the Frontlines of Humanity: Global Crises and Conflicts
Jan Egeland

Inside Afghanistan
Sarah Chayes

Inside Russia and China’s Secret Operations
Jim Sciutto

Shaping a New Foreign Policy
Richard Haass

Six Drivers of Global Change
Al Gore

Travel as a Political Act
Rick Steves

Hackers, Terrorists, Russians, and Fake News
Clint Watts

Mandela’s Way: Lessons For An Uncertain Age
Richard Stengel

The New Middle East: Building a Culture of Change
Robin Wright

All About Religion & Faith

Building the Beloved Community
Otis Moss III

Faith and Politics in America: Why the Right Gets It Wrong and the Left Doesn’t Get It
Jim Wallis

Faith and Politics in the Muslim World
Reza Aslan

Finding God in the Faith of Others
Barbara Brown Taylor

Healing the Heart of Democracy
Parker Palmer

In Search of Jesus
Reza Aslan

The Future of Faith
Harvey Cox

The Nature of Consciousness
Eben Alexander

A New Kind of Christianity
Brian McLaren

God in the White House: How Faith Shapes the Presidency
Randall Balmer

Ancient Teachings, Modern Times
Elaine Pagels

All About Society, Culture, & Health

Community Engagement in a Changing America
Robert Putnam

Change, Resilience, and Hope in Rural America
Art Cullen

The Middle of Everywhere: The World’s Refugees Come to Our Town
Mary Pipher

Healing the Effects of Childhood Adversity and Trauma
Nadine Burke Harris

The Role of Character in Creating an Excellent Life
David Brooks

Reclaiming and Empowering At-Risk Youth
Cory Booker

Who Can Do What to Prevent Adolescent Pregnancy?
Marian Wright Edelman

What We Can Learn from Flint, Michigan
Mona Hanna-Attisha

Putting the USA over the NRA
David Hogg

The Struggle for the Soul of a Generation
Eboo Patel