2008 Program
Off-Season Programs | 10:45 a.m. Lectures/Theme Weeks | Religion 2 p.m. Lectures | Contemporary Issues

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R. Gustav Niebuhr
August 6, 2008

Gustav Niebuhr is an associate professor of Religion and the Media, director of the Religion and Society Program, director of the Carnegie Religion and Media Minor, and co-director of the Luce Project in Religion, Media and International Relations at Syracuse University.

Over a 20-year career in journalism, most recently at The New York Times and, prior to that, at the Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and the Atlanta Journal/Constitution, Gustav Niebuhr has established a reputation as a leading writer about American religion. He is a frequent guest blogger on the Washington Post's "On Faith" column, and he also does occasional commentaries on religion for the National Public Radio program "All Things Considered."

His most recent book, Beyond Tolerance: Searching for Interfaith Understanding in America will be published in August.

Mr. Niebuhr last spoke at Chautauqua in 2006 when he delivered the keynote address of the week, "Belief in America."

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