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The Hollister Awards: a Conversation in the Greene Space (2012-10-16)
About this film
In 1960, the late Juliet Hollister created the interfaith-based Temple of Understanding upon realizing that the world was in grave danger unless the gifts, wisdom, and insights of religious traditions could be recognized and cultivated to promote positive social change. The Hollister Awards acknowledge individuals whose life work has advanced the interfaith ideal and promoted that positive social change on a grand scale. Bringing together today's panel, MacArthur Fellow and Peabody Award-winning host, Majora Carter takes audiences through an in-depth conversation with the following esteemed panelists:; ; Imam Khalid Latif is the first Muslim University Chaplain for New York University, Executive Director of the Islamic Center at NYU, and a Chaplain for the NYPD. Under his leadership, the Islamic Center at NYU became the first ever established Muslim student center at an institution of higher education in the United States. Imam Latif's exceptional dedication and ability to cross interfaith and cultural lines on a daily basis brought him recognition throughout the city, so much so that in 2007 Mayor Michael Bloomberg nominated Imam Latif to become the youngest chaplain in the histor…
Directors & creators
WNYC (Radio station : New York, N.Y.)
Subjects
public broadcasting, AAPB, Juliet Hollister, Majora Carter, Khalid Latif, Yehuda Sarna, Temple of Understanding, Hollister Awards, New York University, Islamic Center at NYU, Bronfman Center for Jewish Student Life, New York City Police Department, interfaith dialogue, religious pluralism, social change, campus ministry
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