America. He received his phd in american studies in 1983 from the university of kansas and is on the faculty of Catholic University for the past 35 years. His research and teaching interests include a variety of religion and cultural topics. Religious movements, religion and social change, fundamentalism, religion in American Culture, religion and globalization and religion and ecology. Please without further ado, join me in welcoming building us. Thank you. So, good evening everyone. I am delighted to be here and i am delighted that you are here on this rather hot, muggy, welcome to washington dc in august evening. I am going to start this with this image. Actually i had originally conjured up an image of Ralph Waldo Emerson and then i doctored it with long hair and beads and a headband and i looked at it a while and came to the conclusion that this would probably verged on sacrilege so instead, i am starting with this particular image and the title from walden pond to woodstock, the
Welcoming billin dinges. [applause] doctor dinges ok, thank you. Good evening, everyone. , anddelighted to be here im delighted you are here on muggy, welcome, to washington, d. C. In august evening. I am going to start this with this image. Up anoriginally conjured image of rough water everson. Ralph waldo emerson. I doctored it with long hair and beads and a headband. I looked at it a while and came to the conclusion this would probably verge on sacrilege. Thisad, i am starting with particular image in the title. Woodstock, pond to the transcendental and roots transcendentalist roots of the 1960s counterculture. I am going to share with you some thoughts this evening and some ideas about a mid19th century american religious, philosophical, and Literary Movement known as transcendentalism. And, its connections with socially,ture that culturally, politically generation gap. The age of aquarius, make love, not war, times they are a changing. Turn on, tune, in, drop out. Sex, drugs, rock
With that in mind, starting on my immediate right. Senator Joseph R Biden junior of delaware. [applause] please, we save time for the candidates to speak. Former Arizona Governor bruce babbitt. [applause] jesse jackson. [applause] Massachusetts Governor michael dukakis. [cheers] junior of albert gore tennessee. [cheers] misery covers been richard gephardt. And illinois senator paul simon. ] may have remind the audience these men are restricted to a minute and a half of time and if you apply the they will have less time to express their views. Director canal, farm of km a radio in shenandoah. George riley managing editor of director ofnews kagan ss radio in sioux city. The official timers are john delight and phyllis sherman. The ground rules for the audience for this nonce partisan nonpartisan debate, no carefree no campaign her yet, no applause until the end of the debate, interruptions by resulting your candidate being deprived of that much time. We ask you please remain seated durin
In a moment it will be time for sportsday but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. And beyond 100 days will have much more on developments in las vegas as police are still no clearer as to why the gunman shot dead 59 people, injuring hundreds more. As President Trump faces a testing time at home and abroad, well have the latest on his visit to hurricane hit puerto rico, where hes been criticised over a lack of help sent to the territory. And well take a look at how all of todays stories and tomorrows headlines are covered in the the papers, my guests this evening are Economic Advisor ruth lea and the independents economics editor, ben chu. Thats all ahead on bbc news. Now time for sportsday. Hello and welcome to sportsday. Iam i am holly hamilton. A one year ban for dan evans after testing positive for dan evans after testing positive for cocaine. No gareth bale for wales and the World Cup Qualifiers, an injury means he is ruled out for matches against georg
From former cabinet minister peter lilley and well hear from a literary critic on british author becoming the surprise winner of the nobel literature prize. Thats all i head on bbc news, now it is time for sportsday. Good evening and im 0llie foster, this is sportsday and welcome to wembley where england can become the first of the home nations to qualify for the world cup, next summer. Captain kane will lead them out against slovenia in the next hour or so, win tonight and they will book their place in russia with the game to spare. Im Katie Gornall here at hampden park for what is billed as a must win game for scotland against slovakia. And im natalie perks in belfast were a win tonight for Northern Ireland will guarantee a play off spot. Theres just the small matter of the World Champions to get past. And i am will perry in the Sports Centre with the rest of the Sports Centre with the rest of the sporting news, including a big blow to castlefords hopes of winning the Super League Gr