This July 22, 2021, event featured scholars from diverse backgrounds and disciplines, including philosophy, sociology, theology, and history. The participating scholars were the following: Syed Farid Alatas (Singapore), Dustin J. Byrd (USA), Mehdi Shariati (USA), Rudolf J. Siebert (USA), Michael Naughton (UK), and Seyed Javad Miri (Iran). In the discourse, the participants discussed the challenges humans have faced in the past, are facing in the present, and are likely to struggle with in the future, including problem that are political, ecological, economic, and cultural in nature. This event was co-sponsored by the Global Center for Inter-Civilizational Dialogue. The entire discourse can be found on Ekpyrosis Press YouTube channel, which can be found by the link below:
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Associate Professor of Philosophy and Religion at Olivet College; Critical Theorist; Founder and Editor-and-Chief of Ekpyrosis Press; Editor-and-Chief of Islamic Perspective Journal View all posts by dustinjbyrd