The Quest for Meaning: Tariq Ramadan at the LSE

This event was recorded on 2 August 2010 in Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building In this public lecture Tariq Ramadan, philosopher and Islamic scholar will talk about his new book The Quest for Meaning, in which he invites the reader to join him on a journey to the deep ocean of religious, secular, and indigenous spiritual traditions to explore the most pressing contemporary issues. Along the way, Ramadan interrogates the concepts that frame current debates including: faith and reason, emotions and spirituality, tradition and modernity, freedom, equality, universality, and civilization. He acknowledges the greatest flashpoints and attempts to bridge divergent paths to a common ground between these religious and intellectual traditions. He calls urgently for a deep and meaningful dialogue that leads us to go beyond tolerant co-existence to mutual respect and enrichment.

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