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Religion in a Modern World

The importance of balancing reflection and activism.

Democracy is ideal for religion.

Re: Whom would you like to interview, and what would you ask?

Gandhi and Mandela

Religion and Politics

A moral discourse on politics is key.

Re: What is the world’s biggest challenge in the coming decade?

Start with the income gap.

Re: What will be the legacy of George W. Bush?

A political and moral failure

How do we address the rise of religious fundamentalism?

The answer to bad religion is not secularism, but better religion.

Re: How should the Bible be interpreted?

Wallis wishes we were more literal about what Jesus said.

Re: The Moral Majority?

The religious right was not founded by religious leaders, Wallis says.

Christianity Today

The benefits of the mega-church.

Re: What do evangelicals stand for?

Wallis believes that he is a 19th century evangelical.

The god of the civil rights movement.

Re: Who are you?

Wallis, on the first time he heard about Dr. Martin Luther King.

When should an architect leave a firm to be on his own?

Richard Meier discusses when an architect can chart their own course.

Will tomorrow’s architecture be better than the past’s?

Without a doubt, the future of architecture is bright according to Richard Meier.

What is your counsel?

Direct interaction could save us a lot of trouble.

How will this age be remembered?

Meier has an interesting historical analogy.

What is America’s place in the world?

The work America needs to do to re-establish itself is great.

What is the press doing right?

Richard Meier has praise of the international section of the Times.

The Pioneering Spirit

Meier recalls his grandmother’s example.

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