Calvin
Forum 1998-99
Episode Descrptions (long)
F98-01
Clinton
F98-02
Calvin in the 1920s
F98-03
Clinton Roundtable
F98-04
Music Industry
F98-05
Economics (bad sound)
F98-06
Rozanne Elder and Father Chyrsongonus Waddell talk with Bob
Meyering about why people join monasteries and what Father Waddell
has gained from doing so.
F98-07
Martha Kreipe de Montano, of the National Museum of the American Indian,
describes her research for her play about the first Thanksgiving. Her
research revealed that the Native American accounts were quite different
from today's conceptions of what happened. She is interviewed by Michael
Travis, Calvin's Director of Multicultural Student Development.
F98-08
Calvin & Princeton
F98-09
Helen Sterk and Bob Meyering join forces to interview author and NPR commentator
Frederica Mathewes-Green about her feminist arguments against abortion.
F98-10
Last month the National Conference of Catholic Bishops passed a resolution
to raise the voice of the Catholic Church in the country's abortion debate.
Priests were urged to target pro-choice Catholic politicians and consistently
challenge them to face the Catholic pro-life stance. This week on Calvin
Forum, Bob Meyering asks how much the church should influence politicians
and voters. Joining him to consider this is the political science department's
Corwin Smidt and Father Michael Martin from the Catholic Information Center.
F98-11
Calvin political science department's Doug Koopman tells of his experiences
on Capitol Hill when he worked there several years ago. Senior Anne Zaki
serves as guest host, asking Koopman about the schedules and habits of
Congresspeople and Christian special interest groups.
F98-12
Calvin Forum is pleased to present Calvin alumna Mary Jane Pories, comic
actress and playwright currently employed with Second City in Detroit.
She tells Helen Sterk and Bob Meyering about her adventures in improv
theater and how her faith comes into play as she works.
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F98-13 "Perserverance
of the Flesh: Body Donation for Research"
Dr. Roy Glover heads up the Plastination Laboratory at the University
of
Michigan Medical School, where bodies and body parts are permanently preserved
for research and study. Glover and Calvin biology professor Bud Bouma
discuss the uses and ethical issues of using such donations.
F98-14
Bud Bouma joins us again to talk with local activist Nancy Bedell about
"Death With Dignity." What is the true goal of death with dignity--avoiding
humiliation at all costs? And who gets to decide what is the most dignified
way to say goodbye? Or should we open up the options and let people decide
for themselves?
F98-15
This week we are pleased to present the first of our six January Series
guests who June Hamersma has so graciously found time to share with the
Calvin Forum.
Former UNSCOM Chief Weapons Inspector Scott Ritter tells June (our guest
host) why he resigned, why he thinks sanctions should be ended, and possible
solutions for the standoff in Iraq. He also discusses UNSCOM, allegations
of spying, and what American citizens can do to take part in the decisions
that are being made.
F98-16
dead sea scrolls audio only
F98-17
Journalist and author Robert Kaplan talks about his observations of several
cultures over the years and where he thinks they're headed. He is joined
by Calvin faculty and staff who pose questions for him:
*June Hamersma, January Series Director (host)
*Shirley Roels, Dean of Academic Administration
*Randal Jelks, History Department
*David Hoekema, Interim Vice President of Student Life
*Michigan Representative Bill Byl
F98-18 "Resisting Divorce 'For the Sake of the Children'"
Social critic and author Barbara Dafoe Whitehead validates this age-old
excuse and describes research on adult children of split families. She
describes some long-term effects divorce has on children, as well as what
divorced parents can do to lessen strains on their children.
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F98-19
Michael Beschloss, presidential historian, and Garth Pauley from Calvin's
Communication Arts and Sciences Department talk about the influence of
the media on U.S. Presidential decision making, and how this influence
has evolved through the years of television broadcasting.
F98-20
New York actress Patricia Angelin is joined by CAS professor Robert Hubbard,
who has led students in explorations of a theater form called Performance
Art. Together they talk about areas within theater that
can be redeemed by Christians, as well as the dangers Christian actors
must be prepared to overcome.
F98-21
Two men who have dedicated their lives to urban youth talk about their
ministries. Rev. Derek Perkins joins us from the Harambee youth center
in Pasedena, CA, while Jack Kooyman hails from nearby Camp Tall Turf.
They share their views on the major challenges faced by urban youth today
and what each of their programs do to resurrect hope in these young people.
F98-22
Dr. Peter Kreeft talks with some of the Chimes student newspaper staff
about the issues they face as editors. Kreeft, a philosophy professor
at Boston College, used to be on the Chimes staff when he was a Calvin
student in the fifties. Students Sarah Potter, Melissa Slager, and Tim
Thompson ask him about his experiences in those days and what he thinks
about stirring up controversies for the sake of having something to report
on.
F98-23
Calvin history professor Dr. Bert de Vries and local Arab American activist
Karen Henry to talk about the current situation in Palestine. What is
life like for the refugees, many of whom remember no other way of living?
Why do Americans so often hear only one side of the story there?
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F98-24
Is dieting a waste of time? Angel De Haan from a local chapter of Weigh
Down Workshops and clinical social worker Gail Hall both think so. They
discuss spiritual and emotional aspects of various weight and body image
issues.
F98-25
Should local churches prepare to help their communities in case of Y2K
panic at the turn of this year? How can Christians promote the voice of
reason in all of this? What IS the voice of reason in this case? Hear
what Steve Hewitt, editor of Christian Computing Magazine, thinks.
F98-26
What are some of the challenges African American classical composers
face? What about female classical composers? What about composers
of long ago who were both? The story only gets more intriguing. Charsie
Sawyer tells guest host Mike Van Denand all about her research and what
she is doing to help broaden the repertoire of musical choices for singers
and conductors.
F98-27
Stuart Kingma, international AIDS consultant who served with the World
Health Organization for years, is joined by the Calvin Biology Department's
Bud Bouma to explain the current condition of the AIDS epidemic. Their
picture provides the oft-neglected larger perspective of what's happening
around the world regarding AIDS.
F98-28
Helen Sterk interviews Dr. Elaine Storkey from King's College at London
University and Dr. Claudia Beversluis from the Calvin Psychology Department.
Their conversation about different kinds of feminism
leads into a talk about intimacy--how the definitions and needs have changed
as women's roles have changed. They also touch on Promise Keepers and
singleness.
F98-29
Kurt Ver Beek, director of Calvin's Semester in Honduras program, talked
about the hurricane devastation, how donations have been put to use, and
about an exciting long-term effort being spearheaded by the Ver Beeks
and
other community leaders. He tells host Helen Sterk how Calvin students
helped start the Association for a More Just Society, and how the hurricane
has opened opportunities for AJS to reach the ears of influential people,
challenging them to build a new Honduras rather than simply restoring
the old.
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F98-30
Recent U.S. Senator from Indiana Dan Coats joins Political Science profs
Corwin Smidt and Doug Koopman to talk about the popular new term "Compassionate
Conservatism" and various reactions to it, drawing connections to
Reformed theology. Smidt and Koopman also ask Coats how his faith influenced
his choices while in office, and how Christians can and do impact our
government.
F98-31
Marjorie Gunnoe of the Psychology Department and Margaret Bendroth of
the History Department join Helen Sterk in discussing various Christian
approaches to raising children. Are we supposed to be teasing out the
good or pounding out the evil? These questions have been asked for centuries,
and answers today include everything from the "harsh" to the
"permissive."
F98-32
Hosts Helen Sterk and Bob Meyering interview Dr. Caroline Simon of the
Hope College Philosophy Department, who has written a book about philosophies
of relationships over the centuries. They focus on male-female friendships
and how perceptions change depending on marital status, interests, age,
and the evolving workplace.
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