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June 19, 2014 |

Buddhist Geeks: Jay discusses Evolving Dharma with Vincent Horn

Jay discusses Evolving Dharma with Vincent Horn of Buddhist Geeks in June 2014.

May 24, 2014 |

Gay Rights and Religious Freedom | Newseum

Is common ground possible?

May 19, 2014 |

Queer Theology & Social Transformation | Pacific School of Religion

Dr. Jay Michaelson delivered the Seventh Annual CLGS John. E Boswell lecture on Thursday, April 24, 2014 at Pacific School of Religion.

Queer theology holds forth the promise of reinventing theological discourse in the light of LGBTQ experience, queer theory, and a hermeneutic informed by marginalized voices and outsider discourse. But how does the queer theological enterprise intersect with queer activism? What are the possibilities, and perils, of translating between theology and activist practice? What forms of political discourse are informed by queer theology, and what are undermined?

April 29, 2014 |

Metivta Panel on Jewish Meditation

Panel Discussion Moderated by Rabbi Andrew Hahn, Ph.D., the Kirtan Rabbi

March 31, 2014 |

Interview About “Redefining Religious Liberty” | PRA

PRA fellow Jay Michaelson speaks about his recent report, “Redefining Religious Liberty: The Covert Campaign Against Human Rights,” with Abby Scher, PRA’s Interim Research Director.

March 24, 2014 |

State of Belief: The Folly of Hobby Lobby

As the US Supreme Court hears oral arguments in the Hobby Lobby case, opening the door to finding constitutional protections for corporations' "religious consciences," Dr. Jay Michaelson talks about what's at stake in this very important trial.

March 18, 2014 |

Evolving Dharma | Expanding Mind

Jay Michaelson speaks with Eric Davis about new school dharma, McMindfulness, and the politics of Buddhist insight, on Expanding Mind, a program of Progressive Radio Network.

March 16, 2014 |

The Zen Predator of the Upper East Side | The Secular Buddhist

Jay Michaelson and Mark Oppenheimer join the show to speak about Mark's book, Zen Predator of the Upper East Side.

February 25, 2014 |

Amid Controversy, ‘Right To Refuse’ Bill Hits Governor’s Desk |NPR

Arizona's Republican Governor Jan Brewer is being pressured to veto a bill that would allow business owners in the state to deny service to gays and lesbians. Jay Michaelson speaks with NPR's Ted Robbins.

February 20, 2014 |

Religious Freedom Legislation is Really Anti-LGBT

Jay Michaelson and Saeed Jones talk to Fusion.net about the motivations behind "religious freedom" laws.

February 11, 2014 |

Russia’s Anti-Gay Crackdown | WNPR

Jay speaks on The Colin McEnroe Show about Russia's LGBT community and anti-gay laws.

February 4, 2014 |

What is the End Goal of Meditation | Fire it up with CJ

Are you new to meditation and need some help? Maybe, you are an advanced spiritual practitioner and need to go back to basics or have plateaued and need some extra oomph. CJ talks to author Jay Michaelson, about his book Evolving Dharma: Meditation, Buddhism, and the Next Generation of Enlightenment to discuss how spiritual practices can evolve over time.

January 24, 2014 |

Religious Refusals: The New Front in the Culture War | Yale Law School

Lecture given at Yale Law School in January 2014

January 23, 2014 |

A Buddhist High: Epiphany, Bliss, and then the Laundry

What happens when you really concentrate in Jhana meditation? Jay Michaelson describes Jhanas when your mind disassociates from itself.

January 23, 2014 |

Meditation as a technology | Fire it Up with CJ

January 11, 2014 |

When The Right To Religion Conflicts With A Changing Society | NPR All Things Considered

Jay Michaelson, a fellow at the liberal Political Research Associates, wrote a report on "redefining religious liberty."

January 5, 2014 |

Evolving Dharma | The Secular Buddhist

Jay Michaelson speaks with The Secular Buddhist about his new book, Evolving Dharma: Meditation, Buddhism, and the Next Generation of Enlightenment.

December 22, 2013 |

The Next Generation of Enlightenment | Buddhist Geeks

Jay joins host Vincent Horn to discuss his new book, which explores the evolution of Buddhism.

December 22, 2013 |

Evolving Dharma: Developmental Models in Buddhist Meditation | Insight Chicago

This is a talk about the evolution of evolution. In traditional Asian settings, insight meditation is often taught according to a linear model of development, with various “attainments” along the way. In the West, however, a different notion of evolution has evolved.

December 2, 2013 |

The Am I Engaging in a Cultic Idolatrous Ritual Episode! | TanakhCast

Jay joins TanakhCast host Dan Mendelsohn-Aviv to discuss the extremely limited purview of Leviticus 18.

November 26, 2013 |

The Dark Side of Zen | The Colin McEnroe Show

Mark Oppenheimer, Jay Michaelson, and Brian Daizen Victoria on the Colin McEnrow Show talking about challenges in American Buddhism.

November 16, 2013 |

Secular Meditation | State of Belief Radio

In his brand-new book, Evolving Dharma: Meditation, Buddhism, and the Next Generation of Enlightenment, best-selling author Dr. Jay Michaelson explores how meditation and mindfulness are becoming a technology, and offers very practical benefits.

November 3, 2013 |

Evolving Dharma: Developmental Models in Buddhist Meditation

This is a talk about the evolution of evolution, recorded on November 3, 2013, at Insight Chicago.

October 23, 2013 |

Evolving Dharma: Meditation, Buddhism, and the Next Generation of Enlightenment

Evolving Dharma is a "next generation" book on meditation, Buddhism, and the path of awakening, published by North Atlantic Books in 2013.

October 6, 2013 |

Evolving Dharma—and Evolving Practitioners | Beyond Awakening

Jay discusses the evolving dharma with leading integral thinker Terry Patten. Many believe consciousness is evolving to become ever more self-aware. What happens when, over the course of practice, this belief itself relaxes and evolves into something else?

October 1, 2013 |

This Week on Mind Shift: Richard Smoley and Jay Michaelson discuss how enlightenment is evolving

This week on Mind Shift, Daniel Pinchbeck interviews authors Jay Michaelson and Richard Smoley to discuss how concepts of enlightenment are evolving and how healers and shamans are now part of the mainstream.

July 1, 2013 |

God vs. Gay | NPR RadioWest

Jay Michaelson talks about religion and sexual diversity on NPR RadioWest

June 3, 2013 |

Homophobia | State of Belief Radio

Jay Michaelson discusses homophobia: what it is, how it is created, and what impact it has on Queer People and on our larger culture. He also talks about the concept of "internalized homophobia."

June 3, 2013 |

God vs. Gay?, B.D.S. & Meditation | Shtetl Podcast

God vs. Gay? is one of many books by author and spiritual teacher Dr. Jay Michaelson. He writes about religion, meditation, law, politics and is the founder of a number of LGBT organizations in the U.S. On Shtelt we’ll talk about the “erotic economy of traditional religious life”, LGBT activism and the B.D.S. movement.

May 31, 2013 |

The Ultra-Orthodox Challenge to Jewish Continuity

In this week’s Reporters Roundtable podcast, host Josh Nathan-Kazis is joined by Forward contributor Jay Michaelson to talk about his recent, controversial piece on Jewish fundamentalism and the ultra-Orthodox.

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