E-mail a friendAugust 15, 2008
Author Gustav Niebuhr, author of Beyond Tolerance, explains why the idea of tolerance is not enough when it comes to religion in American society. Producer Laura Ziskin discusses her experience as a breast cancer survivor and why she's hopeful that cancer can become a manageable disease.
Gustav Niebuhr
Gustav Niebuhr
Author discusses the genius of his father and great-uncle and how Reinhold's writings impacted Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2:15)
Full Interview. (12:16)
Gustav Niebuhr is a leading writer on news about American religion. Over his 20-year career, he's written feature and analytical articles for The New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. His work has also been published in anthologies and on the Internet. Now associate professor of religion at Syracuse University and an On Faith panelist, Niebuhr is author of Beyond Tolerance, which takes the reader on a hopeful journey through America's religious heartland.
Laura Ziskin
Laura Ziskin
Producer tells Tavis the why and how of her upcoming three-network fundraising special that she doesn’t want to call a telethon. (3:12)
Full Interview. (9:44)
Starting as a writer for game shows, Laura Zisken went on to become a feature development exec. She's served as president of Fox 2000 and an independent producer, enjoying success with such films as No Way Out, Pretty Woman, As Good As It Gets and Spider-Man. She was also tapped as the first solo female producer of an Oscar telecast. Zisken is exec-producing the historic simulcast program, Stand Up To Cancer—a groundbreaking initiative aimed at raising funds to accelerate cancer research and enable new therapies.