Premiere of the new Global Spirit program:



The Search for God

Sunday, March 2nd 6:00pm PT / 9:00pm ET

The program will be streamed globally at www.GlobalSpirit.tv

and broadcast nationally in the US

on satellite channel Link TV

[DIRECTV Ch 375 | DISH Network Ch 9410]



Following the program premiere, tune in for a

LIVE WEBCAST

where you can join the conversation with the program guests, send comments and ask questions.



You can also watch program excerpts The program will be streamed globally atand broadcast nationally in the USon satellite channel[DIRECTV Ch 375 | DISH Network Ch 9410]Following the program premiere, tune in for awhere you can join the conversation with the program guests, send comments and ask questions.You can also watch program excerpts HERE and submit your questions or comments in advance to info@cemproductions.org

THE SEARCH FOR GOD brings together philosopher and author Jacob Needleman with Sufi teacher Pir Zia Inayat Khan, to share their unique insights on the concept and the experience of “God.” In addition to engaging studio conversation, this program includes unique original footage from a recent spiritual retreat led by Pir Zia, along with a discussion of God by a group of philosophy graduate students led by Dr. Jacob Needleman.



This program will explore the human needs that the concept of “God” addresses, as well as various forms, names and expressions for God. Drawing from ancient and contemporary Talmudic, Christian and Islamic concepts of God, and extending to the atheistic renouncement of God as a mere creation of humans afraid of the finality of death, this Global Spirit program will probe the timeless human yearning to "know God,” and will illuminate some of the most compelling perspectives and practices on the concept and reality of God. Link TV Broadcast Schedule

Sundays

6PM & 9PM Pacific / 9PM & Midnight Eastern

Tuesdays

11PM Pacific /1AM Eastern

Thursdays

4PM Pacific /7PM Eastern



Thanks to our organizational partners: Contemplative Journal

Godspeed Institute

Parabola Magazine

Read the Spirit

Spirituality and Practice

11PM Pacific /1AM Eastern

About Program Guests:

Dr. Jacob Needleman is a professor of Philosophy, a religious scholar, and author of several books including his most recent book, “What is God?” Educated at Harvard, Yale, and Freiburg Universities, he is a former director of the Center for the Study of New Religions at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley CA, and has been featured on Bill Moyers’ acclaimed PBS series, “A World of Ideas.”



Pir Zia Inayat-Khan is a scholar and teacher of Sufism in the lineage of his grandfather, Hazrat Inayat-Khan. He is the president and spiritual leader of the Sufi Order International and founder of Seven Pillars House of Wisdom. Pir Zia holds a doctoral degree in Religion from Duke University, is a recipient of the U Thant Peace award, and is a Lindisfarne Fellow. He established the Suluk Academy, a school of contemplative study with branches in the United States and Europe. About Global Spirit



"Each week [Global Spirit] brings together scholars and other experts from different religious and philosophical backgrounds, not to sell a faith or argue hot-button issues, but to discuss universal themes like forgiveness or the nature of the spiritual journey." - New York Times



"The discussions on the 'Global Spirit' series are sorely needed in this dispirited and disenchanted world. In many ways it is more important than journalism today." - Bill Moyers Global Spirit takes a global approach to the exploration of human consciousness, bringing viewers the most compelling ideas, practices and distilled wisdom from different cultures throughout the world.

Presented by John Cleese and hosted by author, Phil Cousineau, each Global Spirit program offers insight into some of mankind's oldest existential questions, tracing our collective human journey in the timeless quest for truth, wisdom and understanding.



IMPORTANT NOTICE: Beginning on March 2nd, every Sunday at 6:00 pm PT / 9:00 pm ET, all Global Spirit episodes will be streamed globally at www.GlobalSpirit.tv.



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