Charlotte Talks

Dr. James Tabor from UNC Charlotte has spent much time researching and writing about the historical Jesus, looking back at ancient documents and artifacts to piece together details about his life. It makes sense that after his work on the historical Jesus, Dr. Tabor would turn to Paul, a man who never met Jesus, but one who is credited with shaping Christianity as we know it today. We’ll be joined by James Tabor to talk about his findings, laid out in his new book Paul and Jesus - about Paul’s influence in Christianity and in human history as a whole, Christianity before Paul, and much more.GuestDr. James Tabor - Chair of the Department of Religious Studies at UNC Charlotte. He wrote The Jesus Dynasty and his new book is Paul and Jesus: How the Apostle Transformed Christianity. James Tabor's blog James Tabor will have a book signing at 7pm on Thursday Nov. 29th at Barnes & Noble on Pineville-Matthews Road. Details. 

Dr. James Tabor from UNC Charlotte has spent much time researching and writing about the historical Jesus, looking back at ancient documents and artifacts to piece together details about his life. It makes sense that after his work on the historical Jesus, Dr. Tabor would turn to Paul, a man who never met Jesus, but one who is credited with shaping Christianity as we know it today. We’ll be joined by James Tabor to talk about his findings, laid out in his new book Paul and Jesus - about Paul’s influence in Christianity and in human history as a whole, Christianity before Paul, and much more.GuestDr. James Tabor - Chair of the Department of Religious Studies at UNC Charlotte. He wrote The Jesus Dynasty and his new book is Paul and Jesus: How the Apostle Transformed Christianity. James Tabor's blog James Tabor will have a book signing at 7pm on Thursday Nov. 29th at Barnes & Noble on Pineville-Matthews Road. Details. 

Dr. James Tabor from UNC Charlotte has spent much time researching and writing about the historical Jesus, looking back at ancient documents and artifacts to piece together details about his life. It makes sense that after his work on the historical Jesus, Dr. Tabor would turn to Paul, a man who never met Jesus, but one who is credited with shaping Christianity as we know it today. We’ll be joined by James Tabor to talk about his findings, laid out in his new book Paul and Jesus - about Paul’s influence in Christianity and in human history as a whole, Christianity before Paul, and much more.GuestDr. James Tabor - Chair of the Department of Religious Studies at UNC Charlotte. He wrote The Jesus Dynasty and his new book is Paul and Jesus: How the Apostle Transformed Christianity. James Tabor's blog James Tabor will have a book signing at 7pm on Thursday Nov. 29th at Barnes & Noble on Pineville-Matthews Road. Details. 

Dr. James Tabor from UNC Charlotte has spent much time researching and writing about the historical Jesus, looking back at ancient documents and artifacts to piece together details about his life. It makes sense that after his work on the historical Jesus, Dr. Tabor would turn to Paul, a man who never met Jesus, but one who is credited with shaping Christianity as we know it today. We’ll be joined by James Tabor to talk about his findings, laid out in his new book Paul and Jesus - about Paul’s influence in Christianity and in human history as a whole, Christianity before Paul, and much more.GuestDr. James Tabor - Chair of the Department of Religious Studies at UNC Charlotte. He wrote The Jesus Dynasty and his new book is Paul and Jesus: How the Apostle Transformed Christianity. James Tabor's blog James Tabor will have a book signing at 7pm on Thursday Nov. 29th at Barnes & Noble on Pineville-Matthews Road. Details. 

Part One: Artist Mel Chin. What do art and lead pollution have in common? Mel Chin. He's the Artist-in-Residence at McColl Center for Visual Art. His "Fundred Dollar Bill Project" hopes to turn art - in the form of "fundreds" - pieces of art that resemble $100 bills created by schoolchildren and community members - into real money from Congress to help correct $300 million worth of lead pollution in New Orleans, one of the most lead-polluted cities in the U.S. Kids in schools all over the country are lending their creativity to create three million of these faux bills that will be delivered to Congress in an armored truck. Mel Chin's art and works are described as "conceptual." From McColl Center: "his work is largely motivated by political, cultural and social circumstances… and investigates how art can provoke greater social awareness and responsibility."GuestMel Chin - Artist-in-Residence at McColl Center for Visual Art. His Fundred Dollar Bill Project hopes to raise awareness of the environmental threat of lead-poisoning. More information about Mel Chin's Fundred Dollar Bill Project Mel Chin will speak at UNC Charlotte's McKnight Hall Thursday Nov. 29 at 12:30. Details about his lecture 'For A Few Dollars More' here. Part Two: Walking Across America with George ThroopWe talk with George Throop. He's on been on a "pilgrimage of inspiration" since 2009, walking across the country from Washington state to Washington D.C. to raise cancer awareness and promote a healthy lifestyle. He walks about 20k a day, encourages people to walk 20 minutes a day. He dedicates his journey to his mother who died at the age of 33 (when he was 9) from cancer. He's in Charlotte right now, headed for D.C.Read more about George's pilgrimage 'Walking Across America.'

Part One: Artist Mel Chin. What do art and lead pollution have in common? Mel Chin. He's the Artist-in-Residence at McColl Center for Visual Art. His "Fundred Dollar Bill Project" hopes to turn art - in the form of "fundreds" - pieces of art that resemble $100 bills created by schoolchildren and community members - into real money from Congress to help correct $300 million worth of lead pollution in New Orleans, one of the most lead-polluted cities in the U.S. Kids in schools all over the country are lending their creativity to create three million of these faux bills that will be delivered to Congress in an armored truck. Mel Chin's art and works are described as "conceptual." From McColl Center: "his work is largely motivated by political, cultural and social circumstances… and investigates how art can provoke greater social awareness and responsibility."GuestMel Chin - Artist-in-Residence at McColl Center for Visual Art. His Fundred Dollar Bill Project hopes to raise awareness of the environmental threat of lead-poisoning. More information about Mel Chin's Fundred Dollar Bill Project Mel Chin will speak at UNC Charlotte's McKnight Hall Thursday Nov. 29 at 12:30. Details about his lecture 'For A Few Dollars More' here. Part Two: Walking Across America with George ThroopWe talk with George Throop. He's on been on a "pilgrimage of inspiration" since 2009, walking across the country from Washington state to Washington D.C. to raise cancer awareness and promote a healthy lifestyle. He walks about 20k a day, encourages people to walk 20 minutes a day. He dedicates his journey to his mother who died at the age of 33 (when he was 9) from cancer. He's in Charlotte right now, headed for D.C.Read more about George's pilgrimage 'Walking Across America.'

Part One: Artist Mel Chin. What do art and lead pollution have in common? Mel Chin. He's the Artist-in-Residence at McColl Center for Visual Art. His "Fundred Dollar Bill Project" hopes to turn art - in the form of "fundreds" - pieces of art that resemble $100 bills created by schoolchildren and community members - into real money from Congress to help correct $300 million worth of lead pollution in New Orleans, one of the most lead-polluted cities in the U.S. Kids in schools all over the country are lending their creativity to create three million of these faux bills that will be delivered to Congress in an armored truck. Mel Chin's art and works are described as "conceptual." From McColl Center: "his work is largely motivated by political, cultural and social circumstances… and investigates how art can provoke greater social awareness and responsibility."GuestMel Chin - Artist-in-Residence at McColl Center for Visual Art. His Fundred Dollar Bill Project hopes to raise awareness of the environmental threat of lead-poisoning. More information about Mel Chin's Fundred Dollar Bill Project Mel Chin will speak at UNC Charlotte's McKnight Hall Thursday Nov. 29 at 12:30. Details about his lecture 'For A Few Dollars More' here. Part Two: Walking Across America with George ThroopWe talk with George Throop. He's on been on a "pilgrimage of inspiration" since 2009, walking across the country from Washington state to Washington D.C. to raise cancer awareness and promote a healthy lifestyle. He walks about 20k a day, encourages people to walk 20 minutes a day. He dedicates his journey to his mother who died at the age of 33 (when he was 9) from cancer. He's in Charlotte right now, headed for D.C.Read more about George's pilgrimage 'Walking Across America.'

Part One: Artist Mel Chin. What do art and lead pollution have in common? Mel Chin. He's the Artist-in-Residence at McColl Center for Visual Art. His "Fundred Dollar Bill Project" hopes to turn art - in the form of "fundreds" - pieces of art that resemble $100 bills created by schoolchildren and community members - into real money from Congress to help correct $300 million worth of lead pollution in New Orleans, one of the most lead-polluted cities in the U.S. Kids in schools all over the country are lending their creativity to create three million of these faux bills that will be delivered to Congress in an armored truck. Mel Chin's art and works are described as "conceptual." From McColl Center: "his work is largely motivated by political, cultural and social circumstances… and investigates how art can provoke greater social awareness and responsibility."GuestMel Chin - Artist-in-Residence at McColl Center for Visual Art. His Fundred Dollar Bill Project hopes to raise awareness of the environmental threat of lead-poisoning. More information about Mel Chin's Fundred Dollar Bill Project Mel Chin will speak at UNC Charlotte's McKnight Hall Thursday Nov. 29 at 12:30. Details about his lecture 'For A Few Dollars More' here. Part Two: Walking Across America with George ThroopWe talk with George Throop. He's on been on a "pilgrimage of inspiration" since 2009, walking across the country from Washington state to Washington D.C. to raise cancer awareness and promote a healthy lifestyle. He walks about 20k a day, encourages people to walk 20 minutes a day. He dedicates his journey to his mother who died at the age of 33 (when he was 9) from cancer. He's in Charlotte right now, headed for D.C.Read more about George's pilgrimage 'Walking Across America.'

Part One: Artist Mel Chin. What do art and lead pollution have in common? Mel Chin. He's the Artist-in-Residence at McColl Center for Visual Art. His "Fundred Dollar Bill Project" hopes to turn art - in the form of "fundreds" - pieces of art that resemble $100 bills created by schoolchildren and community members - into real money from Congress to help correct $300 million worth of lead pollution in New Orleans, one of the most lead-polluted cities in the U.S. Kids in schools all over the country are lending their creativity to create three million of these faux bills that will be delivered to Congress in an armored truck. Mel Chin's art and works are described as "conceptual." From McColl Center: "his work is largely motivated by political, cultural and social circumstances… and investigates how art can provoke greater social awareness and responsibility."GuestMel Chin - Artist-in-Residence at McColl Center for Visual Art. His Fundred Dollar Bill Project hopes to raise awareness of the environmental threat of lead-poisoning. More information about Mel Chin's Fundred Dollar Bill Project Mel Chin will speak at UNC Charlotte's McKnight Hall Thursday Nov. 29 at 12:30. Details about his lecture 'For A Few Dollars More' here. Part Two: Walking Across America with George ThroopWe talk with George Throop. He's on been on a "pilgrimage of inspiration" since 2009, walking across the country from Washington state to Washington D.C. to raise cancer awareness and promote a healthy lifestyle. He walks about 20k a day, encourages people to walk 20 minutes a day. He dedicates his journey to his mother who died at the age of 33 (when he was 9) from cancer. He's in Charlotte right now, headed for D.C.Read more about George's pilgrimage 'Walking Across America.'

Last month the Charlotte Observer, in conjunction with Q City Metro, published an article outlining the findings of a report that was supposed to be secret. It was a report commissioned with taxpayer dollars that was aimed at exploring the management structure and efficiency of the Department of Social Services in Mecklenburg County. Some of the findings were alarming but other issues are in play. How can such studies be secret? Who may have leaked the information and, most importantly, what is the state of the county’s social services department. We’ll meet with an author of the article as well as experts who can help us understand the challenge of protecting children in need.GuestsFred Clasen-Kelly - Charlotte Observer staff writer and Co-Author of an article on the studyBrett Loftis - Executive Director, Council for Children's RightsJudge Lou Trosch - District Court Judge, 26th Judicial District, Mecklenburg CountyJodi Hall - Clinical Assistant Professor of Social Work and Director of Master of Social Work Field Education, North Carolina State University Mecklenburg County Department of Social Services Charlotte Observer: Secret study: Mecklenburg County's child welfare division broken, in turmoil

Last month the Charlotte Observer, in conjunction with Q City Metro, published an article outlining the findings of a report that was supposed to be secret. It was a report commissioned with taxpayer dollars that was aimed at exploring the management structure and efficiency of the Department of Social Services in Mecklenburg County. Some of the findings were alarming but other issues are in play. How can such studies be secret? Who may have leaked the information and, most importantly, what is the state of the county’s social services department. We’ll meet with an author of the article as well as experts who can help us understand the challenge of protecting children in need.GuestsFred Clasen-Kelly - Charlotte Observer staff writer and Co-Author of an article on the studyBrett Loftis - Executive Director, Council for Children's RightsJudge Lou Trosch - District Court Judge, 26th Judicial District, Mecklenburg CountyJodi Hall - Clinical Assistant Professor of Social Work and Director of Master of Social Work Field Education, North Carolina State University Mecklenburg County Department of Social Services Charlotte Observer: Secret study: Mecklenburg County's child welfare division broken, in turmoil

Last month the Charlotte Observer, in conjunction with Q City Metro, published an article outlining the findings of a report that was supposed to be secret. It was a report commissioned with taxpayer dollars that was aimed at exploring the management structure and efficiency of the Department of Social Services in Mecklenburg County. Some of the findings were alarming but other issues are in play. How can such studies be secret? Who may have leaked the information and, most importantly, what is the state of the county’s social services department. We’ll meet with an author of the article as well as experts who can help us understand the challenge of protecting children in need.GuestsFred Clasen-Kelly - Charlotte Observer staff writer and Co-Author of an article on the studyBrett Loftis - Executive Director, Council for Children's RightsJudge Lou Trosch - District Court Judge, 26th Judicial District, Mecklenburg CountyJodi Hall - Clinical Assistant Professor of Social Work and Director of Master of Social Work Field Education, North Carolina State University Mecklenburg County Department of Social Services Charlotte Observer: Secret study: Mecklenburg County's child welfare division broken, in turmoil

Last month the Charlotte Observer, in conjunction with Q City Metro, published an article outlining the findings of a report that was supposed to be secret. It was a report commissioned with taxpayer dollars that was aimed at exploring the management structure and efficiency of the Department of Social Services in Mecklenburg County. Some of the findings were alarming but other issues are in play. How can such studies be secret? Who may have leaked the information and, most importantly, what is the state of the county’s social services department. We’ll meet with an author of the article as well as experts who can help us understand the challenge of protecting children in need.GuestsFred Clasen-Kelly - Charlotte Observer staff writer and Co-Author of an article on the studyBrett Loftis - Executive Director, Council for Children's RightsJudge Lou Trosch - District Court Judge, 26th Judicial District, Mecklenburg CountyJodi Hall - Clinical Assistant Professor of Social Work and Director of Master of Social Work Field Education, North Carolina State University Mecklenburg County Department of Social Services Charlotte Observer: Secret study: Mecklenburg County's child welfare division broken, in turmoil

Last month the Charlotte Observer, in conjunction with Q City Metro, published an article outlining the findings of a report that was supposed to be secret. It was a report commissioned with taxpayer dollars that was aimed at exploring the management structure and efficiency of the Department of Social Services in Mecklenburg County. Some of the findings were alarming but other issues are in play. How can such studies be secret? Who may have leaked the information and, most importantly, what is the state of the county’s social services department. We’ll meet with an author of the article as well as experts who can help us understand the challenge of protecting children in need.GuestsFred Clasen-Kelly - Charlotte Observer staff writer and Co-Author of an article on the studyBrett Loftis - Executive Director, Council for Children's RightsJudge Lou Trosch - District Court Judge, 26th Judicial District, Mecklenburg CountyJodi Hall - Clinical Assistant Professor of Social Work and Director of Master of Social Work Field Education, North Carolina State University Mecklenburg County Department of Social Services Charlotte Observer: Secret study: Mecklenburg County's child welfare division broken, in turmoil

There is a storied part of Southern Culture that some revere and others ridicule: debutante society. The holiday season is also one of debutante balls where young women of the upper crust make their debut as legitimate members of grown-up society. The practice dates back to earlier times and - despite the changes wrought by modern times - continues. A closer look at why debutante society was important in the past and why it continues when Charlotte Talks.GuestsDr Cynthia Lewis - Professor of English at Davidson CollegeMary Holt - Davidson College Senior and a debutanteSara Freeman - Davidson College Senior and a debutante