Judith Wolfe, a philosopher and theologian shaped by Christian, Jewish, and European traditions, explores how eschatology—our vision of the world’s end—shapes the way we live in the present.
“We have to take seriously the claim that we do not yet live in the world as it will be, and as we will be, and that we have to live towards an eschaton, a presence of God in the world, which is not only not yet apparent, but is not even comprehensible to us. So how do we live authentically in this life?”
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Judith Wolfe, Professor of Philosophical Theology, University of St Andrews, Scotland.
Sufi scholar Suheyl Umar explores the depths of the human self as a triune being—body, personality, and the infinite center. Drawing from the wisdom of multiple traditions, Umar invites us to recover what he calls the “hidden self,” a divine reservoir of being that is never exhausted and radiates consciousness and bliss. For Umar, the spiritual journey is not about altered states of consciousness, but altered states of character—becoming more loving, compassionate, and aware of the divine reality closer to us than our own jugular vein.
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Muhammad Suheyl Umar, Former Director of the Iqbal Academy Pakistan, and leading Sufi scholar.
Raised in an Orthodox Jewish household, Hartman loved Judaism—and yet was told, again and again, that there was no place for her joy in prayer, her voice, or her leadership as a woman. Rather than leave Orthodoxy, she dared to stay and create something new. This film traces her spiritual resilience: from painful exclusion in childhood prayer, to launching a feminist synagogue, to founding a university where marginalized communities—Arab, Orthodox Jewish, secular, Druze—can learn together with dignity. For Hartman, the question is not whether God speaks, but whether we live with enough integrity and love to listen and act.
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Tova Hartman, Dean of Humanities at Ono Academic College, Israel.
A scholar of staggering breadth, Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl speaks about the collapse of Islamic civilization and the urgent need to reclaim its soul through beauty, creativity, and mercy. From colonial trauma to fundamentalist repression, he traces the forces that stifled pluralism in Islam—and the cost of abandoning the search for meaning. He teaches that the Qur’an is a living, evolving revelation.
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Khaled Abou el Fadl, Omar and Azmeralda Alfi Distinguished Professor of Law at UCLA
George Kordis is one of the world’s most influential Eastern Orthodox iconographers. In this cinematic portrait, Kordis invites us into the sacred language of icons—not as static representations of the past, but as presences that bring Paradise into the here and now. Drawing on deep theological study, he shows how every curve, every line, is a kind of liturgical dance—an act of love and freedom in service to God. For Kordis, to paint is to write theology with the body.
In this deeply moving portrait, Rabbi Dr. Alon Goshen-Gottstein reflects on a vision of friendship that endures across the fractures of religion, politics, and identity. Drawing on decades of interfaith dialogue, Alon explores how genuine spiritual friendship dissolves fear and “otherness,” opening a space where Jews, Christians, Muslims, Hindus, and all seekers can recognize the reality of God in one another.
Alon’s conversation partners include: