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FORA.tv Speaker - Alan Jones

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Biography

Alan Jones, Ph.D., has been dean of Grace Cathedral in San Francisco since 1985.

Jones was formerly the director of the Center for Christian Spirituality and Stephen F. Bayne Professor of Ascetical Theology at General Theological Seminary in New York City. Born and educated in England, Jones was also on the staff of Trinity Institute of Wall Street's Trinity Church. He became a citizen of the United States in 1975.

Jones is the author of several books, most notably, Soul Making, The Desert Way of Spirituality, Passion for Pilgrimage and most recently, The Soul's Journey: Exploring the Three Passages of the Spiritual Life with Dante as a Guide. He is widely known as a gifted preacher and travels throughout the world preaching, lecturing, and leading retreats.

26 Programs

Dustin Lance Black: Screenwriter of 'Milk'

12.14.08 | 00:51:45 min | 12,999 views | 5 comments

Dinesh D'Souza: What's So Great About Christianity

12.07.08 | 00:55:03 min | 14,700 views | 25 comments

Firoozeh Dumas: Laughing Without An Accent

11.23.08 | 00:54:37 min | 16,560 views | 2 comments

Geoffrey Nunberg: Talking Right

11.16.08 | 00:56:26 min | 1,369 views | 0 comments

Elisabeth Semel: The Death Penalty Clinic

11.02.08 | 00:56:18 min | 2,565 views | 1 comment

David Talbot: Author and Founder of Salon.com

10.12.08 | 00:57:00 min | 3,859 views | 7 comments

Peter J. Gomes: The Scandalous Gospel of Jesus

06.15.08 | 00:58:24 min | 13,914 views | 2 comments

Kate Moses on Mothers Who Think

06.08.08 | 00:57:52 min | 1,712 views | 0 comments

General John Abizaid: The State of Iraq

06.01.08 | 00:59:55 min | 2,361 views | 2 comments

Carey Perloff on Controversial Modern Theater

05.25.08 | 00:58:27 min | 1,137 views | 0 comments

The Open Road with Pico Iyer

04.20.08 | 00:57:54 min | 2,432 views | 1 comment

Dr. Kathleen Frydl: Echoes of the 60s

03.30.08 | 00:54:14 min | 2,374 views | 0 comments

Alexander Shaia: Beyond the Biography of Jesus

03.09.08 | 00:58:32 min | 14,370 views | 3 comments

Brother Guy Consolmagno: God's Mechanics

03.02.08 | 00:54:34 min | 19,056 views | 13 comments

Karen Armstrong in Conversation with Alan Jones

02.27.08 | 00:32:13 min | 36,124 views | 11 comments

Willie Brown in Conversation

02.24.08 | 00:59:39 min | 1,550 views | 0 comments

Lillian Rubin: The Truth About Aging

12.16.07 | 00:56:41 min | 13,417 views | 1 comment

Fritjof Capra: The Science of Leonardo

11.18.07 | 00:55:08 min | 19,112 views | 4 comments

Kevin Padian: Investigating Evolution

11.04.07 | 00:55:31 min | 19,958 views | 4 comments

The African View of Morality and Social Justice

10.21.07 | 00:56:09 min | 2,089 views | 0 comments

Garry Wills: Head and Heart

10.15.07 | 01:06:46 min | 7,245 views | 0 comments

Jane Goodall: Blessing the Animals

10.07.07 | 00:44:08 min | 9,485 views | 1 comment

Episcopal Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori

09.30.07 | 00:58:12 min | 1,948 views | 0 comments

Not for Sale

02.11.07 | 00:56:15 min | 3,043 views | 0 comments

Thus Saith the Lord

01.28.07 | 00:58:20 min | 2,322 views | 2 comments

Madeline Levine

01.14.07 | 00:54:53 min | 5,371 views | 0 comments