Technology, Faith, & Human Shortcomings | Billy Graham’s 1998 TED Talk

About this episode

Cissie Graham Lynch reflects on her grandfather Billy Graham's historic TED Talk in 1998, discussing the intersection of technology and faith.

As I was surrounded by all things Christmas this week (as I’m sure many of us are!), I was reminded of a letter my grandfather, Daddy Bill, wrote to me in February of 1998. In the letter he wished me a Happy Valentine’s Day, and then mentioned that he was going to be speaking at the TED Conference in California, addressing that day’s leaders in technology, design, and entertainment. He was the first religious leader to ever be invited to give a TED Talk. Technology looks vastly differe...

People in this episode

Host: Cissie Graham Lynch

Topics covered

• technology
• faith
• human shortcomings
• Christmas
• leadership
• design
• entertainment

Keywords

• Billy Graham
• TED Talk
• technology
• faith
• Christmas
• leadership
• 1998

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: TED Conference

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