Saad Eddin Ibrahim, the Egyptian-American sociologist and human rights activist, cannot return to his home in Egypt, for fear of…
events
Upcoming events featured at here & there will be collected below.
Michael Warner on “Sex & secularity”
In conjunction with the one year anniversary of our launch, The Immanent Frame is cosponsoring a panel discussion this coming…
humanitarianism • activism • media • religion
A public panel and media project, cosponsored by the SSRC and the Institute for Religion, Culture, and Public Life at…
Rethinking secularism
Rethinking Secularism: Refining the Concepts of “Public Religions,” “Principled Distance” and the “Twin Tolerations”. A public roundtable at Columbia University,…
Immigration and Religion in America
Come celebrate the publication of Immigration and Religion in America: Comparative and Historical Perspectives.
What is enchantment?
Earlier this week, Charles Taylor was presented with the Kyoto Prize, often referred to as the "Japanese Nobel." Next week,…
The Religious-Secular Divide: The US Case
A Social Research Conference at The New School, March 5th and 6th, 2009.
Bampton Lectures in America: Irving Weissman
The Bampton Lectures in America, held at Columbia University from January 21 - January 29, 2009, will be delivered by…
Candor or respect?
At Columbia Law School on February 26th, there will be a one-day conference entitled "Candor or Respect? Talking about the…
World religions and the norms of war
The United Nations University is hosting an event in New York on February 19th and another Washington, D.C. on February…