The University of Notre Dame's Science of Generosity Initiative has announced a new dissertation fellowship to support research on the science of generosity. Five fellowships of $25,000 each will be awarded for the 2011 - 2012 academic year. Applications are currently being accepted and must be postmarked no later than March 28, 2011. Along with faculty scholars, recipients will present their research at a Science of Generosity conference at the close of the award period.
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The cross and the cheeseheads
by John D. BoyWhere do Christians stand with regard to Wisconsin's euphemistically named "budget repair bill"? That's a question stirring up some debate around the blogosphere. A brief roundup.
February 28, 2011
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When democracy alone is not enough
by Charles GelmanAt Patheos, philosopher Roger Gottlieb discusses why "spirituality" is a necessary supplement to democracy.
March 1, 2011
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El poder de la religión
by Jessica PolebaumEl poder de la religión en la esfera pública, the Spanish language edition of The Power of Religion in the Public Sphere, will be released late this month by Trotta Editorial.
March 2, 2011
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Supreme Court decides in favor of Westboro Baptist Church
by Sam HanWhile acknowledging their negative effects on public political discourse, the Supreme Court of the United States has ruled, in an almost unanimous decision, that the First Amendment protects the wildly controversial Westboro Baptist Church in their funeral protests, confirming the decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit in Richmond.
March 2, 2011
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Missed signals
by Jessica PolebaumAt Muftah, Elizabeth Shakman Hurd reflects on how American observers may have overlooked the potential for political uprising, and eventual revolution, in Egypt.
March 2, 2011
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Race and Christian identity
by John D. BoyReligion News Service reports that a new book about Christian identity is inadvertently tapping into the U.S.'s racial history.
March 3, 2011
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History as a critical endeavor
by John D. BoyA new journal, History of the Present: A Journal of Critical History, edited by Joan Wallach Scott, among others.
March 7, 2011
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A review of Paul Cliteur’s The Secular Outlook
by Charles GelmanJ. Caleb Clanton reviews Paul Cliteur's The Secular Outlook, which aims "to show how religious believers and unbelievers can live peacefully together and what principles the state should try to stimulate in its citizenry to achieve social harmony and social cohesion."
March 7, 2011
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A review of Varieties of Secularism in a Secular Age
by Charles GelmanAbraham Rubin reviews Varieties of Secularism in a Secular Age at the blog of the Center for Jewish Law and Contemporary Civilization, Cardozo School of Law.
March 8, 2011