Next Thursday, November 10, the the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, the SSRC, and a range of other institutions will co-present a public event, "Paradigms for Peacebuilding: The Need for New Thinking," in New York City.
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Is there a global ethic?
by Jessica PolebaumIt snowed on Saturday throughout the American Northeast. Six weeks ahead of the official start of winter, it snowed on the hundreds of protesters camped out in lower Manhattan who have, for the past month and a half, given voice to growing popular anger over the state of our economic system.
November 4, 2011
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Politics of Faith—The Role of Religion in Divided Societies
by Wei ZhuAmerica Abroad, the award-winning documentary radio program, has released a new documentary, "The Politics of Faith---The Role of Religion in Divided Societies." Drawing from interviews with locals and experts, the documentary examines the religious undercurrents that are sharpening societal divides, from Egypt to China, from Russia to Malaysia.
November 8, 2011
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Gary Shteyngart: Rewiring the Real, at Columbia University
by Charles GelmanTomorrow evening, at Columbia University's Rennert Hall, Kraft Center for Jewish Life, author Gary Shteyngart will engage in a conversation with McKenzie Wark, professor of media and cultural studies at The New School, as part of Rewiring the Real, a yearlong series of conversations with writers about the interplay of literature, technology and religion, organized by Columbia's Institute for Religion, Culture, and Public Life.
November 9, 2011
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Trending atheism
by Amanda KaplanNona Willis Aronowitz at GOOD Magazine asks what changes might occur when "1 in 4 millennials don't identify with any religion."
November 10, 2011
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Frequencies reaches 50th entry
by Emily FloydYesterday marked the fiftieth entry in Frequencies.
November 10, 2011
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Catholic bishops take aim at White House
by Wei ZhuOn Monday, November 14th, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) met in Baltimore to begin day 1 of its national meeting in the wake of increasing tensions between the USCCB and the White House over a range of issues.
November 16, 2011
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NDSP: December 1 deadline for Letters of Intent
by Taline CoxThe deadline for submitting Letters of Intent to New Directions in the Study of Prayer (NDSP), a new project and grants program of the SSRC, is almost here! Applicants must submit Letters of Intent and supporting materials to religion@ssrc.org no later than 5:00PM EST on December 1, 2011.
November 16, 2011
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Religion and political liberalism
by Wei ZhuJason Brennan (Assistant Professor of Business and Philosophy at Georgetown), and Kevin Vallier (Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Bowling Green) debate the proper place of religion within liberal democracies and liberal political theory.
November 22, 2011
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Frequencies 51/100 – 60/100
by Emily FloydToday marks the sixtieth entry in Frequencies.
November 23, 2011