A working group on "international relations and religion," convened by Michael Desch and Daniel Philpott, recently released released a detailed report.
New report on religion and international relations
politics
Religious freedom and the Constitution
Dennis J. Goldford was recently interviewed by Religion Dispatches Magazine about his new book The Constitution of Religious Freedom: God, Politics,…
President Carter calls upon the Catholic Church to ordain women as priests
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter calls upon the Catholic Church to ordain women as priests as part of an interview…
The anatomy of a public square movement
Sociologist (and longtime TIF contributor) Nilüfer Göle assesses the emerging opposition movement in Turkey at Today's Zaman.
Occupy Gezi, beyond the religious-secular cleavage
The protests in Turkey started on May 27 with a modest resistance movement against the destruction of Istanbul’s Gezi Park…
New journal: Critical Research on Religion
Sage Publishers has announced the launch of Critical Research on Religion.
Voting for an atheist?
In a recent article, Religion News Service discusses a Gallup poll survey, in which a majority of Americans said they…
Live online panel on Egypt elections
This Friday, June 15, The Duke Islamic Studies Center's Transcultural Islam Project is co-hosting a panel discussion on the upcoming Egyptian run-off…
Multiculturalism in Europe
After the rise of multicultural policies in the 1980s and 1990s, the winds have shifted in Europe. Terrorist attacks in…
Religion and civic engagement in Europe
British think tank Demos has recently released a new report, written by Jonathan Birdwell and Mark Littler, entitled "Faithful Citizens." The…