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January 11, 2012

Shall the Religious Inherit the Earth? Demography and Politics in the Twenty-First Century

Dr. Eric Kaufmann discussed his new new book Shall the Religious Inherit the Earth: Demography and Politics in the Twenty-First Century. Based on demographic research focused on immigration, multiculturalism, and the inheritance of religious belief, the author explored the effects of the rise of religious...

January 5, 2012

Women's Religious Peacebuilding Symposium

By invitation only. Please contact Claudia Zambra at claudia.zambra@wfdd.us with any questions.

The Berkley Center, the United States Institute for Peace (USIP) and the World Faiths Development Dialogue will host a second symposium on women's religious peacemaking at USIP headquarters in...

December 6, 2011

The Bishops' Letter "Economic Justice For All": Twenty-Five Years Later

In November 1986, in the midst of an economic expansion, the Bishops of the United States published a pastoral letter on Catholic Social Teaching and its policy implications. They gave it the title “Economic Justice for All.” A quarter century later, the economy is stagnating, the Tea Party and Occupy Wall St. have...

November 30, 2011

November President's Challenge Roundtable: Reflections on Thanksgiving

The November roundtable reflection discussed the theme of "Thanksgiving," in both our lives and our experiences on the Hilltop. This evening reflection was facilitated by Rev. Bryant Oskvig, the Director of the Protestant Chaplaincy in the Office of Campus Ministry. There were also presentations by the Student...

November 17, 2011

What's So Special About Religious Freedom?

Religious freedom has been called America’s “first freedom.” But does it warrant such a special status? What, if anything, distinguishes religious freedom from other protected rights like the freedom of speech or assembly? Is religious freedom a right that stands on its own, or is it a subset of a broader freedom of...

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