Religion in American Politics and Society: A Model for Other Countries?

March 1, 2011
9:00 a.m. - 2:45 p.m. EST
Location: Copley Hall Copley Formal Lounge Map

Is the dominant American approach to religion, society, and the state worthy of emulation in other countries? The question is not only academic but also has policy implications both for the American future and for U.S. efforts to promote religious freedom and democracy worldwide. It intersects with global controversies about international norms, national self-determination, proselytism, and the rights of religious communities. Georgetown University brought together leading scholars and practitioners to discuss these issues. Three panels examined these questions from the perspective of Judaism, Islam, and Christianity, respectively. Archbishop Charles Chaput of Denver delivered a lunchtime keynote address. 

The symposium was sponsored by Georgetown's Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs and School of Foreign Service and made possible through the generous support of the Henry Luce Foundation.

SCHEDULE

Welcome | Thomas F. Farr

The Jewish Experience | Marshall J. Breger, Randi L. Rashkover, Rabbi David Saperstein, Katherine Marshall (moderator)

The Muslim Experience | Ed Husain, Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, Asma Uddin, Thomas Banchoff (moderator)

Lunch and Keynote Address | Archbishop Charles Chaput

The Christian Experience | Jerry Rankin, Jim Wallis, John Witte, Jr.

related | Archbishop Chaput's Keynote Address

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Report March 1, 2011

Report of the Georgetown Symposium on Religion in American Public Life

Is the dominant American approach to religion, society, and the state worthy of emulation in other countries? This report summarizes a March 2011 symposium which examined the policy implications both for the American future and for U.S. efforts to promote religious freedom and democracy worldwide.
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