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April 29, 2010

Jose Casanova on the Immanent Frame

The Immanent Frame is featuring Jose Casanova's keynote address at the Center's recent symposium on Proselytism and Religious Freedom in the 21st Century.

April 28, 2010

Katherine Marshall on the <em>Huffington Post</em>: "From Fes with Love: Bridging Cultural Divides with Music, Art, and Dialogue"

At sundown, the barn swallows twirl in loping circles around the ancient walls of Fes, darting in and out of holes in the earthen walls where they build their nests. At the foot of the walls, people gather in the glorious light of early evening, strolling and chatting. It's a peaceful and inspiring scene that evokes the magic of Fes. One of the world's most ancient cities, probably the largest and most authentic living medieval town that still lives today, Fes proudly savors an extraordinary array of culture, crafts, and spiritual gifts. It's past and present in a seamless fabric, religious and profane, west and east.

April 25, 2010

Katherine Marshall Blogs: Good news on mothers

Perhaps nowhere is the challenge of poverty as stark as in the bald numbers about maternal mortality. In the poorest parts of the world, the risk that a woman will die as a result of pregnancy or childbirth is about one in six; in much of Europe it is one in 30,000...

April 25, 2010

Michael Kessler Blogs: National day of prayer w/ caution

Advocates of religious freedom should be skeptical of Judge Crabb's ruling that the National Day of Prayer is unconstitutional. If you are rightfully concerned about preventing "establishments of religion," attacking this particular statute was not, in my estimation, the one to worry about...

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