New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the nation’s most prominent Catholic prelate, will deliver the closing blessing to the Republican National Convention in Florida. It is seen as a huge coup for Mitt Romney, the party’s presumptive nominee, but the move has also prompted a sharp debate within the church over the increasingly close ties between leading bishops and the GOP. Read more on Religion News.
This symposium will critically examine the intersections of religion and public life, while deepening academic understanding of religious and political institutions in the United States. Speakers include:
U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Delaware)
Dr. Randall Balmer, Author, “God in the White House”
Dr. Randy Styers, Professor, UNC
Rev. Stephen Lewis, President, The Fund for Theological Education
Rev. George Reed, Executive Director, NC Council of Churches
Dr. Jason Bivins, Chair of Religion and Philosophy Dept. NCSU
Eric Sapp, Eleison Group
Dr. John Senior, Wake Forest University
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Co-sponsored by Duke Divinity School
September 24-25, 2012
Von Canon A, Bryan Center, Duke University
The Kenan Institute for Ethics announces the formation of a new initiative examining aspects of religion in public life. Spearheaded by Kenan Senior Fellow and Professor of Religion Ebrahim Moosa and Kenan Senior Fellow and Associate Professor of Theological Ethics at Duke Divinity School Luke Bretherton, the research focus of the Religions & Public Life will be the intersection of religious authority and law in the global public sphere. How can a truly civic space like that imagined by Jürgen Habermas come to be given the rich religious legal traditions that have always shaped the public sphere?
The Institute welcomes students to campus with an open house from 3pm to 5pm on Friday, August 31st. Come join us for cupcakes and conversation as we gear up for the new year! The event will be held in Room 101 in the West Duke Building, across the hall from the main office of the Kenan Institute for Ethics.
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