FACULTY LEADER
Thomas Banchoff
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
November 2008Religious Pluralism, Globalization, and World Politics
June 2007
Democracy and the New Religious Pluralism
March 2007
Report of the Symposium on Evangelicals and Foreign Policy
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RELATED EVENTS
December 14, 2009The Role of Religion in the Public Square of a Pluralist Democracy
November 30, 2009
Islamopedia: Mapping Islamic Thinking Online
November 17, 2009
Islam and Liberal Democracy: How Tradition Matters
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Religious Pluralism in World AffairsUnprecedented dialogue and engagement across religious communities is one of the hallmarks of the contemporary era. Through scholarship, seminars, and outreach, the Center promotes knowledge of diverse religious traditions and promotes dialogue and action in the face of pressing global policy challenges. |
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RELATED PROJECTS
Religion in China and the United StatesChina and the United States are leading global powers with very different constellations of religion, society, and politics. Knowledge of those differences, their origins, and their contemporary implications, remains weak in both countries. The Religion in China and the US Project seeks to promote dialogue, improve understanding, and inform better policy. Its research and outreach activities do not obscure sharp differences between both countries, for example on the issue of religious freedom. The project is premised on the view that a deeper grasp of both differences and commonalities is a crucial way forward.
Buddhism and Science Lecture Series
Recent decades have seen the dramatic proliferation of studies of the physiological effects of Buddhist meditation, dialogues between leaders of the Buddhist and scientific communities on topics ranging from cosmology to cognition, and other signs of widespread interest in the connections between Buddhism and science. This lecture series, co-sponsored by the Theology Department and the Berkley Center during the 2008/09 academic year, provided a variety of perspectives on the intricate embrace of Buddhism and science -- its historical development, present situation, and future prospects.
The Berkley Center Lectures
The Berkley Center Lectures bring global thought leaders to campus for presentations on cutting-edge topics at the intersection of religion, culture and politics. The formal program is flanked by informal interaction with faculty and students. In April 2007 the Center sponsored satellite conversations with Tariq Ramadan, the Muslim reformer then barred from entry to the United States, on the topic was "Islam in the West." The October 2008 lectures featured the philosopher Charles Taylor under the heading "Narratives of Secularity." In October 2009, Hans Joas of the University of Chicago will present on "Universal Human Rights: A New Genealogy."
