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Religion and Secularity 2012 : RELIGION AND CIVIL SOCIETY : THE CHANGING FACES OF “RELIGION” AND “SECULARITY”.

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When Jun 7, 2012 - Jun 8, 2012
Where Harvard University
Submission Deadline TBD
Categories    religion   monotheism   violence   identity
 

Call For Papers

RELIGION AND CIVIL SOCIETY: THE CHANGING FACES OF “RELIGION” AND “SECULARITY”. An international conference convened by the Culture and Society Institute of the University of Navarra and to be held at Harvard University Law School

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
Mary Ann Glendon (Harvard University)
Rafael Alvira (Universidad de Navarra)
Carmelo Vigna (Università Ca Foscari de Venezia)
Allen Hertzke (University of Oklahoma)
Jan Bethke Elstain (University of Chicago)
Robert Royal (Institute for Faith & Reason, Washington, D.C.)
Russell Hittinger (University of Tulsa)

PROGRAM

7th June
9:00 Speaker 1, Mary Ann Glendon (Harvard University)
10:00 Speaker 2, Rafael Alvira (University of Navarra) "Parenthood in God and the Civil Society"
11:00 Speaker 3, Carmelo Vigna (Università Ca Foscari de Venezia) "Religious civilization and civil religion in a multicultural world"
Discussion

13:00 Lunch

14:00 Workshop I: Religious Freedom in Contemporary Juridical Context
Chair: Francisca Pérez Madrid (Universidad de Barcelona)
4 Workshop Speakers

16:00 Workshop II: Medieval Political Theology: Theory & Practice.
Chair: Jaume Aurell (University of Navarra)
4 Workshop Speakers

18:00 Dinner

19:30 Speaker 4: Robert Royal (Institute for Faith & Reason, Washington, D.C.)

8th June

9:00 Speaker 5, Allen Hertzke (University of Oklahoma) - "Defending Civil Society: Religious Advocacy in American National Politics"
10:00 Speaker 6, Jean Bethke Elstain (University of Chicago)
11:00 Speaker 7, Russell Hittinger (University of Tulsa) "The Theologico-Political Problem Today"
Discussion

13:00 Lunch

14:00 Workshop III: The Media and the Process of Secularization of Society
Chair: Mercedes Montero & Mónica Codina (University of Navarra)
4 Workshop Speakers

16:00 Workshop IV: Liberalism, Capitalism & Religion
Chair: Raquel Lázaro (University of Navarra)
4 Workshop Speakers

18:00 Workshop V: Monotheism & Violence
Chair: Alejandra Vanney (Austral University of Buenos Aires)
4 Workshop Speakers

20:00 Dinner

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