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March 25, 2008 - Special One-Day Symposium
This is a three-part symposium on the role of religion in an open society, made possible by the generous support of the Henry Luce Foundation.
Meetings
Religion and Open Society Symposium - Session III
Related Project: Religion and Open Society Symposium
| Presider: | Peter Steinfels, Co-Director, Fordham Center on Religion and Culture |
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| Speakers: | Lawrence Harrison, Director, Cultural Change Institute and Lecturer, The Fletcher School, Tufts University |
| Timur Kuran, Professor of Economics and Political Science, and Gorter Family Professor in Islam, Duke University | |
| Robert Woodberry, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Texas at Austin |
12:45 - 2:00 p.m. Meeting
Transcript: Religion and the Open Society Symposium: Session Three: Religion, Innovation And Economic Progress [Rush Transcript; Federal News Service]
Audio: Religion and the Open Society Symposium: Session Three: Religion, Innovation, and Economic Progress (Audio)
Video: Religion and the Open Society Symposium: Session Three: Religion, Innovation, and Economic Progress (Video)
This meeting is on the record.
Religion and Open Society Symposium - Session I
Related Project: Religion and Open Society Symposium
| Presider: | George E. Rupp, President, International Rescue Committee |
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| Speakers: | Peter L. Berger, Professor Emeritus of Religion, Sociology and Theology, and Director of The Institute on Culture, Religion, and World Affairs, Boston University |
| Mustafa Akyol, Deputy Editor, Turkish Daily News | |
| Dalia Mogahed, Senior Analyst and Executive Director, The Center for Muslim Studies, The Gallup Organization |
9:00 to 10:15 a.m. Meeting
Transcript: Religion and the Open Society Symposium: Session One: Religion, Pluralism, and Freedom of Inquiry [Rush Transcript; Federal News Service]
Audio: Religion and the Open Society Symposium: Session One: Religion, Pluralism, and Freedom of Inquiry (Audio)
Video: Religion and the Open Society Symposium: Session One: Religion, Pluralism, and Freedom of Inquiry (Video)
This meeting is on the record.
Religion and Open Society Symposium - Session II
Related Project: Religion and Open Society Symposium
| Presider: | Walter Russell Mead, Henry A. Kissinger Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy, Council on Foreign Relations |
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| Speakers: | Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im, Charles Howard Candler Professor of Law, Emory University Law School |
| Noah Feldman, Adjunct Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations | |
| Philip Hamburger, Maurice and Hilda Friedman Professor of Law, Columbia University Law School |
10:30 to 11:45 a.m. Meeting
Transcript: Religion and the Open Society Symposium: Session Two: Religion-State Relations [Rush Transcript; Federal News Service]
Audio: Religion and the Open Society Symposium: Session Two: Religion-State Relations (Audio)
Video: Religion and the Open Society Symposium: Session Two: Religion-State Relations (Video)
This meeting is on the record.
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Geoeconomic Studies, Deputy Director of Studies, and Paul A. Volcker Senior
Fellow for International Economics
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