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A conference exploring social justice and the church Environmental issues—immediate issues such as land use, mining, and access to water, and long term issues such as climate change—have been major sources of conflict in Latin America in recent years. What role has religion played in these conflicts? Have religious beliefs inspired or supported environmental efforts? Have church institutions…
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Convenings by diplomats and religious studies experts The Transatlantic Policy Network on Religion and Diplomacy (TPNRD) at Georgetown University unites religious studies scholars and foreign affairs officials from Europe and North America to inform diplomatic engagement in global religious affairs. The TPNRD’s main events include public, educational conversations and biannual meetings of diplomats hosted by…
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Research, poetry, and journalism on religion and current affairs On June 8 and June 9, 2019, the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting held its third annual “Beyond Religion” conference. Over 200 educators, policymakers, activists, and journalists assembled at the National Press Club in Washington, DC to discuss the latest ideas, projects, and developments in the…
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Highlighting the interplay of religion, ecology, and sustainability Building on the success of Everyday Religion and Sustainable Environments in the Himalaya (ERSEH), the Sacred Himalaya Initiative: Sacred Landscapes and Sustainable Futures explored links between religious beliefs and environmental sustainability. The India China Institute (ICI) at the New School in New York worked with a team of…
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A multiyear initiative focused on the impact of religion on environmental protection and policies The Himalayas are sacred to at least five Asian religions—Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, and the Indigenous Bon tradition of Tibet. Yet this list barely skims the surface. Given the rich diversity of traditions and practices within the region, scholars at the India China…
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A conference addressing the US failure to ratify the UNCRC The United States government has historically shown resistance to ratifying United Nations (UN) treaties aimed at solving humanity’s most pressing issues. In a conference focused on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), Emory University asked why the United States would oppose…
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A conference on how state surveillance and policing affect gender dynamics Gender is how we define ourselves, how we communicate, and how we interact with each other as sexual beings. Sexuality involves the physical, embodied dimension of who we are. There are countless ways of living and expressing sexuality given the complexity and diversity of…
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A dialogue between Emma Green and David P. Gushee Donald Trump’s Electoral College victory in the 2016 presidential election exposed fundamental flaws in the way the media covered major social and political issues. When it came to issues such as racism, gender and sexual violence, migration and citizenship, and poverty, mainstream media outlets amplified the…
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A conference on findings from the study on religious authority in the Islamic World The Baker Institute’s New Guardians of Religion report led by A. Kadir Yildirim provides a comprehensive account of how the citizens of twelve countries in the Middle East perceive major religious figures. In March 2019, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace…
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A set of international symposia and schools on religious pluralism, education and political liberties What would be the appropriate response to the rise of rigorist strands of Islamic thought in recent years? In 2018, the international association Reset Dialogues on Civilizations aimed to answer this question by launching the Reset Seminars on Pluralism in North…
