Summer 2008 Program
Religion and Democracy
June 15 – 27, 2008
(All sessions will be at the Institute, 10 Lenox Street, Brookline, MA. Sessions will be from 9AM to 4PM, with a lunch break at noon)
Sunday, June 15
5-7 P.M. – Opening reception
Monday, June 16
Peter Berger (Boston University): “Overview: The Global Religious Situation”
Tuesday, June 17 – Wednesday, June 18
Marc Plattner (National Endowment for Democracy): “Overview: Religion and Democracy”
Thursday, June 19 – Friday, June 20
Ali Banuazizi (Boston College): “Islam and Democracy”
Weekend free
Monday, June 23 – Tuesday, June 24
Timothy Shah (Council on Foreign Relations): “Evangelical Protestantism and Democracy”
Wednesday, June 25
Christopher Marsh (Baylor University): “Religion and Democracy in Russia”
Thursday, June 26
Robert Weller (Boston University): “Religion and Democracy in China”
Friday, June 27
General discussion, led by
Berger, Marsh and Weller, ending with lunch