A renowned cultural psychologist, anthropologist of religion, and New York Times op-ed author, Tanya M. Luhrmann of Stanford University visited CURA on February 12 to present the third annual Peter L. Berger Lecture in the Sociology and Anthropology of Religion. The event is sponsored by the School of Theology, the Departments of Sociology and Anthropology, […]
On January 31, Bob Hefner, CURA Director, and Bernie Ardeney-Risakotta, CURA Visiting Scholar, traveled to Georgetown University to launch the first in a series of workshops and conferences to take place over the next three years on “Religion and Public Policy in Southeast Asia.” The program is funded by the Luce Foundation; the portion under […]
On January 30, Daniel Philpott, Professor of Political Science and Peace Studies at Notre Dame University’s Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, spoke to a packed seminar audience on “Reconciliation in Politics: How Religion is Reshaping the Global Conversation about Justice. ” The presentation was lively, touching on issues raised in Dan’s much-acclaimed 2012 book, […]
On December 14, 2013, Marthen Tahun, Zainal Abidin Bagir, and Bob Hefner presented a paper on Islam, Christianity, and Religious Freedom in Indonesia. The presentation was part of Georgetown University’s international conference on religious freedom, under the direction of Dr. Thomas Farr and Dr. Timothy S. Shah. Participants from the conference had the pleasure of […]
On December 6 James Hoesterey, Assistant Professor in the department of religious studies at Emory University, visited CURA and gave a fascinating talk on ‘Shaming the State: Subjectivity and Islamic Ethics in Indonesia’s Playboy Debate’.
Carol Ferrara in front of the Mosquee de Paris, November 8, 2013. In cooperation with CURA and the Kroc Institute for International Peace at Notre Dame, Carol is conducting dissertation research on Muslim education and citizenship in France, with special attention to Muslim, Catholic, and laique perspectives on the refiguring of citizenship ideals and practice.
On October 17th and 18th Professor Peter Berger hosted a conference at CURA on Religious Puralism: Formulas of Peace. The conference brought together experts on religion and politics from North America and Europe to discuss examples of religious pluralism throughout history in the different regions of the world. Topics of talks included the Errors of […]
On Wednesday, October 16, Professor Carrie Rosefsky Wickham, Department of Political Science, Emory University addressed a packed seminar room on the topic of her celebrated new book, The Muslim Brotherhood: Evolution of an Islamist Movement. Professor Rosefsky Wickham is one of the world’s leading experts on the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood.
On Thursday, October 10 Professor Michael Lambek of the University of Toronto presented the first lecture in the CURA-Luce Lecture series on ‘Religion, Culture, and Ethics’. Professor Lambek spoke on the ‘Immanence of Ethics’. You can find Professor Lambek’s summary of his talk here.
Last week Indonesian Fulbright scholars visited CURA to meet with Dr. and Professor Adeney-Risakotta. You can find information on the Visiting Scholars at CURA this year here.