Alfred C. Stepan was a comparative political scientist and Wallace S. Sayre Professor of Government at Columbia University, where he was also director of the Center for the Study of Democracy, Toleration and Religion. After his recent passing, CURA Faculty Associate Jeremy Menchik contributed a piece on his legacy for the Social Science Research Council. […]
Many BU professors and graduate students are speaking at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Religion, November 18-21. Check out the full schedule for the Boston based event. A sample of BU involvement Harvard Religious Literacy Project and American Academy of Religion Theme: FBI and Religion Scholars: Reflecting on the Past 25 Years […]
The memorial for our founding director Peter Berger has been scheduled. Saturday, October 14 11:00am to 12:00pm The Episcopal Church of Our Saviour, Longwood 25 Monmouth Street Brookline, MA 02446 There will be a light reception following the service.
Faculty Associate Professor Nimi Wariboko wrote an opinion piece on politics in Nigeria earlier this month in the Premium Times. Click here to read.
Member of CURA Strategic Planning Committee Noora Lori discusses Migration Innovation Incubators.
On September 29th, 2017, Professor Robert W. Hefner will present the keynote address at the opening of a conference on “A Civil Islam: Prospects and Challenges in the 21st Century,” in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The event is sponsored by the Malaysia-based Islamic Renaissance Front, which was founded in 2009 and describes itself as “an intellectual […]
Amod Lele will present and defend his working paper Disengaged Buddhism at 1:00 on October 6 at CURA. Amod Lele, Senior Educational Technologist, Office of Digital Learning and Innovation Amod Lele is Lecturer in Philosophy, Visiting Researcher in the Centre for the Study of Asia, and Senior Educational Technologist in the Office of Digital Learning […]
This fall we welcome new Director Tim Longman. Bob Hefner remains as a Faculty Associate and part of our Strategic Planning Committee. Tim comes to CURA after a stint as Director of BU’s African Studies Center. He is also Professor in the department of political science. At a party to kick off the year, Tim […]
Click here for our notice on the passing of Peter.
Call for Proposals for New CURA Colloquium 2017-18 Theme: “Religion and Social Engagement” Boston University’s Institute for Culture, Religion, and World Affairs (CURA) invites BU faculty and graduate students to apply to become fellows in a new interdisciplinary colloquium on religion and world affairs that we are launching in the fall in cooperation with the […]