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CURA Relaunch
This fall we welcome new Director Tim Longman. Bob Hefner remains as a Faculty Associate and part of our Strategic Read more
On the Passing of Peter L. Berger
Click here for our notice on the passing of Peter. Read more
Call for Proposals for New CURA Colloquium
Call for Proposals for New CURA Colloquium 2017-18 Theme: “Religion and Social Engagement” Boston University’s Institute for Culture, Religion, and Read more
Love Stories: Youth Aspirations & the New Ethics of Intimacy
Just in time for Valentine's Day! We are proud to announce a new collection of working papers supported by the Read more
Homosexuality and Humanitarianism: The case of Rick Warren in Africa
Check out our latest paper in the ongoing Luce Foundation funded series, “Working Papers on Key Issues in Religion and Read more
Normativity and Social Criticism in the Study of Religion
The working papers are flooding in as we finish up our grant with the Henry R. Luce Foundation. Our latest Read more
Working Paper: How Morality Looks from a God’s Eye Point of View
Check out our latest paper in the ongoing Luce Foundation funded series, "Working Papers on Key Issues in Religion Read more
Hefner Named to Indonesia-U.S. Council on Religion and Pluralism
Bob Hefner has been named to the executive board of the newly-formed Indonesia-US Council on Religion and Pluralism. Click here Read more
Interview: Santoso’s Death and the Future of ISIS in Indonesia
CURA Director Robert W. Hefner was interviewed on July 19th on live television on Singapore's Channel News Asia. The program, Read more
Catholics, Muslims and secularists in Quebec: Citizenships in tension in the aftermath of the Quiet Revolution
A two year project between the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies and CURA has resulted in a series of Read more