{"id":1316,"date":"2011-01-13T12:33:44","date_gmt":"2011-01-13T17:33:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cura\/?page_id=1316"},"modified":"2024-06-12T22:00:02","modified_gmt":"2024-06-13T02:00:02","slug":"annual-summer-seminar","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cura\/annual-summer-seminar\/","title":{"rendered":"Annual Summer Seminar"},"content":{"rendered":"

2010: Globalizing Religions: Conflict or Conflict Resolution?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Institute on Culture, Religion, and World Affairs (CURA) at Boston University conducted an annual summer seminar.\u00a0It was organized by the well-known sociologist of religion Peter L. Berger, and\u00a0co-sponsored with the School of Theology of Boston University, under the guidance of Dean John Berthrong.\u00a0 The seminar was generously funded by the Henry Luce Foundation\u2019s Henry R. Initiative on Religion and International Affairs.<\/p>\n

The program was an intensive two-week seminar on special topics in religion and world affairs.\u00a0 The 2010 program was the last program funded. It ran June 13-25, 2010,\u00a0and\u00a0it\u00a0examined the world\u2019s major religious traditions, in each case asking the following questions: How has each tradition globalized?\u00a0 Has it contributed to conflict or conflict resolution?<\/strong> The seminar was designed for professional residents of the United States, with some coming from abroad, who were concerned with the international role of religion in politics, economics and social change.\u00a0 Those particularly encouraged to apply were journalists, policy analysts (in or out of government), and educators.<\/p>\n

The program was taught by a combination of faculty from Boston University and other universities, as well as by active or former members of the foreign policy community.<\/p>\n

CURA\u00a0provided housing and meals for all participants.\u00a0 Travel fellowships were available on a competitive basis.<\/p>\n

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Past seminars’ schedules:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n