Events > Archive > Spring 2007 Religion and the Public Sphere Breakfast Series
In cooperation with the Interchurch Center, CDTR invited scholars to discuss matters related to religion and the public sphere.
The
Center for the Study of Democracy, Toleration and Religion (CDTR) & The
Interchurch Center in New York present
"Indonesia: Globalization and its Challenges for Islam and Christianity"
A Discussion between:
Rizal Sukma, Ph.D.
Deputy Executive at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS),
Jakarta, Indonesia, and Chair of the International Relations Bureau, Central
Executive Board of Muhammadiyah, Indonesia's second largest Islamic
organization. A Fulbright Scholar, Dr. Sukma is currently an Visiting Professor
at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA).
and
The Reverend Shanta Premawardhana, Ph.D.
Associate General Secretary for Interfaith Relations, NCCC-USA and Director of
the NCC Interfaith Relations Commission, Dr. Premawardhana is recognized for
his leadership in building relationships across social boundaries and for
training people in interfaith dialogue.
Date: Monday, April 23, 2007
Time: 7:45am 9:30am
Location: First Floor Lounge, Interchurch Center, entrance at
120th Street and Claremont Avenue
Breakfast will be served.
The
Center for the Study of Democracy, Toleration and Religion (CDTR) & The
Interchurch Center present
“Democratic Models of State-Religion Relations"
A discussion between
Peter van der Veer
University Professor of University College, Utrecht University; formerly
Professor of Comparative Religion and Director of the Research Centre Religion
and Society at the University of Amsterdam
and
Alfred Stepan
Wallace Sayre Professor of Government, Department of Political Science and
School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University; and Director
of the Center for the Study of Democracy,
Toleration and Religion (CDTR), Columbia University.
Date: Thursday, March 29, 2007
Time: 7:45 9:30am
Location: First Floor Lounge, Interchurch Center, entrance at 120th Street
and Claremont Avenue
In this breakfast session on “Democratic Models of State-Religion
Relations," Peter van der Veer and Alfred Stepan will discuss different
models of state-religion relations - particularly in Europe, India, Taiwan,
Indonesia, Senegal and the United States and their implications for
democratic governance. Is the so-called ‘wall of separation between state and
religion’ a precondition for
liberal democratic politics? How do state-religion relations differ across
long-standing and recent democracies, and what implications does this have for
the theory and practice of democracy?
The Center for the Study of Democracy, Toleration and Religion (CDTR) & The Interchurch Center present
Professor Fredrick C.
Harris on “The
Prosperity Gospel and Its Impact on Black Churches”
Professor Harris talks about how the rise of the Prosperity Gospel directs
attention to the believer’s individual material attainment, rather than
emphasizing spirituality and community, and the impact this had had on the
Black churches specifically. Professor Chapman will contrast this
individualistic ideology with the Social Gospel and Liberation Theology, both
of which have been influential on Black congregations.
Interlocutors:
Professor Mark Chapman, Chair of the Department of African and African
American Studies, Fordham University
Rev. Dr. Robert W. Edgar, General Secretary General of the
National Council of Churches of Christ
Discussion moderator:
Lucille McEwen, President and CEO of Harlem Congregations for Community
Improvement, Inc.
Professor Fredrick C. Harris, Political Science Department, Columbia University
Date: Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Time: 7:45 – 9:30am
Location: First Floor Lounge, Interchurch Center, entrance at 120th Street and Claremont Avenue
The
Center for the Study of Democracy, Toleration and Religion (CDTR) &
The Interchurch Center present
“Judaism, Christianity and Islam: A Fresh Look at Shared Histories”
with
Alan Mittleman (JTS), Richard Bulliet (CU) and Dale Irvin (NYTS)
Date: Thursday, January 18
Time: 7:30am -9.30am
Location: First Floor Lounge, Interchurch Center, entrance at 120th Street
and Claremont Avenue
In the breakfast session on “Judaism, Christianity and Islam: A Fresh Look at
Shared Histories” Professors Mittleman, Bulliett and Irvin will share their
views on, and offer new approaches to, understanding the complexity of
theological, sociological and political relations between Judaism, Christianity
and Islam at particular points in time, and the extent to which these religions
have for the greater part of their history engaged in mutual identity construction.
Professor Alan Mittleman, Director of the Louis Finkelstein Institute
for Religious and Social Studies at the Jewish Theological Seminary
Professor Richard Bulliet, Professor of Middle Eastern History, Columbia
University
Professor Dale Irvin, President of New York Theological Seminary