Subject: Secularism on the Edge: The Church and the State in the U.S., France and Israel
From: "School of Foreign Service" <[email-masked]>
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Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2013 13:01:38 +0000

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The global revival of traditionalist religion has challenged secularism as never before. In the United States, France and Israel, existing church-state relations are in flux, with wide-ranging ramifications for women, religious minorities, religious moderates and the religiously unaffiliated.

The Program for Jewish Civilization at Georgetown University’s Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service invites you to three days of public interviews, panels, and presentations on the campus of Georgetown University, addressing crucial issues such as:
*     What exactly is American secularism? French laïcité? Israeli hiloniyut?
*     How have groups such as conservative Evangelicals, Islamists, and ultra-Orthodox Jews challenged the legitimacy of secular states?
*     How have ongoing shifts in church-state relations affected women?
*     Where do religious “nones,” including atheists, find their place in a secular society?
*     What is the secular future in this country and beyond? Is secularism, as its critics allege, an idea whose time has passed?

Refreshments will be available. RSVP requested.

Day One (click here to learn more and RSVP): (http://secularismday1.eventbrite.com)
* 2:00pm - 3:30pm | Public Interview: Jacques Berlinerblau and John Fea, "America: A Christian Nation or a Secular Nation?"
* 4:00pm - 5:30pm | Public Interview: Sarah Fainberg, Jean Baubérot and Henri Peña-Ruiz, "French Laïcité: What Does It Stand For?"

Day Two (click here to learn more and RSVP): (http://secularismday2.eventbrite.com/)
* 10:00am - 12:00pm | Panel: "Contemporary Challenges to American Secularism" (Barry Kosmin, Jacques Berlinerblau, Caroline Mala Corbin)
* 1:00pm - 3:00pm | Panel: "Hiloniyut: Current Legal and Social Issues" (Denis Charbit, Ilan Greilsammer, Anita Shapira)
* 3:15pm - 5:15pm | Panel: "Laïcité in a Multicultural France" (Régine Azria, Jean Baubérot, Henri Peña-Ruiz)
* 6:00pm - 7:30pm | Public Interview: Jacques Berlinerblau and Phil Zuckerman, "Secular America: Nones, Atheists, the Unaffiliated"

Day Three (click here to learn more and RSVP): (http://secularismday3.eventbrite.com/)
* 9:00am - 11:00am | Panel: "Women and Secularism: Problems and Possibilities" (Pascale Fournier, Ariela Keysar, Rev. Susan Thistlethwaite)

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