News

January 2012

January 6th 2012
Religion Program seeks Spring 2012 intern

November 2011

November 9th 2011
On Thursday, November 10, the SSRC will co-present "Paradigms for Peacebuilding: The Need for New Thinking,” in New York City

June 2011

June 5th 2011
SSRC holds its first Religion and International Affairs Dissertation Workshop, in Pacific Grove, CA

May 2011

May 2nd 2011
David Kyuman Kim’s Immanent Frame interview with Jean Comaroff republished in Cultural Anthropology

February 2011

February 9th 2011
2011 Religion and International Affairs Dissertation Workshop faculty announced
February 2nd 2011
Myths of Mubarak - Elizabeth Shakman Hurd challenges Western characterizations of Islamic politics at Immanent Frame

November 2010

November 30th 2010
Applications are now available for the Religion and International Affairs Dissertation Workshop. Deadline: March 15, 2011

May 2010

May 18th 2010
The SSRC and the Henry Luce Foundation convene grantees of the Luce Religion and International Affairs Initiative to discuss the “state of the art”
May 17th 2010
An international group of scholars and practitioners gather at the SSRC for a two-day workshop on religion, peacebuilding, and development in Mindanao

April 2010

April 28th 2010
José Casanova and Gerard V. Bradley discuss the pros and cons of proselytism at The Immanent Frame
April 7th 2010
The Immanent Frame’s Rites & Responsibilities interview series continues with a conversation between David Kyuman Kim and Tariq Ramadan

January 2010

January 25th 2010
David Kyuman Kim inaugurates a new interview series at The Immanent Frame with an extended dialogue with Jean Comaroff

November 2009

November 20th 2009
The SSRC’s Advisory Committee on Religion and International Affairs convenes for two days in Brooklyn Heights
November 11th 2009
Daniel Philpott presents a chapter from his forthcoming book at an SSRC seminar on religion, peacebuilding, and transitional justice
November 9th 2009
Talal Asad and Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na’im discuss Islam and human rights at The Immanent Frame

September 2009

September 25th 2009
SSRC announces new advisory committee on Religion and International Affairs, co-chaired by Scott Appleby, Katherine Marshall, and Alfred C. Stepan.
September 8th 2009
Sociologists Mark Juergensmeyer and Robert Bellah discuss the evolution of religion and its transformation in an age of globalization

July 2009

July 20th 2009
New on The Immanent Frame: Craig Calhoun and others respond to recent reversal in case of Tariq Ramadan.

June 2009

June 24th 2009
Henry Luce Foundation announces renewed support for SSRC’s work on religion and international affairs.

February 2008

February 10th 2008
Immanent Frame bloggers discuss headscarf ban on Turkey’s university campuses.