Religion

Features and Press Releases

September 25^th 2009: SSRC Announces New Religion and International Affairs Advisory Committee
The Social Science Research Council (SSRC) announces the creation of a Religion and International Affairs Advisory Committee, co-chaired by Scott Appleby, Katherine Marshall, and Alfred C. Stepan and funded by a grant from the Henry R. Luce Initiative on Religion and International Affairs.
September 25^th 2009: SSRC Forms Working Group on Spirituality, Political Engagement, and Public Life
The Social Science Research Council (SSRC) announces the formation of a Working Group on Spirituality, Political Engagement, and Public Life, co-chaired by Courtney Bender and Omar McRoberts, with funding from the Ford Foundation.
September 16^th 2009: Keeping the Faith: Robert Bellah in conversation with Mark Juergensmeyer
In conversation with Mark Juergensmeyer, the renowned sociologist talks about why he is studying the Axial Age, his vision of global society, and why we won't have a global religion any time soon.
June 23^rd 2009: Social scientists comment on Iran's post-election conflict
Tom Asher, SSRC's program officer for Islam and Muslim in World Contexts, has invited several of the program's grantees and their associates to comment on the post-electoral situation in Iran.
May 7^th 2009: Creating Local Spaces for Global Faiths; All news items related to Religion