The Veritas Forum at Columbia University
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Democracy, Terrorism, and Religious Freedom

Can we look beyond religious differences for the sake of democracy?

October 29, 2008 at (TBD)
(location TBD)

Presenters:

Chris Seiple, President of the Institute for Global Engagement
Alfred Stephan
Peter Awn

Can we look beyond religious differences for the sake of democracy? Can mutual respect triumph over religious disagreement and work as a counter-terrorism tool? How can states balance between respecting religion while keeping a principled distance from it? Join Chris Seiple, President of the Institute for Global Engagement, and Alfred Stepan, Government Professor at Columbia University, in a discussion on respect for religion in democracies.

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