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    3rd SRP Distinguished Lecture and Symposium

    The Ambivalence of the Sacred in an Uncertain World: A Global Dialogue on Religion, Conflict and Peacebuilding

    01 Feb 2017 - 02 Feb 2017 09:45 - 17:45
    MARINA MANDARIN BALLROOM, 6 Raffles Boulevard, Marina Square Singapore 039594
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    3rd SRP Distinguished Lecture and Symposium

    1 – 2 February 2017
    1 Feb: 9.45 a.m. to 4.40 p.m.
    2 Feb: 1.15 p.m. to 5.45 p.m.

    Theme:
    The Ambivalence of the Sacred in an Uncertain World:
    A Global Dialogue on Religion, Conflict and Peacebuilding

    DISTINGUISHED LECTURE
    by Professor Scott Appleby
    Marilyn Keough Dean of Notre Dame’s Keough School of Global Affairs

    THE AMBIVALENCE OF THE SACRED:
    RELIGION AS CAUSE OF PEACE AND VIOLENCE?

    Roundtable on Religion, Conflict and Peacebuilding

    Mr Bob Carr
    Former Foreign Minister, Australia

    Mr Marty Natalegawa
    Former Foreign Minister, Indonesia

    Professor Scott Appleby
    Marilyn Keough Dean of Notre Dame’s Keough School of Global Affairs

    Moderator
    Ambassador Barry Desker
    Distinguished Fellow, RSIS

    Keynote Lectures

    Religion, Nationalism, and Politics in Southeast Asia:
    The Ambivalence of the Sacred in an Uncertain World

    Professor Joseph Liow Chinyong
    Dean, RSIS

    The interplay of religion and politics in the US, Europe and the Middle East, and their impact on ethnic and religious communities across the globe:
    A view from the United States of America
    Professor Vali Nasr
    Dean, John Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies

    The impact of the global interplay of religion and politics on ethnic and religious communities in East Asia, and their influence in turn on global religious trends :
    A view from China
    Professor Yan Kejia
    Director, Institute of Religious Studies, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences

    Panel Discussion

    Moderator
    Professor Julius Lipner
    Professor Emeritus of Hinduism and the Study of Comparative Religion,
    University of Cambridge

     

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