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A Public Forum
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Francis Cardinal George of Chicago
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Professor Charles Taylor |
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Faith
in a
Secular Age
(launched a 15 month research project on November 19, 2009)
Typical of the exodus of people in their 20s and 30s from Church identification are young persons who seem not to have abandoned their basic beliefs or concern for the spiritual dimension of their lives, but to reflect these in an attitude of search rather than of commitment.
In response this research project will focus on unfolding the meaning of the heritage of the faith for the new dimensions and needs of our evolving human awareness, its challenges and opportunities. The goal is to make “belief more believable,” for both the contemporary “seeker” and indeed for all the faithful, and thereby to render all of personal and social life more fully human and thereby more expressive of the divine. (More)
Team One: "The Interior Search for Meaning"
Team Two: "The Role of Belief in the Socio-political Order of Our Global World"
Video streaming archived:
http://live.cua.edu/faithsecular.cfm
Some Photos:
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Some News reports:
CNS
Zenit |
The Council for Research in Values and Philosophy (RVP)
Goals
- To understand and appreciate one’s own culture and the values that shape aspirations and motivate actions.
- To understand other cultures and to develop a positive yet critical appreciation thereof.
- To build cooperation among peoples by healing deep tensions and promoting peace and cooperation on a global scale.
Objectives
- To mobilize research teams to study the nature, interpretation and development of cultures and to apply them to the challenges of contemporary change.
- To publish and distribute the results of these efforts.
- To organize extended seminars for deeper exploration of these issues and regional conferences for the coordination of this work.
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2010 Fall Seminar |
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