Future Center Projects
Religion and K-12 Moral Education:
Many college faculty are noticing a cultural trend toward moral relativity in our students and in the public square generally. "Everyone has their own morality" is a frequently recited phrase. The questions the Center will be addressing are: In an effort to teach tolerance has the K-12 educational curriculum failed to highlight common religious and secular values and, if so, what are those common values in education for citizenship?
Religion and Economic Globalization:
Some scholars and other public commentators have referred to the promotion of market capitalism around the world as "cultural imperialism." The question the Center will be addressing is: Does market capitalism unjustly disrupt the religio-cultural dimensions of countries/peoples around the world and, if so, what public (and organizational) policies would appropriately address such a phenomenon?
Religious Cooperation and Conflict
The Religious Cooperation and Conflict Project will involve tracking and reporting incidences of religious cooperation in the US as well as incidences of non- cooperation, discrimination, and conflict.
Heroes and Sheroes
This project will develop brief notes about women and men who have been on the frontlines in the battle for religious rights for people in minority faiths in a variety of contexts. If visitors have suggestions for persons who should be honored in this way, please send the name and contact information, and a one paragraph description of the issues involved to the Center via its "Contact Us" page.
Other Future Project Topics:
These may include religion and foreign policy, religion and the environment, religion and gender issues, religious symbols in public places, free speech policies for public and private schools, and the welfare state and faith-based initiatives.
