Tony Blair and John Kerry Debate Religion’s Place in Liberal Democracy
From 09:00 - 10:30AM (EST) on Friday 2 December, Tony Blair and Senator John Kerry will join Professor Miroslav Volf and the students of Yale University’s Faith & Globalisation class to discuss the role of religion in liberal democracy.
Recent events around the world, from the USA to Egypt, show the impact that faith can have on politics and political movements. This debate offers a unique opportunity to bring academic and political leaders together to discuss these important issues. Questions under consideration will be: What influence should religion have on policy making (if any)? What role will or should religion play in the formation of new constitutional democracies in the aftermath of the Arab spring? How does religion play into the formation of political identities and ideology?
Tony Blair will be arguing that, “We need religion-friendly democracy and democracy-friendly religion. The time has come to put away the delusions: that faith is diminishing; that religion is not really what it’s about; that a debate about politics can be seriously conducted in the 21st Century without debating religion.”
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