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SUMMARY:CGHR Research Group: Inter-Faith Dialogue for the Sake of Governan
 ce and Human Rights - Arthur J. Keefer (Faculty of Divinity)
DTSTART:20160201T130000Z
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CONTACT:Rebekah Larsen
DESCRIPTION:Presentation Description: Immigration and globalized communica
 tion have placed religion at the forefront of governance and human rights.
  Since nations must now account for religion when considering most any iss
 ue—violence or law or citizenship—how can individuals and institutions
  best approach religion? One option is ‘Interfaith Dialogue’\, which r
 epresents the endeavour of faith groups to understand each other. Recent e
 vents in Africa and Asia suggest that governments should encourage such ex
 change\, and I further claim that interfaith dialogue is a beneficial appr
 oach to religion in the current context. However\, how might faith and pol
 itical bodies understand and structure such dialogue? Based on scholarship
  and my own interfaith experience\, I will detail five questions that aris
 e during interfaith discussion. These represent points of debate and urgen
 cy\, but also reveal a more fundamental need: a definition and conceptual 
 framework for dialogue. In answering these questions\, I hope to contribut
 e to the conversation by providing a framework for approaching interfaith 
 dialogue. The strength of this framework appears in that it classifies dif
 ferent types of dialogue\, defines dialogue\, and accounts for the central
  obstacle to dialogue. Finally\, I will locate the main concerns of CGHR\,
  such as law\, human rights\, and peace-building\, within this framework\,
  offering a resource for Cambridge’s multi-disciplinary research group.\
 n\n\n\n\n\nThe University of Cambridge Centre of Governance and Human Righ
 ts Research Group is a forum for graduate students and early-career resear
 chers from any department and disciplinary background researching issues o
 f governance and human rights in the global\, regional\, and national cont
 exts. This is an excellent opportunity to receive cross-disciplinary feedb
 ack\, to produce a published CGHR Working Paper with editorial help\, and 
 to meet and network with student and academic researchers.\n\nThe CGHR Res
 earch Group meets every first Monday of the month from 1 to 2pm in the Ali
 son Richard Building\, Department of Politics and International Studies (7
  West Road). Participants may bring their lunch\, and tea and coffee will 
 be provided after the seminar.\n\nThe aim is to facilitate an exchange bet
 ween younger and more established researchers\, offering a forum for the d
 evelopment of new and innovative ideas\, constructive criticism and stimul
 ating debate. Each month\, one paper will be presented\, and detailed feed
 back will be provided by a discussant (an established researcher\, to be a
 rranged by the Convenor) before opening up for a wider exchange. Presenter
 s will be encouraged to incorporate feedback into a revised document\, for
  possible publication as a CGHR Working Paper.\n\nCall for Papers\n\nWe ar
 e looking to confirm presenters for coming terms. To present a paper or fo
 r more information on the research group\, please contact the convenor\, R
 ebekah Larsen\, ral73@cam.ac.uk\n\nThis talk is part of the Centre of Gove
 rnance and Human Rights Events series.\n\nMore about the CGHR Research Gro
 up: http://www.cghr.polis.cam.ac.uk/events/research_group\n
LOCATION:Room 138\, Alison Richard Building\, Sidgwick Site\, 7 West Rd\, 
 CB3 9DT
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