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Religion and Public Life Program |
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Elaine Howard Ecklund, Director |
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Mission |
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The Religion and Public Life Program aims to create interdisciplinary and interreligious dialogue and intellectual discussion on the role religion plays in our lives. Our vision is to encourage these conversations not only within the academy, but also between the academy and the general public, including scholars who study religion and religious leaders from different traditions.
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About the Program |
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Launched in 2010, the Religion and Public Life Program is part of Rice University's Social Sciences Research Institute. It is directed by Elaine Howard Ecklund, an associate professor of sociology and a Baker Institute for Public Policy Rice Scholar at Rice University.
The Religion and Public Life Program provides an interdisciplinary platform for bridging the gap between the best religion scholarship and the various constituencies that might benefit from that scholarship. Conversations about the role of religion in our lives—whether the topic is embryonic stem cell research, American foreign policy in the Middle East, immigrant rights, or religious expression in the political or business world—often become divisive in language and rhetoric, as groups on different sides of an issue often create myths about one another. Our hope is to help these groups fully understand one another's perspective. We are beginning with a focus on how religion interfaces with medicine, science, and education.
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More Information |
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To find out more, visit the Religion and Public Life Program website.
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