Do the benefits of engaging religion for development outweigh the dangers? (Westminster Faith Debates)
Dr Elena Fiddian-Qasmiyeh, Rt Hon Douglas Alexander MP, Robert Calderisi, Loretta Minghella
Thursday, 01 May 2014, 12am to 11.59pm
RUSI, 61 Whitehall, London SW1A 2ET
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Are religions a drag on development, or do they enable change from below and endow it with legitimacy? Are secular agencies able to be more even-handed and universal in provision, or are they out of step with a post-colonial, ‘post-secular’ age?
These are some of the questions that will be addressed at the panel event taking place at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), London. The panel will be chaired by the Rt Hon Charles Clarke and Professor Linda Woodhead, and it will feature Rt Hon Douglas Alexander MP, Robert Calderisi, Dr Elena Fiddian-Qasmiyeh and Loretta Minghella as panellists.
The Westminster Faith Debates are organised by Charles Clarke and Linda Woodhead, and funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and Lancaster University. They take place in central London every spring, and are open to the public free of charge, bringing together leading academics and public figures to debate the latest research on religion and values.
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