The Religion and Public Life Program aims to create interdisciplinary and interreligious dialogue an
Launched in 2010, the Religion and Public Life Program is part of Rice University’s Institute for Urban Research. It is directed by Elaine Howard Ecklund, an assistant 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 a
03/28/2012
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The Texas Freedom Network, the Baker Institute and Rice University co-sponsor a half-day symposium examining the interplay of religion and politics in the 2012 elections in Houston Wednesday, January 25, 2012. (Photo by Michael Stravato)
01/25/2012
On November 4, 2011, RPLP Director Elaine Howard Ecklund interviewed George Marsden, Francis A. McAnaney Professor of History at the University of Notre Dame, and Julie Reuben, professor of education at Harvard University, about the role of religion in the university. Attendees had the opportunity to pose questions to the scholars before enjoying an informal reception.
01/23/2012
Check out the upcoming symposium on religion in American electoral politics this Wednesday, 1:00-4:30 pm at the Baker Institute! More details and RSVP at the event page.
James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy Rice University | Events | Religion in the 2012 Elect The Texas Freedom Network, the Baker Institute and Rice University co-sponsor a half-day symposium examining the interplay of religion and politics in the 2012 elections.
More than 20 percent of atheist scientists are spiritual More than 20 percent of atheist scientists are spiritual, according to new research from Rice University. Though the general public marries spirituality and religion, the study found that spirituality is a separate idea -- one that more closely aligns with scientific discovery -- for "spiritual athe
05/05/2011
