Debating Religion’s Place in Liberal Democracy
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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.
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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