Faith and Globalisation initiative
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The Faith and Globalisation Initiative launched in Yale University
in September 2008 is an attempt by Tony Blair
and his Tony Blair Faith Foundation
to build a "global conversation" between an "elite group" of universities. The first result of the initiative was a semester long course on faith and globalisation at Yale. The initiative has been extended more widely to include the National University of Singapore
, Durham University
, the University of Western Australia
,, and McGill University
.
The initial topics being examined include:
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
in September 2008 is an attempt by Tony Blair
Tony Blair
Anthony Charles Lynton Blair is a former British Labour Party politician who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to 27 June 2007. He was the Member of Parliament for Sedgefield from 1983 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007...
and his Tony Blair Faith Foundation
Tony Blair Faith Foundation
The Tony Blair Faith Foundation was established by Tony Blair in May 2008.-The Foundation:The Foundation was launched in May 2008 in New York at the headquarters of media group Time Warner. In his speech Blair outlined its aim that "idealism becomes the new realism", and that one of its goals was...
to build a "global conversation" between an "elite group" of universities. The first result of the initiative was a semester long course on faith and globalisation at Yale. The initiative has been extended more widely to include the National University of Singapore
National University of Singapore
The National University of Singapore is Singapore's oldest university. It is the largest university in the country in terms of student enrollment and curriculum offered....
, Durham University
Durham University
The University of Durham, commonly known as Durham University, is a university in Durham, England. It was founded by Act of Parliament in 1832 and granted a Royal Charter in 1837...
, the University of Western Australia
University of Western Australia
The University of Western Australia was established by an Act of the Western Australian Parliament in February 1911, and began teaching students for the first time in 1913. It is the oldest university in the state of Western Australia and the only university in the state to be a member of the...
,, and McGill University
McGill University
Mohammed Fathy is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Glasgow, Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university...
.
The initial topics being examined include:
- Significance and Ambivalence of Faiths
- Stakes in Faith and Globalization
- "State of Faiths" in the World Today
- Secularization, Religious Resurgence, and Multiple Modernities
- Role of Faiths in the Processes of Globalization
- Faith and the Dynamics of Economic Development
- Persons of Faith Who are Publicly Engaged
- Faith and Violence
- Faith and Reconciliation
- Faith and Economic Activity
- Faith and Human Rights
- Public Role of Faith in Liberal Democracy