As much as the Constitution protects the government from religion, it also protects religions from government influence and control. Melissa Rogers, a nonresident senior fellow
Lectures
Week Five’s theme at Chautauqua Institution is “The Supreme Court: At a Tipping Point?” Law and history scholar Annette Gordon-Reed is interested in how the
What should we be able to expect from our Supreme Court? That’s the question Linda Greenhouse plans to answer at 10:45 a.m. Monday in the
Interfaith justice is not just the focus of the Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush’s work — it’s his legacy. The work of Raushenbush’s famous great-grandfathers, Louis
Before Michael E. Hill became president of Chautauqua Institution, he was president and CEO of Youth For Understanding USA. Hill and his former boss Daryl
Iran, 2012: Hackers overload the websites of several major American banks in a large-scale denial-of-service attack, temporarily shutting down online access to users’ bank accounts.
Religious advocates have been working for three centuries to promote a common good. Among their campaigns have been messages of multireligious understanding, economic well-being, safety
Chautauquans pride themselves on respectful, civil dialogue and the idea that people on different sides of an argument are opponents, not enemies. Yet a debate
For Sarah Ladislaw, it’s all about power. But as the director and senior fellow of the Energy and National Security Program at the Center for
Twenty-five years ago, Bosnia-Herzegovina’s religious communities were experiencing “the fevers of ethnic nationalism.” William Vendley, secretary general of Religions for Peace International, shared this history
Studying abroad isn’t just fun and games. With the right preparation and mindset, it can create citizen diplomats. At 2 p.m. Friday in the Hall
As society becomes ever more cyber-focused, the steady stream of “out with the old and in with the new” floods nearly every aspect of life.
Bridging divides has been a common theme at Chautauqua Institution this season, but not many have lived and studied such a theme as Jan Love
For Sarah Ladislaw, energy is important because its meaning spans all levels of society. “It means something to you as a person, it means something
Winter 2001 was freezing for Muslims. Akbar AhmedJuly 20: This article has been updated to reflect the correct photo of Akbar Ahmed., former Pakistani high
The main thing Jon Alterman wanted to talk about was the “ferocity of the Middle East.” And from civil wars in Syria, Yemen and Libya,