FALL 2003 LECTURE SERIES
Thursday, November 13th, 2003, 6:00-7:30 p.m.

The World Policy Institute at New School University presents

RELIGION AND U.S. FOREIGN POLICY

a panel discussion with

RANDALL BALMER
Ann Whitney Olin Professor of American Religion at Barnard College, Columbia University, expert on religion in America, award-winning author of Religion in American Life and Protestantism in America, writer and host of "In the Beginning: The Creationist Controversy" for PBS

and

GRAHAM E. FULLER
A former vice-chairman of the National Intelligence Council of the CIA, former career officer with U.S. Foreign Service and Rand analyst, now an independent writer and consultant, author of The Future of Political Islam

Moderated by

MIRA KAMDAR
Senior Fellow, The World Policy Institute

In response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the United States launched a war on terror that is often perceived in the Muslim world as a war on Islam. Following the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq, and under the shadow of a deteriorating situation between Israel and Palestine, public opinion of the United States in the Muslim world is at an all-time low. The rise of Hindu nationalism in India has reinforced the feeling among many Muslims around the world that they are under seige by Christians, Jews and Hindus, even as terrorist attacks and virulent rhetoric by Islamic radicals have convinced many non-Muslims that Islam is the aggressor. A dangerous "us against them" mentality appears to be on the rise among people of all faiths. At the same time, President G.W. Bush has earned a reputation as being one of the most overtly religious presidents in American history. To what extent does the president's faith and that of other core members of his administration contribute to the formulation of current U.S. foreign policy, and does it do so differently than has been the case historically? To what extent does religion, as a force to be managed or neutralized, now motivate current U.S. conduct of international affairs? Have religious forces made the world a more dangerous place? Can religion help the world find a path toward peace and stability?

Thursday, November 13, 2003, 6:00-7:30 p.m. Swayduck Auditorium, First Floor, 65 Fifth Avenue (between East 13-14^th). Admission is free. Visit www.dialnsa.edu for a live webcast and online discussion.

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