Aspen is a place for leaders to lift their sights above the possessions which possess them. To confront their own nature as human beings, to regain control over their own humanity by becoming more self-aware, more self-correcting, and hence more self-fulfilling.
Walter P. Paepcke, Aspen Institute Co-Founder
Aspen Institute
Multi-Faith Movements: Fireside Chats with Leaders Moving us Forward
Note: This is a past event, additional resources may be available below.
America today is the most diverse it’s ever been. And yet, old prejudices, stereotypes, and fears of the perceived “other” continue to abound. With rates of anti-Semitism and Islamophobia reaching record highs and religious literacy rates remaining low, we are already seeing what can happen when diversity is not accompanied by proper and robust engagement. But, this is not our only path forward. Join the Religion & Society Program to explore what the future of Multi-Faith Engagement could be with leaders who are paving the way to pluralism.
America today is the most diverse it’s ever been. And yet, old prejudices, stereotypes, and fears of the perceived “other” continue to abound. With rates of anti-Semitism and Islamophobia reaching record highs and religious literacy rates remaining low, we are already seeing what can happen when diversity is not accompanied by proper and robust engagement. But, this is not our only path forward. Join the Religion & Society Program to explore what the future of Multi-Faith Engagement could be with leaders who are paving the way to pluralism.
As our unified social values fragment and organized religion falls to the lowest levels of participation on record, people are seeking meaning. Belief in biohacking and the singularity now resemble tenets of a new faith. Since before the advent of the printing press and the Gutenberg Bible, technology and religion have had a complex and mutually beneficial relationship. While technology in the past augmented religion, join us as we ponder whether technology has itself become a new religion.
