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Wednesday, May 2, 2007 The British Academy
Open to Fellows of the Academy |
A Conversation with 2007 Templeton Prize Laureate Charles TaylorEngaging themes raised in his forthcoming book A Secular Age, Harvard University Press
On the morning of the second of May, Professor Charles Taylor, FBA, will formally receive the 2007 Templeton Prize in private ceremony in Buckingham Palace. Immediately afterward he will participate in a scholarly discussion at the British Academy. This event will have special focus on themes and issues raised in his forthcoming book, A Secular Age to be published in September by Harvard University Press (and for which bound galleys will be available to panelists in advance and to attendees of the event). Charles Taylor has been recognized by the distinguished judges of the Templeton Prize for his extraordinary accomplishments advancing understanding in many areas of philosophical and sociological research involving human self understanding and the study of spiritual and ethical aspects of the trajectories of human cultures. The afternoon will draw together a set of specially invited Academy Fellows to engage pressing questions of our time relating to the future of interactions between traditional religious cultures and the largely secularized institutions and cultures of modernity. A confirmed panel includes: Fellows of the British Academy (FBA) and other distinguished guests – Professor Leszek Kolakowski, Professor David Martin, Lord Parekh, Lord Sutherland, and Sir Jonathan Sacks. The schedule for the event is as follows:
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