Religion & Politics: An Aphorism

“Religion and secular politics mirror into each other. They are a reflection of each other to the extent that they bind humanity together, or they divide it. They each claim power, and monopolize the meaning of life. In their quest for power, they are each other’s opposition, and perpetually deprecate each other. They are each other’s mimetic rival. They each define what can be shared in common, and what can be held in private. They each demand ownership over the common good. They each flourish under leaders, and crumble under demagogues. They each can make a human being a saint, or a beast.” (By Marian Gh. Simion)

CALL FOR PAPERS

4th International Conference ComSymbol on

“Belief in Technology: Mediatization of the Future
and the Future of Mediatization”

Aurel Vlaicu University
November 8-9, 2018, Arad, Romania

IMPORTANT DATES!

April 23: Abstract Submission
April 30: Abstract Acceptance Notification
June 15: Paper Submission
July 7: Paper Acceptance Notification

All proposals and questions should be addressed to: essachess@gmail.com

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invitation to participate in a survey
“Liberal Views of Religion in Political Campaigning”

This survey is part of a field education project conducted by Shannon Noe`lani Schmidt, a graduate student at Harvard Divinity School and IPSEC Research Associate, under the supervision of Marian Gh. Simion, PhD. The survey attempts to study the presence of religion in political campaigning in the United States, and also to investigate the liberal attitudes toward this phenomenon. Therefore, the survey is limited to the United States of America. In order to collect reliable data, we invite only our US readers to participate in this survey. Thank you in advance for your participation, cooperation and understanding. If you have questions or concerns please contact Dr. Simion at office@ipsec.education. (Please click here if the survey does not appear below!)

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