Homes are much more than the physical spaces that contain them. How might a broader understanding of the home inform

Four scholars who collaborated with the late Robert Bellah invited select colleagues from various disciplines to this Experts Meeting to

In our globalized world, spaces for new contact, transfer and interaction are rapidly generated and (re)shaped: large-scale mobility phenomena and

Benevolence, understood as the willingness to help or to do good unto others, is not frequently considered in business, although

Flourishing has been variously defined as “a combination of feeling good and functioning effectively, and the experience that life is

To what extent does the quality of domestic life (Family relationships, environment, technical tools, housing style) influence individual and social

Fatherhood involvement is influenced by multiple factors operating at macro- (institutional practices and culture), meso- (peer and family support), and

Has there been a significant change in the architecture of global governance? To the degree that there has been broad

Experts in International Relations, Sociology, History, Political Theory and Law will explore the critical relationship between cultural diversity and international

The meeting explores why families are increasingly unequal throughout North America and Europe, with college-educated Americans and Europeans being much

The workshop is intended to bring together scholars to explore whether there has been a change in the organization of

Law professor Naomi R. Cahn (George Washington University) will debate sociologist W. Bradford Wilcox (University of Virginia) on marriage and

Exploring the Relationship between Home Environments and Family and Societal Wellbeing

In this experts meeting we will explore the historical formation, social development and cultural constitution of modern humanitarianism. Humanitarianism will

The International Round Table “Investing in Children” will center on one main topic for discussion: children’s poverty.

This Experts Meeting brought together a group of scholars from North America and Europe to discuss the role that intention,

While globalization certainly involves the expansion of modern cultural patterns beyond their western origins, it is doubtful that the adoption

While the origins of natural law doctrine go back to the Stoics, its traditional formulation proceeds from Thomas Aquinas. Its

Reflection on the nature of risk remains at the core of anthropological thought.

Research on the myriad ways in which the family influences children’s education.

While globalization has generated a profound centripetal concern with the unity of human kind, it has simultaneously increased an acute

This seminar addressed graduate students in philosophy, psychology, communication and social sciences, who are interested in attaining a deep understanding

How to authentically seek the “good life” in the modern world?

On principles of equality and non-discrimination and how they can be reconciled with freedom of conscience and religious liberty.