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...Religion is surely the boldest part of the proposal and its inclusion speaks directly to the overall vision of the report: that general education should be oriented towards global citizenship in a fast-changing and complex world. I look forward to student and faculty discussion in the weeks ahead, but in the meantime let me advance five reasons I think “reason and faith” is a great idea for general education no matter what your field of study, future profession, or creed...
...deeper and more nuanced knowledge of the religious currents of today’s world necessary, even urgent. Every student of economics or government sees how globalization has fundamentally altered our approach to international affairs, security, and development. Yet globalization has also transformed the scope and reach of religion. The energies of religious ideas and movements race through the circuits of today’s communication revolution. The possibilities of human understanding—and misunderstanding—are vastly amplified...
Third, for better or worse, religion has put its stamp on the discussion of major public issues. Religious rhetoric and symbols are employed in identity politics in the United States and around the world. Some may want to throw up their hands and wish religion would simply disappear, as it was supposed to with the onslaught of modernity. But realpolitik dictates otherwise...
...Commandments controversy elicited polarized discussion that was not simply about posting the Commandments in public spaces, but more broadly about who “we” are as a nation. A Harvard graduate should be able to speak coherently and analytically on the uses and misuses of religion and not rely on talk show commentators for a grasp of the issues...
Diana L. Eck is professor of comparative religion and Indian studies, Wertham professor of law and psychiatry in society, president of the American Academy of Religion, and master of Lowell House...