The Sacred and the Profane: Modernity Challenged
The Sacred and the Profane: Modernity Challenged
Saturday, April 22, 20062:30 PM - 4:00 PM (Pacific)
Cubberley Auditorium
Commentators across the political spectrum have suggested that a profoundly confrontational clash between western and traditional cultures is taking place. Are modernity & religiosity in fundamental conflict? Are western values - equated with modernity and secularism - incompatible with orthodoxy? Are traditions - based in religion and emphasizing the importance of established practices - antithetical to "progress"? Is the conflict so profound that it has become our new "cold war"? Join our panelists to explore one of the more disturbing challenges facing our world today.
Jointly sponsored by the Stanford International Initiative and the Undergraduate Admissions Office.