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Brandeis University
Office of Alumni Relations
Mailstop 124
P.O. Box 549110
415 South Street
Waltham, MA 02454-9110
781-736-4100
800-333-1948
781-736-4101 FAX
office@alumni.brandeis.edu
Page updated: 05/16/06
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CLASS III
1:45 am-3:00 pm
Choose A or B
 Pictures!
A. Challenges of Democracy: The Search for Meaning
 | Carmen Sirianni, associate professor of sociology and public
policy, Brandeis University
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| Michael Walzer '56, social theorist; professor, Institute for
Advanced Study
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| Shen Tong '91, founder and CEO, Convergent Digital Media;
Cochair, Democracy for China Fund |
Although democracy is ascendant globally as a fundamental political
norm, it faces serious challenges not only in former communist and
authoritarian societies, but also in Western societies with
long-established civic traditions and democratic institutions. How will we
meet these challenges in the coming decades, bring more nations into the
democratic fold, and renew the democratic foundations closer to home?
Three prominent intellects—a theorist of democracy, a democratic
activist, and a proponent of civic renewal-discuss how other countries
view liberal democracy and wrestle with the impact of the world's
democratization.
B. Blurred Boundary: Religious Belief in Public Life
Jonathan Sarna, '75, MA'75, Joseph H. and Belle R. Braun
Professor of American Jewish History and chair, Department of Near
Eastern and Judaic Studies, Brandeis University
In recent years, the place of religion in American public life has
received renewed attention. What is the origin of debates regarding the
separation of church and state, how have they changed over time, and where
might they be heading? Professor Jonathan Sarna, co-author of the book Religion
and State in the American Jewish Experience, will discuss issues
ranging from early American religious beliefs to the use of faith in the
2000 presidential election and beyond.
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