London School of Economics and Political Science

Ethics, Politics, and the State of Israel

04/12/2008 - 10:00

One could ask of any state how its political character and practices are intertwined with ethical or moral considerations.

Revisiting Marx: is Marxism still relevant?

18/11/2008 - 18:30
18/11/2008 - 20:00

This event brings together leading social and political thinkers to debate the contemporary meaning and relevance of Marx's legacy on the occasion of the republication of The Communist Manifesto, with

Telling the Story of a Peace Movement: 50 years of CND campaigning

06/04/2008 - 18:30
06/04/2008 - 20:00

To mark CND turning 50 in 2008, the organisation is collaborating with LSE Archives on a touring exhibition, archives project and this roundtable with History Today to tell the story of the movement f

A Critical Defense of Secularism

10/06/2008 - 18:30
10/06/2008 - 20:00

The global revival of religion has raised fundamental questions about its role in politics and its claim that it serves as a principle of identity, indispensable to the continuing survival of communit

Western Secularisation and Globalisation - an evening with Jose Casanova

16/06/2008 - 18:30
16/06/2008 - 20:00

The lecture will examine the links between the particular historical process of Christian secularisation in the West and its diverse globalised forms in other axial civilisations.

Religion and Secularism in the Public Sphere

17/06/2008 - 18:30
17/06/2008 - 20:00

The global revival of religion has raised fundamental questions about its role in politics and its claim that it serves as a principle of identity, indispensable to the continuing survival of communit

Secularism and Shared Values

03/06/2008 - 18:30
03/06/2008 - 20:00

The global revival of religion has raised fundamental questions about its role in politics and its claim that it serves as a principle of identity, indispensable to the continuing survival of communit

What is Wrong with Secularism of all Sorts? Priority for Democracy

29/05/2008 - 18:30
29/05/2008 - 20:00

The lecture presents a contextualised criticism of first and second order myths of secularisms and of the conflation of liberal-democratic institutions with secular ones, and argues for the priority o

Does Faith Matter for Human Morality?

27/05/2008 - 18:30

The global revival of religion has raised fundamental questions about its role in politics and its claim that it serves as a principle of identity, indispensable to the continuing survival of communit

Religious Faith and Human Rights - An Evening with Rowan Williams

01/05/2008 - 18:30
01/05/2008 - 20:00

The idea of human rights is often traced back to the characteristically religious insight that every individual is unique in the eyes of God.

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