From the ‘Welcome to St. George’s House’:
‘This event is hosted by St George’s House in association with the Center of Theological Inquiry, Princeton. Our aim is to bring together a distinguished group of public leaders and scholars from the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and the United States of America to foster a trans-Atlantic dialogue on vital questions.
Our theme is topical, complex and challenging. We shall examine, for example:
– whether religion should enjoy any acknowledged role in the public sphere in a modern, pluralist democracy, or be confined to private observance;
– the potential conflict between deep-rooted tradition, tolerance of multi-cultural diversity, and freedom of expression and practice;
– whether the concepts of neutrality and even-handedness have any meaning when the State – any State – needs ethical and moral underpinning for its public values.
Many other important questions will certainly arise in debate. You are attending, not a formal Conference, but a Conversation. As always at St George’s House, all are encouraged – irrespective of any public role or responsibility – to think and speak freely and imaginatively and to be open to new ideas, secure in the knowledge that confidentiality is guaranteed. I hope that original, stimulating and potentially influential insights will emerge – and that the historic and beautiful environment of Windsor Castle will exert on you its special magic and ensure lasting happy memories of your stay.
Andrew Carter
Warden
St. George’s House.’
For the full programme, see:
https://www.secularism.org.uk/uploads/354684dc5b129a3305694252.pdf.
Hans-Martien ten Napel 