Institute for the Study of Secularism in Society and Culture
- Institute for the Study of Secularism in Society and Culture
The Institute for the Study of Secularism in Society and Culture (ISSSC) is located at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. ISSSC was established in 2005 to advance the understanding of the role of secular values and the process of secularization in contemporary society and culture.
Academics and Curriculum Development
ISSSC develops new multi-disciplinary courses based on a common theme every year with associated faculty at Trinity College, Hartford and the Claremont Colleges, California. The cross-discipline themes include (by year):
* 2005-06: The Roots of the Secular Tradition in the West
* 2006-07: The Secular Tradition and Foundations of the Natural Sciences
* 2007-08: Secularism and the Enlightenment
* 2008-09: The Global Impact of Secular Values
* 2009-10: The Secular Tradition in General Education
ocial Science Research
* [http://www.trincoll.edu/Academics/AcademicResources/values/ISSSC/archive.htm American Religious Identification Surveys]
* International Survey: Worldviews and Opinions of Scientists (India 2008)
Publications
2008 [http://www.trincoll.edu/secularisminstitute "Secularism & Science in the 21st Century"] (edited by Ariela Keysar and Barry Kosmin)"International Survey: Worldviews and Opinions of Scientists" (India 2007-2008, "forthcoming": June)
2007"Secularism & Secularity: Contemporary International Perspectives" (edited by Barry Kosmin and Ariela Keysar)
“Unbelief and Irreligion, Empirical Study and Neglect of” (by Frank L. Pasquale in "The New Encyclopedia of Unbelief"; edited by Tom Flynn; Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books)
2006"Religion in a Free Market: Religious and Non-Religious Americans—Who, What, Why and Where" (by Barry Kosmin and Ariela Keysar)
Links
* [http://www.trincoll.edu/secularisminstitute ISSSC website]
* [http://www.trincoll.edu/Academics/AcademicResources/values/ISSSC/publications ISSSC Publications]
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