Adrian Pabst on the Upcoming Telos Conference in L’Aquila, Italy: The Idea of Europe

At this year’s Telos Conference in New York City, Telos Associate Editor Adrian Pabst outlined the theme of the upcoming Telos in Europe Conference, which will be held on September 5–8, in L’Aquila, Italy. This conference will focus on “The Idea of Europe,” and will offer speakers and attendees an opportunity to discuss Europe’s current crisis of identity. For complete details about the conference, as well as the full call for papers, please visit the conference page on the Telos Paul Piccone Institute website, located here.

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Russell A. Berman on Upcoming Issues of Telos: Religion, Secularism, and the Post-Secular

At the recent Telos Conference in New York City, Telos Editor Russell A. Berman discussed the themes of the upcoming issues of the journal. Telos 166 (Spring 2014), which is now available, is entitled “After Faith” and addresses the endurance of religion despite the movement toward secularization. Telos 167, coming this summer, takes the related question “Are We Post-Secular” as its theme, and brings together a variety of contributions from around the world.

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Jay Gupta on Pacifica Radio’s Against the Grain

Telos Editorial Associate Jay Gupta recently spoke with C.S. Soong on Pacifica Radio’s Against the Grain, a show about politics, society, and ideas. Their conversation turned to ethics, objective vs. subjective truth, and the manner in which war is reported in the media. Listen the full interview at the Against the Grain website here.

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Call for Papers: Renewing the West by Renewing Common Sense

Renewing the West by Renewing Common Sense
July 17–20, 2014
Huntington, Long Island, New York

Announcing a call for papers and plenary session panelists for an international congress to discuss the revolutionary proposal “Renewing the West by Renewing Common Sense”

Location: Seminary of the Immaculate Conception, 440 West Neck Road, Huntington, Long Island, NY 11743

Dates: Thursday afternoon July 17, 2014, to Sunday morning July 20, 2014

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Event Announcement: Matthias Küntzel on Obama's New Iran Policy

Obama’s New Iran Policy and the Temptation of Appeasement
A Presentation by Matthias Küntzel
with an introduction by Charles Asher Small

Matthias Küntzel, author of Jihad and Jew-Hatred: Islamism, Nazism, and the Roots of 9/11 (Telos Press, 2008), will speak on “Obama’s New Iran Policy and the Temptation of Appeasement,” at Columbia University on Wednesday, March 12th, at 5:30pm. The event is being sponsored by LionPAC, the Columbia University Chapter of Scholars for Peace in the Middle East, and the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy. The location of the event will be Uris Hall, Room 141.

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Event Announcement: Joel Kotkin on The Oligarchs of Silicon Valley

The Oligarchs of Silicon Valley
Author Joel Kotkin on How Tech Leaders are Driving National Debate

Who: Author Joel Kotkin (Forbes, Daily Beast)

What: The Oligarchs of Silicon Valley

Where: St. Francis College, Maroney Forum for Arts, Culture & Education, 180 Remsen Street, Brooklyn Heights, NY 11201

When: Thursday, March 20, 6:00pm to 8:00pm

This event is free and open to the public.

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