A God, Morality and Society event:
What: Dr Glenn Peoples speaking on Religion in the Public Square
When: Tuesday 12 May – 7:00pm
Where: Lecture Room 2, Laidlaw College, 80 Central Park Drive, Henderson, West Auckland
Format: Talk followed by questions, answers and discussion
Cost: Free but donations are appreciated
Is religion a private matter that should be kept out of public life? A number of influential thinkers say yes; they contend that religious beliefs should be kept out of public life in a pluralistic society.
Dr Peoples will argue that the rules used to justify this position are simply not reasonable. A more sensible and fair model would allow religious beliefs to be appealed to in public debate. However, when the architects of these improved models realise that they have now opened the door to religious participation in public life, they change the rules, shift the goalposts and invent special exceptions in order to maintain the exclusion of religion from the public square.
Dr Peoples graduated with his PhD in philosophy from the University of Otago in 2008 after completing undergrad and graduate degrees in theology. He runs New Zealand’s top Christian podcast, Say Hello to my Little Friend and is a very clear and articulate speaker.