Baylor Historian to Discuss Global Trends at Panel Discussion in Washington, D.C., July 12
Experts will discuss shifts affecting faith, migration and economy
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WACO, Texas (July 6, 2016) — Key global demographic trends affecting issues of faith, migration and the economy will be discussed by an expert panel, including Baylor University religion historian Philip Jenkins, Ph.D., at the Washington, D.C., office of The Pew Charitable Trusts on Tuesday, July 12.
Panelists will discuss the data behind the shifts and their policy implications during the event, “Global Trends: New Demographics and Their Implications.”
The trends include:
Registration deadline is noon June 11.
The event will be from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. EDT, with a reception following, at the Washington office of The Pew Charitable Trusts, 901 E. Street NW in Washington, D.C. The entrance is on Ninth Street Northwest between E and F streets.
Complimentary copies of Trend, Pew’s new publication, will be available.
To attend, members of the public should RSVP here. Media should contact Felisa Klubes at 202-540-6460 or flubes@pewtrusts.org
ABOUT BAYLOR UNIVERSITY
Baylor University is a private Christian University and a nationally ranked research institution. The University provides a vibrant campus community for more than 16,000 students by blending interdisciplinary research with an international reputation for educational excellence and a faculty commitment to teaching and scholarship. Chartered in 1845 by the Republic of Texas through the efforts of Baptist pioneers, Baylor is the oldest continually operating University in Texas. Located in Waco, Baylor welcomes students from all 50 states and more than 80 countries to study a broad range of degrees among its 12 nationally recognized academic divisions.
ABOUT THE INSTITUTE FOR STUDIES OF RELIGION
Launched in August 2004, the Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion (ISR) exists to initiate, support and conduct research on religion, involving scholars and projects spanning the intellectual spectrum: history, psychology, sociology, economics, anthropology, political science, epidemiology, theology and religious studies. The institute’s mandate extends to all religions, everywhere, and throughout history, and embraces the study of religious effects on prosocial behavior, family life, population health, economic development and social conflict. While always striving for appropriate scientific objectivity, ISR scholars treat religion with the respect that sacred matters require and deserve.
ABOUT THE PEW CHARITABLE TRUSTS
The Pew Charitable Trusts is driven by the power of knowledge to solve today’s most challenging problems. It is an independent nonprofit organization – the sole beneficiary of seven individual trusts established between 1948 and 1979 by two sons and two daughters of Sun Oil Company founder Joseph N. Pew and his wife, Mary Anderson Pew. Today, Pew is a global research and public policy organization, still operated as a non-partisan, non-governmental organization dedicated to serving the public. Its portfolio includes public opinion research, arts and culture; and environmental, health, state and consumer policy initiatives.