Pluralism-list March 2016

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PRESS RELEASE: Pluralism Project Marks 25th Anniversary with Launch of New Website

by Pluralism Project Staff

Dear Friends, We are pleased to announce the launch of newly redesigned website, pluralism.org. We would like to thank everyone who has made this redesign project possible, with special thanks to Melody Stanford (web designer) and Ryan Overbey (webmaster). We would also like to acknowledge and thank our student staff and interns who were involved at all stages of this multi-year process. We hope that you enjoy browsing the new pluralism.org and we welcome your feedback. *Please click here <http://pluralism.org/post/website-launch-survey/> to take a brief survey. * *Will you help us celebrate this milestone?* Please consider making a tax-deductible financial contribution <http://pluralism.org/about/contribute/donate> to help support the Pluralism Project's work. *Do you know someone who might be interested in the new site? *Please help us spread the news by e-mail, Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/The-Pluralism-Project-at-Harvard-University-165832…>, and Twitter <http://www.twitter.com/pluralismproj>! Finally, *thank you* for your ongoing interest and support of our work. We truly could not do what we do without you. We are grateful for your encouragement and partnership. Enjoy the new site! All the best, The Pluralism Project Staff *FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE* *CAMBRIDGE, MA – March 22, 2016* As religious diversity and immigration increasingly become part of the public conversation during this election year, the need for greater understanding of America’s religious landscape has become even more critical. To that end, the Pluralism Project at Harvard University announced today the launch of its newly redesigned website, www.pluralism.org. Since 1991, the Pluralism Project has studied the religious implications of post-1965 immigration, taking a cities-based approach to examining the new questions posed for civic life as mosques, gurdwaras, and temples dot the landscape next to churches and synagogues. From this research, Project has produced numerous educational resources used by educators, students, journalists, civic leaders, business professionals, and religious communities. Founded and directed by Dr. Diana Eck, a professor of comparative religion at Harvard, the Pluralism Project has partnered with hundreds of student researchers, dozens of affiliated professors, and countless religious communities across the country over the course of its twenty-five year history. “Voices that promote misunderstanding and exclusion are resurgent in America today, calling into question how we grapple with fundamental questions of our democracy. We all need to know much more about our neighbors of other faiths and ask ourselves what we mean when we say, ‘We the people?’,” says Eck, who first became interested in the changing religious landscape America thanks to the changing demographics of her own classroom. Early fieldwork from a seminar on World Religions in New England laid the groundwork for what would become the Pluralism Project. “Our team is pleased to be launching this rich educational site at this critical junction in our nation’s history.” The new pluralism.org features - *dozens of essays <http://www.pluralism.org/religions> *about the history and development of 17 traditions in the U.S.; - *more than 40 maps <http://www.pluralism.org/landscape>* showcasing religious diversity and interfaith initiatives; - *over 35 promising practice profiles <http://www.pluralism.org/interfaith>* of city-based interfaith engagement; - *a repository of over 30,000 news pieces <http://pluralism.org/news/>* from domestic and international sources; and - *information about <http://www.pluralism.org/casestudy>* dilemma-based case studies for classroom and community use. The redesign of the award-winning pluralism.org website was made possible by a grant from the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations. The launch coincides with Hofstra University’s naming of the Pluralism Project as co-recipient of the 2016 Guru Nanak Interfaith Prize and with the Pluralism Project’s 25 th anniversary. An exhibit, “The Pluralism Project at Twenty Five,” is on display at Andover Harvard Theological Library (45 Francis Avenue, Cambridge, MA) through September and is open to the public. *Contact: Dr. Diana Eck, staff(a)pluralism.org <staff(a)pluralism.org>* -- The Pluralism Project at Harvard University 2 Arrow Street, 4th Floor Cambridge, MA 02138 617-496-2481 www.pluralism.org Twittter: @pluralismproj Like The Pluralism Project on Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Pluralism-Project-at-Harvard-University/1…> !

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