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Religion, Globalization and the Pursuit of Happiness


José Casanova has published widely on sociological theory, migration and globalization. He is a professor of sociology and senior fellow in the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs at Georgetown University. Casanova’s talk is co-sponsored by the Forum for Religion and Society, a joint initiative of the University of Denver and the Iliff School of Theology.

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University of Denver to focus on "The Pursuit of Happiness"

DENVER—The University of Denver Bridges to the Future lecture series—which is free and open to the public—will focus on "The Pursuit of Happiness" in its sixth year of programming beginning later this month.

Despite a world-view that can seem dismal, psychologists, sociologists, anthropologists and theologians are making human happiness the focus of their research. The reason is not academic, they say; our survival may depend upon the answers derived.