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Institute for Religion, Politics, and 文化

The Institute for Religion, Politics, and 文化 (IRPC) is dedicated to the rigorous study of religion’s influence on American and world history and its contemporary importance for cultural and political life. The Institute also explores a range of pressing issues facing contemporary society and the enduring value of America’s founding principles.

即将到来的事件! Please attend our Lawrence Swanstrom '67 Memorial Lecture on September 7, 2023. 

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IRPC Harriet Tubman Museum Field TripIRPC takes Dorchester County High School Students on Study Tour of the Underground Railroad on February 11.

讲座, 课程, 座谈会, and 研讨会  

IRPC enhances the Washington College curriculum by supporting a range of courses each 学年. The Institute has developed or is jointly organizing multiple courses, lecture series, symposia and workshops, including:  

课程

  • "Religious Freedom"和"The Great Questions
  • Distinctive Online Summer 课程 – IRPC supports the distinctive online course Freedom in America, which brings together leading scholars in a small online seminar exploring the meaning of freedom in the 美国. The course is a 4-credit course that enrolls students from across the country and world. Other summer online courses are usually offered as well.

讲座

  • A Distinguished Lecture Series – On the Washington College campus.
  • The Os Guinness Lecture – 给n annually by a nationally prominent thinker in Easton, MD. 
  • The Lawrence Swanstrom Lecture

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座谈会 & 研讨会

  • The Program on the African American Church and American Ideals – A coordinated set of symposia and academic courses.
  • The Barbara Denton Program for American Renewal – A program of enhanced instruction in civics and America's founding principles for teachers and high school and middle school students on the Eastern Shore and across 这个国家.
  • Resiliency and Grit – Programming on the virtues of Resiliency and Grit.

Student Opportunities  

Opportunities available to students through the Institute of Religion, Politics and 文化   

奖学金 & Research 奖学金s

IRPC offers annual scholarships and research fellowships to qualifying students. 

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International Partnerships and 项目

IRPC has long-standing partnerships with Oxford University and Charles University, as well as programs in Paris. 

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Presidential Fellows Track 

Modeled on the curriculum of Oxford University, with which IRPC has a long-standing partnership, this Track immerses Presidential Fellows in the study of major thinkers and the examination of perennial human questions. 

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Meet the Director

Joseph Prud'homme

Joseph Prud'homme

Joseph Prud’homme is the Burton 家庭 Chair in Religion, Politics, and 文化, Associate Professor of Political Science, and Affiliated 教师 Member in the Department of Philosophy and Religion at Washington College.

Professor Prud’homme is the founding Director of IRPC. He received his doctorate from Princeton University, where he studied in the Interdepartmental Program in Political Philosophy, with additional specialization in constitutional law and religious studies. He was awarded a 奖学金 at Harvard University, where he studied at the Harvard Law School and served as a member of the 教师 of Arts and Sciences. 他也 held a 访问ing 奖学金 at the University of Oxford. He is the author of over 25 出版物.

research and 出版物 by prud'homme

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