Free Speech and Religion

Are those of us interested in promoting a thriving pluralism best served to lean into those centers of power, come what may of the backlash? OR, are we best served to do some kind of end run around the polarization by focusing on other connection points?

Convened by Interfaith Youth Core and the Inclusive America Project, representatives from 14 campuses launched an 18-month program titled Courageous Pluralism, designed to leverage religious identity as a strength to combat polarization.

In the United States, the number of people attending church is declining. So where are people going to find meaning and community?

The Inclusive America Project gathered local Chicago faith leaders, organizers, philanthropic leaders, and public officials for a meeting at the Upswell Conference to highlight the civic engagement work they were each doing and to get a better sense of what they needed in order to do that work.

How can this deeply faithful group rally behind a president whose behaviors and values don’t exactly match up to traditional Christian mores?

In June, the Institute’s Inclusive America Project hosted a conversation about race and faith at the historic 16th Street Baptist Church i

Last summer, concerned by the rise in hate crimes, religious bias, and broader social fragmentation, the Aspen Institute Inclusive America project gathered together a cross-sectoral group of leaders to discuss this critical anchoring question:  what does the field of religious pluralism look like, and how can those invested in that priority work together toward the achievement of that national vision?

A new report by the Inclusive America Project examines the role of religious pluralism in building a stronger democracy.

The state of being where every individual in a religiously diverse society has the rights, freedom, and safety to worship, or not, according to their conscience.