BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Missouri State University/Calendar of Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20070311T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 DTSTART:20071104T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU TZNAME:CST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:b085121f-c1cc-4abe-936c-8cc767b65ca5.175902@calendar.missouristate.edu CREATED:20170125T224233Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170125T224233Z LOCATION:Plaster Student Union\, Robert W. Ballroom East SUMMARY:Public Affairs Conference - Religion and the public good in 21st c entury America DESCRIPTION:The religious landscape has changed in the United States. Incr easingly\, individuals\, sometimes called the Nones\, claim no affiliatio n with organized religion\, but for the most part\, maintain their self-u nderstanding as spiritual persons. Historically\, religious groups have c ontributed much to the common good by means of the schools\, colleges\, h ospitals\, orphanages and other social service organizations they have fo unded and maintained. If individuals increasingly eschew organized religi on\, what is its long-term viability? What will become of the valuable pu blic benefits organized religion provides? How should religious communiti es adapt to these changed (and changing) circumstances?  X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<html><head><title></title></head><body><p>Th e religious landscape has changed in the United States. Increasingly\, in dividuals\, sometimes called the&nbsp\;<em>Nones</em>\, claim no affiliat ion with organized religion\, but for the most part\, maintain their self -understanding as spiritual persons. Historically\, religious groups have contributed much to the common good by means of the schools\, colleges\, hospitals\, orphanages and other social service organizations they have founded and maintained. If individuals increasingly eschew organized reli gion\, what is its long-term viability? What will become of the valuable public benefits organized religion provides? How should religious communi ties adapt to these changed (and changing) circumstances?&nbsp\;</p>\n<p> </p></body></html> DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170405T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170405T101500 SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://publicaffairs.missouristate.edu/conference/schedule/488/religio n-and-the-public-good-in-21st-century-america CATEGORIES:Public,Alumni,Current Students,Faculty,Future Students,Staff END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR