The Civitas Institute

The Center for Public Justice is pleased to announce The Civitas Institute, an evening experience for DC-based leaders, held in conjunction with our other Civitas summer programming.

The Civitas Institute will be held 6:30–9:30 p.m. Monday, July 5, through Wednesday, July 7, 2010, at the Dellenback Center, 321 8th St NE, Washington, DC 20002.

Dr. Stanley Carlson-Thies of the Institutional Religious Freedom Alliance will facilitate a seminar on "Maintaining Societal Space for Faith-full Organizations." What kind of public policy is required for faith-based organizations to remain faith-full? The class will consider political-philosophical, biblical, legal, and practical issues, including how professionalization can foster institutional secularization.

To register:
Cost of participation in all Civitas Institute activities is $250, which includes the cost of course texts. To register, please contact Stephanie Summers at stephanie@cpjustice.org or 202.669.6926. Course materials will be mailed upon receipt of registration payment.

Also included with your registration:

• You’re invited to join us for our Civitas week opening night kickoff events on July 4 at 5:30 at the Dellenback Center (CCCU) on Capitol Hill. The evening includes food, opening remarks by Dr. Gideon Strauss, CEO of the Center for Public Justice, and a private concert by artists-in-residence Derek Webb and Sandra McCracken. Our night will end with fireworks, viewed either on the National Mall or on the rooftop deck!
• Participants who can arrive early (5:30 p.m. Monday–Wednesday) are invited to join the evening sessions of the Civitas day program, engaging in conversation with Dr. Steve Garber, Director of the Washington Institute; Angela Wu, Esq., International Law Director of The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty; and Dr. Judith Dean, Lead International Economist in the Research Division of the United States International Trade Commission.
• Wrap up the week with a visit to Capitol Hill for our annual Kuyper Lecture. On Thursday, July 8, at 5:30 p.m., Michael Gerson, columnist for The Washington Post will speak on “Graceful Citizenship.” The Kuyper Lecture will be held in Room 2325 of the Rayburn House Office Building and will be followed by a reception. The lecture is free and open to the public, so plan to attend with colleagues and friends.