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Article: Faith, freedom and the academy.(Canada)
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- Catholic Insight
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- February 1, 2005
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Charlottetown, PEI -- There was an air of excitement among the scholars who gathered at the University of Prince Edward Island in October 2004 for the first national conference on Faith, Freedom, and the Academy.
"This unique gathering is important for the networking and for the cross-fertilization that occurs when so many disciplines bring their insights and concerns to the discussion," said Spencer Boudreau of McGill University.
They espoused different faiths and came from many disciplines: religious studies, business and economics, literature, sociology, law, history, and the sciences.
They came together because ...