The coalition that sponsored the event included organizations interested in peace, social justice, labor issues, religion and human rights.
These would later go on to form the basis of "Boy Blue", a song Butler describes as being "about issues: religion, addiction, just growing up.
Gender issues, religion and the tentacles of heritage, problematic for many of the artists who were exiled from their native countries or who left voluntarily, like Ms. Ozsecen, who now lives in Munich, are also well represented.
But great novels also take on great themes and so address politics, social issues, religion and even philosophy: Obvious examples include the work of George Eliot, Dostoevsky and Zola, Mann's The Magic Mountain, Ellison's Invisible Man.
This cleavage between the classes was expressed in the established political parties of the Right and Left and did not address cultural issues (religion, family and patriarchy remained untouched).
She has lectured widely on interfaith issues, religion, and public life, and consulted with White House offices on faith-based initiatives as well as on civic engagement.
Lindsay J. Thompson, an associate professor, can discuss 9/11 in relation to business and leadership ethics, business and society, women and gender issues, religion and spirituality at work, and livable cities and sustainable development.
They embody the conflagration of humanity and spirituality and the self-discovery and catharsis of the heart that to me no standard-issue religion even comes close.
In addition, the film parodies two major contemporary issues, religion and environmentalism.
