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Author, Philosopher Charles Taylor to Speak at U of W Tonight

October 28, 2010 6:14 AM | Entertainment


UPDATE: 9 a.m. — According to The Uniter, this event has been cancelled due to illness. Organizers are looking to reschedule for November.

Renowned author and philosopher Charles Taylor is in Winnipeg tonight to give a speech on Solidarity and Diversity in a Secular Age.

The University of Winnipeg is hosting Taylor, who is a professor of political science and philosophy at McGill University.

Taylor was the co-chair of the Taylor-Bouchard Commission on Reasonable Accommodation in Quebec. His books include “A Secular Age,” which highly respected sociologist of religion Robert Bellah called “one of the most important books to be written in my lifetime.”

The event is free and open to the public at Wesley Hall beginning at 7:30 p.m.