Notre Dame University in Lebanon, which now houses the RVP’s second major center (complementing the activity of the center in Washington, D.C.) will bring together prominent Islamic philosophers for a three week seminar on the cosmopolitical dimensions of Islamic philosophy. Professor Richard Khuri’s seminal book,Freedom, Modernity, and Islam will orient the discussions; major papers by prominent international scholars shall be presented and critiqued.  The majority of activity will take place on the campus of Notre DameUniversity, though a number of excursions will take place including an extended stay at the Cedars of Lebanon overlooking the Valley of the Saints, where the discussion and presentation of papers will continue.