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Princeton Project in Philosophy & Religion

The 1879 Hall Arch, which literally, if not symbolically, divides Princeton's Philosophy and Religion Departments, and which 3PR tries to bridge.

What is 3PR?

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3PR brings together an interdisciplinary group of students and scholars who share a research interest in the philosophy of religion broadly-construed.

In 2024, 3PR and the Princeton Philosophy Department formed PRÉCIS ("Philosophy, Religion, and Existential Commitments in Society") to be the undergraduate- and public-facing wing of 3PR. 

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Mark Johnston
Project Faculty

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Smriti Khanal
Postdoctoral Research Associate

Conrad Damstra
Postdoctoral Research Associate

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Lara Buchak
Co-Director

Andrew Chignell
Co-Director

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Rewilding Emerson (Second Annual PRÉCIS Lecture in Philosophy and Religion)
Rewilding Emerson (Second Annual PRÉCIS Lecture in Philosophy and Religion)

On Monday, October 26, 2026, Jonathan Weinberg (University of Arizona) will deliver the Second Annual PRÉCIS Lecture in Philosophy and Religion at Princeton University.

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3CPR Workshop in Philosophy of Religion (Notre Dame, Sept 2026)
3CPR Workshop in Philosophy of Religion (Notre Dame, Sept 2026)

The Center for Philosophy of Religion at the University of Notre Dame, the Rutgers Center for the Philosophy of Religion, and the Princeton Project in Philosophy & Religion are pleased to announce a new joint workshop in philosophy of religion, to be inaugurated in 2026 at the University of Notre Dame.

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Searching for Meaning in the Existential Chasm: Themes from Daryl Van Tongeren’s “Done: How to Flourish After Leaving Religion” (April 2, 2026)
Searching for Meaning in the Existential Chasm: Themes from Daryl Van Tongeren’s “Done: How to Flourish After Leaving Religion” (April 2, 2026)

3PR and PRECIS will host a panel on some of the key ideas in Daryl Van Tongeren’s new book, “Done: How to Flourish After Leaving Religion.” Panelists: Sarah Lane Ritchie, Jonathan Weinberg, and Daryl Van Tongeren

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3PR Conference on Attention and the Virtues of Mind and Heart
3PR Conference on Attention and the Virtues of Mind and Heart

3PR will be hosting its annual conference on March 28th-29th. This year’s theme is Attention and the Virtues of Mind and Heart.

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“Ultimately, a person should not ask what the meaning of life is, but rather must recognize that it is he who is asked. Each person is questioned by life; and he can only answer to life by answering for his own life; to life he can only respond by being responsible.”

― Victor Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning