Sessions
Faith in the Story: Amplifying the Conversation
October 8-10, 2023
1050 Jenkins-Nanovic Halls
University of Notre Dame (map)
Welcome: Sunday, October 8
6:00 – 8:30 PM Welcome Reception at the Football Stadium (Corbett Hall)
Day 1: Monday, October 8
8:00 – 8:30 AM Breakfast
8:30 – 8:50 AM Welcome (Mahan Mirza)
8:50 – 9:00 AM Introduction to the Workshop (Alexander Hsu)
9:00 – 10:00 AM Session 1 – Keynote: "Overcoming the Lasting Effects of Islamophobia," Dalia Fahmy, Long Island University
10:20 to 11:50 AM Session 2 – Conversations: Ethics of the Story,Trios 1 & 2 & 3
(Hollers, Houck, Webb; Mesman, Cajka, Ali, Goodwin,Tinner-Williams; Whitaker, Hussain, Clayville)
How are we helping people see other people?
How do we rebuild after religious institutions fail?
How can we respond ethically to spectacular stories?
12:00 – 12:50 PM Lunch
1:00 – 2:00 PM Session 3 – Responses: “How Do We Grow This Conversation?”
2:20 – 3:50 PM Session 4 – Conversations: Citizenship & Professionalism, Trios 4 & 5 & 6
(Smietana, Flores, Malik; Childs, Avalos, DeCort; Dallas, Cressler, Baker)
Who gets to be called an American – and how does religion factor in?
How does your profession, at its best and its worst, engage with religion?
What does Christian Nationalism teach us about the limits of our work?
6:00 – 7:00 PM Dinner
Day 2: Tuesday, October 10
8:00 – 9:00 a.m Breakfast
9:00 – 10:00 a.m. Session 1 – Keynote: G. Marcus Cole, University of Notre Dame Law School
10:20 – 11:50 a.m. Session 2 – Conversations: Stories from Long Ago, Right Now, and the World to Come, Trios 7 & 8 & 9
(Jenkins, Ibrahim, Rivers; Wilkinson, Johnson, Nabors; Joyce, Crews, Mandalaparthy)
How can we highlight Indigenous rights in our stories?
Why can’t you think about reparations, polarization, or development without religion?
What are the odds and stakes in our educational efforts?
12:00 – 12:50 p.m. Lunch
1:00 – 2:30 p.m. Session 3 – Final Conversations: Your Next Story, Trios 10 & 11 & 12, Special Guests
(Stroop, Levinovitz, Hasan; Ventre, Gleig, Rubin; Mesman, Cajka, Ali, Goodwin, Tinner-Williams)
What’s missing from prevailing narratives about religious literacy?
Who’s left out of the story and how can we bring them in?
What are we building next?
2:50 – 3:50 p.m. Session 4 – Responses: “On the Record: Writing it All Down”
6:00 – 7:00 Dinner