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Monday, February 4, 2019

Religion and Patronage in Divided Societies: Insights from an Experimental Study of Political Behavior in Lebanon

Time: Mon Feb 4, 2019, 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

Location: Hesburgh Center C103

Cammett’s talk is based on a survey experiment in Lebanon aimed at testing the relative influence of clientelism and religion on citizen political behavior.

Tuesday, February 12, 2019

David Clough, The Challenge of Christian Animal Ethics

Time: Tue Feb 12, 2019, 5:15 pm - 6:45 pm

Location: Lecture – Andrews Auditorium, Geddes Hall

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David Clough identifies the need for urgent action concerning our treatment of other animals, especially in relation to the rapid expansion of industrial animal agriculture.

Thursday, February 21, 2019

Lecture by Chloë Starr, Spiritual Reportage: Christian Literature in China

Time: Thu Feb 21, 2019, 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

Location: 1030 Jenkins Nanovic Hall

The avant-garde writer Bei Cun 北村 (1965-) is one of many Chinese intellectuals who have turned to Christianity in recent years. The Baptizing River…

Monday, February 25, 2019

How to Eradicate Slavery by 2030

Time: Mon Feb 25, 2019, 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

Location: 1050 Jenkins Nanovic Halls

John McCarthy, a former ambassador to the Holy See, will discuss the Catholic community’s role in eradicating modern-day slavery.

Panel Discussion: Religion, Human Rights, and Peace in Indonesia

Time: Mon Feb 25, 2019, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Location: C103, Hesburgh Center for International Studies

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A panel discussion featuring Peter van Tuijl, Caroline Hughes, Lailatul Fitriyah, and Mun’im Sirry.

Thursday, February 28, 2019

On Suicidal Murder

Time: Thu Feb 28, 2019, 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

Location: C103 Hesburgh Center for International Studies

Nermeen Shaikh

Nermeen Shaikh will focus on the particular horror induced by suicide bombing as against other forms of equally lethal and destructive violence.