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Thursday, January 14, 2021

Imagining New Stories of Race and Religion

Time: Thu Jan 14, 2021, 6:30 pm - 7:45 pm

Location: Zoom Webinar

Thursdays, 6:30 - 7:45 p.m.…

Thursday, January 21, 2021

Imagining New Stories of Race and Religion

Time: Thu Jan 21, 2021, 6:30 pm - 7:45 pm

Location: Zoom Webinar

Thursdays, 6:30 - 7:45 p.m.…

Thursday, January 28, 2021

Imagining New Stories of Race and Religion

Time: Thu Jan 28, 2021, 6:30 pm - 7:45 pm

Location: Zoom Webinar

Thursdays, 6:30 - 7:45 p.m.…

Thursday, February 4, 2021

Imagining New Stories of Race and Religion

Time: Thu Feb 4, 2021, 6:30 pm - 7:45 pm

Location: Zoom Webinar

Thursdays, 6:30 - 7:45 p.m.…

Thursday, February 11, 2021

Care for Creation as a Common Denominator: Interfaith Approaches to Environmental Peacebuilding

Time: Thu Feb 11, 2021, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Location: Virtual Event

The modern climate crisis is not only a signal of geophysical phenomena but also spiritual phenomena, revealing human tendencies for waste and greed. Therefore, the response to this challenge is not only technological but also relational, and should engage diverse communities for the global good.

Imagining New Stories of Race and Religion

Time: Thu Feb 11, 2021, 6:30 pm - 7:45 pm

Location: Zoom Webinar

Thursdays, 6:30 - 7:45 p.m.…

Thursday, February 18, 2021

Imagining New Stories of Race and Religion

Time: Thu Feb 18, 2021, 6:30 pm - 7:45 pm

Location: Zoom Webinar

Thursdays, 6:30 - 7:45 p.m.…

Monday, February 22, 2021

The Lamentations of Jeremiah: An Intergenerational Conversation on the Crises of Our Time

Time: Mon Feb 22, 2021, 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Location: Zoom Webinar

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In Honor of Black History Month, join Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr., an outspoken civil rights advocate, and Minister Tiauna Boyd Webb, the first Wright scholar to graduate from Chicago Theological Seminary, for an intergenerational conversation on building a more just and peaceful world.

Friday, March 19, 2021

Feminist Theologies in Global Context Reading Group Meeting

Time: Fri Mar 19, 2021, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Location: Zoom (email organizers for link)

The Feminist Theologies in Global Context Reading Group will meet 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. Friday, March 19 to discuss Mary and her significance for feminism from both Muslim and Christian perspectives. The group provides a space to discuss Islamic and Christian theologies in their own terms and in…

Thursday, March 25, 2021

Empowering Women Through Religious Liberty

Time: Thu Mar 25, 2021, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Location: 1130 Eck Hall of Law & Zoom

Empowering Women Compilation

In celebration of Women's History Month, join the Notre Dame Law School Religious Liberty Initiative in a discussion about how religious liberty protections can empower women. Hear perspectives about a variety of faith communities, including Muslim, Jewish, Catholic, and Native American. Panelists:…

Tuesday, April 13, 2021

"The Struggle of Muslims for Religious Freedom in the United States"

Time: Tue Apr 13, 2021, 9:35 am - 10:50 am

Location: Virtual

Please join us for a virtual lecture with Asma Uddin, Aspen Institute. Virtual event is free and open to the public. Eastern time. Zoom link: notredame.zoom.us/j/95877407086

Thursday, April 22, 2021

Care for Our Common Planet: A Catholic-Muslim Earth Day Conversation

Time: Thu Apr 22, 2021, 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Location: Zoom Webinar

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How can we create a truly “green” recovery that prompts continuing dialogue and joint action among faiths and communities? How might our response to ecological and societal challenges draw on compassion and justice, recognizing the valuable contributions of religion? And how can believers across the world join hands to create a global culture of peace, fraternity, and reverence for both the Creator and creation? In honor of Earth Day, join us for a timely conversation on these topics.

Monday, June 14, 2021

Religious Discrimination During Crises: A Global Perspective

Time: Mon Jun 14, 2021, 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm

Location: Zoom Webinar

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Join us for a closer look at the complex social, political, economic, and religious factors that fuel discrimination towards religious minority communities during periods of political uncertainty.

Monday, June 28, 2021

Faith in the Story: Hindsight is 2020 Panel Discussion

Time: Mon Jun 28, 2021, 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Location: Zoom Webinar

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In the United States, 2020’s events prompted Americans to tell new stories about who we are in relation to each other and the rest of the world. How did religion capture the journalistic imagination over the course of the year, and what lessons can we learn from this? In this virtual panel discussion, speakers will reflect on the stories we got right, the stories we got wrong, the stories we missed, and the stories that are still happening today.

Tuesday, June 29, 2021

2021 Religious Liberty Summit: ‘The Politics of Vulnerability’ by Asma T. Uddin

Time: Tue Jun 29, 2021, 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm

Location: Livestream on YouTube

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A panel of experts will discuss Asma T. Uddin's book, The Politics of Vulnerability: How to Heal Muslim-Christian Relations in a Post-Christian America, at the Notre Dame Religious Liberty Summit. This discussion is co-sponsored by the Notre Dame Law School and the Ansari Institute for Global Engagement with Religion.

Thursday, August 26, 2021

Flash Panel: The Unfolding Situation in Afghanistan

Time: Thu Aug 26, 2021, 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm

Location: Virtual Event

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Only four months after President Joseph Biden announced that the United States would withdraw American troops from Afghanistan, after a war stretching nearly 20 years, the Taliban took control of Kabul. The country faces an uncertain future, with new developments being reported daily. Join us for a conversation unpacking the events of the last two weeks, what comes next in Afghanistan, the prognosis for human rights and women’s rights throughout the country, and the role of international actors and NGOs in navigating the current crisis.

Wednesday, September 1, 2021

The Twentieth Anniversary of September 11: Cause and Effect

Time: Wed Sep 1, 2021, 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

Location: 1030 Jenkins Nanovic Halls I Zoom Webinar

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Was September 11 an expression of religious fanaticism or blowback to US foreign policy? Is this an either/or question or a both/and proposition? Join us for the first in a series of three policy conversations.

Monday, September 13, 2021

"On White Feminism": Feminist Theologies in Global Context Colloquium

Time: Mon Sep 13, 2021, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Location: Zoom

Join the Feminist Theologies in Global Context Colloquium on Sept. 13 for a discussion of white feminism. Hear from Rafia Zakaria, author of Against White Feminism,…

Tuesday, September 14, 2021

Healing Memories with Faith: September 11 Twenty Years Later

Time: Tue Sep 14, 2021, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Location: 1050 Jenkins Nanovic Halls I Zoom Webinar

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Join the Ansari Institute for a panel discussion with faith leaders. Hear how they have empowered their communities to understand the past, process powerful emotions, and reject the simplified narratives that have too often informed the public conversation. Learn how faith has the power to heal memories and forge new paths—paths that promote human dignity and flourishing.

Friday, September 24, 2021

Multifaith Integral Human Development Colloquium Meeting

Time: Fri Sep 24, 2021, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Location: 4148 Jenkins Nanovic Halls

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The Multifaith Integral Human Development Colloquium will meet Friday afternoon in the Ansari Institute lounge, 4148 Jenkins Nanovic Halls. All are welcome.

Wednesday, September 29, 2021

Islam, Freedom, and Natural Law: Ancient Wisdom for a New Enlightenment

Time: Wed Sep 29, 2021, 3:30 pm - 4:45 pm

Location: 1030 Jenkins Nanovic Halls

Join us for a lecture delivered by Mustafa Akyol on September 29th, "Islam, Freedom, and Natural Law: Ancient Wisdom for a New Enlightenment." This lecture is free and open to the public.

Wednesday, October 6, 2021

The Twentieth Anniversary of September 11: Pax Americana?

Time: Wed Oct 6, 2021, 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

Location: 1030 Jenkins Nanovic Halls I Zoom Webinar

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In what ways are current world crises—racial injustice, mass migration, inequality, and inadequate responses to the global pandemic—connected to the conditions of conflict that worsened after Sept. 11? Join us for the second in a series of three policy conversations.

Monday, October 11, 2021

Muslim and Christian Feminist Theologies from LatinX and Mujerista Perspectives

Time: Mon Oct 11, 2021, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Location: Zoom

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Join the Feminist Theologies in Global Context Colloquium on Oct 11 for a special discussion in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. Discussion will focus on Muslim and Christian feminist theologies from LatinX and Mujerista perspectives.

Thursday, October 14, 2021

Secular Left vs. Religious Right?

Time: Thu Oct 14, 2021, 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Location: Virtual and in-person in Washington, DC

American society is rapidly secularizing–a radical departure from its historically high level of religiosity–and politics is a big part of the reason. Join us for a discussion about what this trend means for American politics and society. You can attend this event in-person or virtually. Registration is required for both options.

Friday, October 15, 2021

"Schism: Seventh-day Adventism in Post-Denominational China" Book Launch

Time: Fri Oct 15, 2021, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Location: Zoom webinar

The Liu Institute Series in Chinese Christianities with Notre Dame Press…

Friday, October 29, 2021

Theology and Ethnography Reading Group Meeting

Time: Fri Oct 29, 2021, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Location: Zoom (contact organizer for link)

The Theology and Ethnography Reading Group will meet Friday, October 29, to discuss "Ethnography of the In/effable: Mysticism/Transcendence, Aesthetics and Phenomenology." Erika Summers-Effler, associate professor of sociology at the University of Notre Dame, will be the featured speaker.

Multifaith Integral Human Development Colloquium Meeting

Time: Fri Oct 29, 2021, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Location: 4148 Jenkins Nanovic Halls

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The Multifaith Integral Human Development Colloquium will meet Friday afternoon in the Ansari Institute lounge, 4148 Jenkins Nanovic Halls. All are welcome. …

Tuesday, November 2, 2021

Religious Peacebuilding Amidst Political Polarization: A US-Northern Ireland Dialogue

Time: Tue Nov 2, 2021, 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Location: Zoom Webinar

Religious actors in the United States and Northern Ireland each face ongoing challenges of conflict and violence tied to political polarization. While…

Wednesday, November 3, 2021

The Twentieth Anniversary of September 11: Chaos or Community?

Time: Wed Nov 3, 2021, 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

Location: 1030 Jenkins Nanovic Halls I Zoom Webinar

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Can peoples and nations find ways to forge a more cooperative global community? Or will the world descend into further chaos? Join us for this closing discussion in a series of policy conversations.

Friday, November 5, 2021

75th Anniversary Roundtable: The Common Good in Medieval Thought & Pandemic Debate

Time: Fri Nov 5, 2021, 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Location: McKenna Hall, Room B02

Clockwise from top right: Rabbi Michael Friedland, Prof. Ebrahim Moosa, and Fr. Dan Horan Join the Medieval Institute this fall as…