Ansari Institute Nasr Book Prize Symposium
Oct 2 – 3, 2022
Morris Inn Smith Ballroom (Notre Dame) | Zoom Webinar
The Ansari Institute for Global Engagement with Religion welcomes you to its Nasr Book Prize Symposium Oct. 2-3 in the Morris Inn Smith Ballroom at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana.
The institute will honor Dr. Tyson Yunkaporta, an Indigenous Australian scholar and the author of Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World, with this recognition.
Dr. Yunkaporta's book, which has earned widespread acclaim, raises important questions and brings Indigenous ways of knowing to the critical examination of global systems. The symposium will feature contributors representing diverse religious and secular traditions, who will discuss the work and the ideas it explores.
In-person registration has now closed. Please register to attend via Zoom if you would like to watch any or all of the sessions.
The Ansari Institute is grateful for the generosity of Drs. Sherif Nasr and Randa Nasr, co-founders of siParidigm Diagnostic Informatics in Pine Brook, N.J., whose support has made this possible.
Sunday, Oct. 2
12:30 – 2:00 p.m.
Welcome & Introductions
Symposium Speakers
Dr. Scott Appleby
Marilyn Keough Dean
Keough School of Global Affairs
Dr. Mahan Mirza
Executive Director
Ansari Institute for Global Engagement with Religion
Dr. Charles Powell
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Multifaith Engagement
Ansari Institute for Global Engagement with Religion
2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Yarning with Indigenous Traditions
Dr. Sousan Abadian
Scholar, educator, consultant
(Indigenous)
Dr. Ashlee Bird
University of Notre Dame
(Native American)
3:30 – 5:00 p.m.
Engaging with Asian Traditions
Dr. Lara E. Braitstein
McGill University
(Buddhism)
Dr. Christine Gross-Loh
Author, The Path
(Chinese traditions)
Dr. Nirinjan Khalsa-Baker
Loyola Marymount University
(Sikh)
Dr. Mugdha Yeolekar
California State University, Fullerton
(Hinduism)
7:00 – 8:30 p.m.
Award Dinner
Tribute to Sand Talk; Presentation of the Randa and Sherif Nasr Book Prize on Religion & the World; Conversation on Genre and Word of Gratitude
Dr. Carolyn T. Brown
Board Chair
Fetzer Institute
Dr. Anantanand Rambachan
Professor of Religion
St. Olaf College
Dr. Tyson Yunkaporta
Author, Sand Talk
Nasr Book Prize Honoree
Monday, Oct. 3
9:00 – 10:30 a.m.
Conversation with Baha’i, Sikh, and Secular Traditions
Dr. Jacques Berlinerblau
Georgetown University
(Secular)
Mr. Khushwant Singh
Founder, Sikhi Council
(Sikh)
Dr. Robert Stockman
Wilmette Institute
(Baha’i)
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
In Dialogue with Abrahamic Traditions
Dr. David Cloutier
The Catholic University of America
(Catholic)
Ms. Nana Firman
Global Muslim Climate Network
(Islamic)
Dr. Anna M. Gade
University of Wisconsin-Madison
(Islamic)
Rabbi Dr. Or Rose
Hebrew College
(Jewish)
12:45 – 2:00pm
Religions for Peace Award Luncheon
Featured Speaker
Dr. Azza Karam
Secretary General
Religions for Peace International
Honorees
Rev. Kosho Niwano
Co-Moderator and Executive Committee Member
Religions for Peace International
Mr. Abdul Ilah Rafie Marafie
International Trustee
Religions for Peace
Dr. Aruna Abhey Oswal
Chair
Abhey Oswal Group and Aruna Abhey Oswal Trust