Presented by Notre Dame's Medieval Institute and Ansari Institute for Global Engagement with Religion, this panel discussion explores pilgrimage as a truly global medieval phenomenon that helped constitute the major world religions. Panelists speak to different traditions of pilgrimage, provisions for hospitality, and the sacred art of shrines and holy places.
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Join the Cushwa Center, the Department of History, and other cosponsors for a gathering marking the publication of John T. McGreevy’s Catholicism: A Global History from the French Revolution to Pope Francis (W. W. Norton, 2022).
Samuel Moyn, the Chancellor Kent Professor of Law and History at Yale University, will offer opening remarks on the book. Moyn’s research and writing cover a wide range of topics, including international law, human rights, the law of war, and legal thought in both historical and current perspective. He has written several books in the fields of European intellectual history and human rights history, including…
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Join the Medieval Institute and the Center for Spirituality at Saint Mary's College for the second in our webinar series on Pilgrimage! How can the practice of pilgrimage support current work for racial justice and healing of memory?…
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Humankind has long struggled with afflictions such as war, racism, and gender inequality. On February 28, we welcome voices from the Baha’i tradition, which teaches the essential worth of all religions and the unity of all people. What can this tradition teach us today? How might it help us better understand the oneness of humanity? And how might we draw on its perspectives as we work toward a more just and equitable world? Join us for a wide-ranging and insightful panel discussion.
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Ukraine and a new Cold War, a new nuclear arms race, “forever wars” in Afghanistan and Iraq, and forgotten wars in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Yemen. As foreign policies are being rethought in light of these new and old wars, the need for a moral compass is as great as ever.
At the height of the Cold War, two seminal documents, Pacem in terris…
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Advancing Justice and Rights through Courts, Restoration, and Politics
How can the human community respond to acts of trauma and injustice committed by those in power?
What are the roles of:
International courts and other legal mechanisms?
Grassroots initiatives focused on health, healing, and well-being?…
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Advancing Justice and Rights through Courts, Restoration, and Politics
How can the human community respond to acts of trauma and injustice committed by those in power?
What are the roles of:
International courts and other legal mechanisms?
Grassroots initiatives focused on health, healing, and well-being?…
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Join the Medieval Institute for the third in our webinar series on Pilgrimage!
“Sacred Art and the Journey toward Justice" will consider the sacred art of pilgrimage routes and contemporary iconography. How do icons facilitate an encounter with the divine and with the beloved neighbor? In whose face do we see God? Artist Kelly Latimore…
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The Muslim Student Association (MSA) is having a week-long Islam Awareness Week March 21-24. This week is a great opportunity to learn about Islam and its values with Notre Dame Muslims,
Kicking off the week is the "What Is Islam?" event, where you can learn about the basics of Islam, its history, and its practices. This is a perfect chance for anyone who wants an introduction to Islam, regardless of their religious background. …
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The Muslim Student Association (MSA) is having a week-long Islam Awareness Week March 21-24. This week is a great opportunity to learn about Islam and its values with Notre Dame Muslims,
MSA brings awareness to the concept of modesty, a fundamental practice within the faith, celebrating it by discussing the importance of hijab while also allowing people to experience wearing it. …
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The Muslim Student Association (MSA) is having a week-long Islam Awareness Week March 21-24. This week is a great opportunity to learn about Islam and its values with Notre Dame Muslims,
Celebrate Muslim Diversity Day! Embrace Islamic culture as student share unique experiences, highlighting unity and diversity in the global Muslim community. Special Arabian dessert for the first 75 individuals to arrive. …
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The Muslim Student Association (MSA) is having a week-long Islam Awareness Week March 21-24. This week is a great opportunity to learn about Islam and its values with Notre Dame Muslims,
Come and sit in for an interfaith conversation between an Imam, Priest and Rabbi. This dialogue focuses on exploring interfaith's role in human rights, fostering understanding and harmony across beliefs.…
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The Muslim Student Association (MSA) is having a week-long Islam Awareness Week March 21-24. This week is a great opportunity to learn about Islam and its values with Notre Dame Muslims,
Break bread together at this festive gathering, celebrating unity and sharing in the spiritual blessings of Ramadan with the Notre Dame community.…
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Presented by Dr. Misbah Hyder, Postdoctoral Fellow, Kaneb Center | Notre Dame Learning
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is a globally persecuted and marginalized community that is committed to its practice of tabligh [outreach], which includes its missionary and humanitarian work. This talk will present initial findings from field research on the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Ghana, a unique space where Ahmadis are socially and politically influential, and specifically unpack this statement from a non-Ahmadi Imam in Ghana: “[the Ahmadiyya] taught us that it is not only the duty of the preacher to convert people to Islam. But it is up to us to be concerned about his well-being, how to survive as a human being in this world…before you can think about the hereafter.” How does the Ahmadiyya centralize considerations about human dignity when practicing tabligh? And furthermore, how does the community’s global persecution and marginalization impact its commitment to humanity’s well-being?…
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Featuring Myla Leguro (M.A. ‘10), Technical Advisor for Social Cohesion and Church Engagement at Catholic Relief Services (CRS) in the Philippines; Founder, Mindanao Peacebuilding Institute.
Lecture: “Harnessing the Power of Women in Peacebuilding”…
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Discussion with Lesley Williams
It is commonly believed that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is as old as Isaac and Ishmael. But what if that isn't true? What if you learned that the conflict is a legacy of European colonialism and that many Jews express solidarity with Palestinians? Join Lesley Williams who will talk about this legacy, her activism, and how specific definitions of antisemitism effect this work. Williams is a member of the coordinating committee for Jewish Voice for Peace in Chicago, the advisory board and Speakers Bureau for Jews Against Anti-Muslim Racism, and a founding member of Tzedek Chicago, a non-Zionist, pro social justice synagogue in Chicago. She has twice visited the West Bank with the Center for Jewish Nonviolence for solidarity work and resistance with Palestinian and Israeli peace activists, and is on CJNV’s Strategy and Values planning team. She has spoken on Islamophobia, antisemitism and Zionism on various panels and conferences. …
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"How do you ask a man to be the last man to die for a mistake?" John Kerry posed this question in 1971 while testifying before Congress about Vietnam. The question keeps returning to haunt us in other theaters of war. Twenty years ago, America invaded Iraq. As this year's Notre Dame Forum…
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Venerable Augustus Tolton
Students and community members from Saint Mary's College, Saint Augustine Parish-South Bend, and the University of Notre Dame will embark on a pilgrimage to Chicago to walk in the footsteps of Venerable Augustus Tolton…
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Kathryn Gin Lum (Stanford University) will discuss her book Heathen: Religion and Race in American History (Harvard University Press, 2022) at the Cushwa Center's spring 2023 Seminar in American Religion.…
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Rev. Dr. Munther Isaac
This lecture examines how Western Christianity has related, and continues to relate, to the land and people of Palestine over the years. It will analyze both the attitudes and theologies of churches vis-à-vis Palestine and the Palestinians and how the Bible was used over the years as a tool by the different empires to justify these attitudes and theologies. This lecture will focus on the recent phenomenon of Christian Zionism as a focal lens.…
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