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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Interfaith conversation is imperative to achieving societal goals of deeper understanding, trust, and mutual respect for one another. The Interfaith Notre Dame Initiative (INDI), sponsored by the Ansari Institute for Global Engagement with Religion in partnership with the Building Interfaith Leadership Initiative (BILI) of Hebrew College and Interfaith America, aims to create an inclusive and supportive space (both physical and metaphorical) for students of any and all faiths, beliefs, religious affiliations, traditions, and worldviews to come together in a place where inter-religious conversation is fostered and encouraged.…
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What is the relation between architecture, pluralism, and human flourishing? How can we foster collaborative learning across cultures in our globally connected world? This panel discussion--part of a series on Islamic architecture funded by the Templeton Religion Trust--will focus on research projects in Indonesia generated as part of a Global Studies special topics course that includes collaborative online international learning activities, linking students at the Islamic National University in Jambi, Indonesia with students at Michigan State University. Opening remarks will frame the conversation in reference to the Taj Mahal from the South Asian context. Presenters will discuss their teaching experiences and the promises of collaborative online teaching and research through the lens of the unique Islamic architecture in Indonesia.…
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