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Faculty fellow explores theology and the state in new work

Published: February 10, 2022

Soldiers Of God

A new book by Ansari Institute Faculty Fellow Sarah Shortall offers a fresh look at theology's political role in a secular state.

New book explores the role of Catholic peacebuilders in addressing global mining issues

Published: February 09, 2022

Author: Hannah Heinzekehr

Catholic Peacebuilding And Mining

Catholic Peacebuilding And Mining From cellphones to computers to life-saving medical technologies, the day-to-day lives of people across the globe are intertwined with materials produced by the global mining industry. A new book by the Catholic Peacebuilding Network (CPN)…

Faculty member finds dialogue, empathy, key to effective multifaith engagement

Published: January 28, 2022

Author: Josh Stowe

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Embracing opportunities for dialogue with people from different traditions remains crucial for meaningful multifaith engagement. This approach is one that Ansari Institute faculty member Charles W. Powell emphasizes in his work, and one he articulated in a recent interview with the Michigan-based Chaldean Cultural Center, during a wide-ranging conversation that highlighted the importance of learning, travel, active listening, and narrative empathy.

Ansari Institute launches 5-year strategic plan, promoting scholarship and engagement

Published: December 17, 2021

Author: Josh Stowe

Strategic Plan Announce

The Ansari Institute for Global Engagement with Religion has launched a five-year strategic plan to continue its work to study, learn from, and collaborate with religious communities worldwide. The plan, which was recently announced at a public gathering on the University of Notre Dame’s campus, envisions the institute as a “crossroad of religions” where voices from multiple faith traditions can engage with one another, and with secular actors and institutions, in respectful dialogue that will help to build a better world.

Ansari Institute’s Nasr Book Prize will help reimagine religion and global affairs

Published: December 17, 2021

Author: Josh Stowe

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The Ansari Institute for Global Engagement with Religion will continue its work to change the conversation about religion with a new book prize that will recognize scholars who reimagine the connection of religion and global affairs.

Faculty fellow’s book explores religion’s powerful and complicated roles

Published: October 22, 2021

Author: Josh Stowe

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In his latest work, Ansari Institute Faculty Fellow Thomas Tweed explores how religion has shaped human society thus far—and how it continues to do so in powerful and complicated ways.

Black Catholic Theological Symposium to convene 31st annual meeting at Notre Dame

Published: September 27, 2021

Author: Carrie Gates

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The University of Notre Dame will host the 31st annual meeting of the Black Catholic Theological Symposium on Oct. 7-9, featuring two public lectures and an inculturated Mass led by Cardinal Wilton Gregory, archbishop of Washington, D.C.

Student Q&A: Tinaishe Maramba

Published: September 16, 2021

Author: Josh Stowe

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Tinaishe Maramba, a master of global affairs student at the Keough School, reflects on his summer experience as an Ansari Institute intern with Religions for Peace.

September 11 policy conversation series launches with calls for new security paradigm

Published: September 10, 2021

Author: Josh Stowe

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The terrorist attacks of September 11 and the response to them have shaped the world in profound ways, creating a global climate of conflict that now hangs over a new generation of rising leaders. Now, twenty years later, is it possible to change the conversation and better work toward peace and justice? A new Keough School policy conversation series explores this question, bringing together a diverse group of experts to share insights that can inform public conversation and inspire activists, academics, government officials, and policymakers to work for change.

When Captain America goes global

Published: September 08, 2021

Author: Mahan Mirza, Ansari Institute Executive Director

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Can Captain America be Black? Marvel’s recent Disney+ series, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, tackles this question head-on. The story picks up from the blockbuster . . .

Engaging religion to support peace and human rights in Afghanistan

Published: August 24, 2021

Author: Ansari Institute

Mahan Mirza

In an opinion piece for The Hill, Ansari Institute Executive Director Mahan Mirza advocates for engaging with the Islamic tradition of Sharia law to build peace and advance human rights in Afghanistan.

Elizabeth Boyle shows how all Roads do lead to Rome

Published: July 29, 2021

Author: Costanza Montanari

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Elizabeth Boyle, a Keough School master of global affairs student, is currently in Rome working for the Community of Sant’Egidio in their Office of International Relations, but this is not her first stay in the Eternal City. …

Remembering master of global affairs graduate Asmaa El Messnaoui

Published: June 17, 2021

Author: Josh Stowe

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The University of Notre Dame, Keough School of Global Affairs, and South Bend communities mourn the passing of Asmaa El Messnaoui, a graduate of the school’s master of global affairs (MGA) program. Asmaa passed away June 15 following a cycling accident in Iowa.

Father Jenkins joins with other community leaders at the annual Prayer for Peace

Published: June 07, 2021

Author: Notre Dame News

Prayer For Peace

University of Notre Dame President Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., joined other local clergy, elected officials and community leaders at the annual interdenominational Prayer for Peace today at the Jon R. Hunt Memorial Plaza in downtown South Bend.

Law School to host inaugural Notre Dame Religious Liberty Summit on June 28-29

Published: June 04, 2021

Author: Kevin Allen

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The summit, to be held on Notre Dame’s campus, will stimulate conversations between scholars, advocates and religious leaders about the future of religious liberty in the United States and around the world.

Screening Muslims: Working for Peace Through the Media

Published: May 25, 2021

Author: Josh Stowe

Screening Muslims

Film and television can help combat Islamophobia through rich storytelling, members of the Unity Productions Foundation (UPF) team shared during a recent conversation with Mahan Mirza, executive director of the Ansari Institute.

New book shares stories from grassroots Christian peacebuilders in East Africa

Published: May 14, 2021

Author: Hannah Heinzekehr

In Their Own Words

The newly published book, In Their Own Words: Christian Leadership for Such a Time as This, presents the stories of eight Christian peacebuilders and leaders from the East Africa Great Lakes region. The stories were shared during interviews with co-authors Emmanuel Katongole, professor of theology and peace studies at the University of Notre Dame’s Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, and Marie-Claire Klassen, a Ph.D. candidate in theology and graduate minor in peace studies.

A Q&A with Faculty Fellow Daniel Philpott

Published: April 29, 2021

Author: Josh Stowe

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Daniel Philpott, Professor of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame and a faculty fellow of the Ansari Institute, is the recipient of the 2021 Religion and International Studies Distinguished Scholar Award. The honor, given by the Religion and International Section of the International Studies Association, recognizes his pioneering contributions over 25 years as one of the earliest scholars of the “religious turn” in the study of international relations.…

Liu Institute and Notre Dame Press Launch Book Series on Chinese Christianities

Published: April 27, 2021

Author: Notre Dame Press News

A new book series by Notre Dame Press in collaboration with the Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies will examine several denominations of Christianity in modern China. The Liu Institute Series in Chinese Christianities…

Practicing What We Preach: Interreligious Dialogue and Futurism in Environmental Peacebuilding

Published: April 14, 2021

Author: Elsa Barron

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Elsa Barron, a University Notre Dame senior, reflects on insights she gleaned from a series of recent discussions exploring faith-based approaches to environmental peacebuilding.