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Fall 2024 Events
Postwar Stories: How Books Made Judaism American
Religious Enemies of Liberalism and Christian Realist Defense: The Battle for the Soul of American Democracy
Christian Nationalism, Religious Pluralism, and the 2024 Election
From Reagan's Revolution to Trump's Insurrection: The Role of the Religious Imaginary in American Politics
"Our Stories Need to Be Told": Memoirs of Former Nuns
Panel Series: Christian Nationalism and the 2024 Election
A Conversation with Coach Bill O'Brien about Faith, Football, and Boston College
Becoming Mary Sully: Reclaiming a Modern Native American Artist
Spring 2023 Events
The Role of the Church(es) in the Civil Rights Movement in the US and 鈥楽olidarity鈥� in Poland
Parties in the Pews in a Divided Nation
Prophetic Voices Lecture featuring Massimo Faggioli
The Way Forward: Pope Francis, Vatican II and Synodality
The Contested Meaning of Women's Rights: Reclaiming a Lost Vision of Freedom
Race and Religion Conference
A Capital Congregation: Proximity, Community, and Ministry for American Statehouse Neighborhoods
Russia鈥檚 War in Ukraine One Year Later: Orthodox Christianity, Geopolitics, and Power
Fall 2022 Events
Unruly Souls: The Digital Activism of Muslim and Christian Feminists
Sports and Religion in North America
Tragic Dilemmas in Christian Ethics
Two Jewish Fathers Who Changed History: Abraham Joshua Heschel and Elie Wiesel
Tradition and Its Discontents: John Calvin and the Western Mind
A History of Catholic Theological Ethics
Spring 2022
Race and the Religious Right: White Evangelicals, White Supremacy, and Their Consequences
Religious Activism and Political Change; Political Activism and Religious Change
Islam in the United States: Issues of Race and Diversity
How Secularization Impacts Religion: A Conversation with Nancy Ammerman and Jos茅 Casanova
A Capital Congregation: Proximity, Community, and Ministry for American Statehouse Neighborhoods
Theology as Requirement: The Challenges of Teaching Theology in the Modern Academy
Fall 2021 Events
LGBTQ Advocacy at the Intersection of Faith and Public Policy
'Seventy Times Seven': Abuse, Exclusion, and Forgiving the Church
19th Annual Prophetic Voices Lecture
Flannery O鈥機onnor: The Making of an American Master
Race, Theology, and Pedagogy: Conversations Between Africans and Americans
Teaching First Generation Boston College Students
Academics as Public Intellectuals: A Conversation with Professors M. Cathleen Kaveny and Heather Cox Richardson
Spring 2021 Events
Cultivating Helpful Dynamics
US Vatican Relations
Pandemic and Religion
Three Pieces of Advice to President Biden from Catholics in the Public Square
The Development of Muslim Leadership in the U.S.
Creating Constructive Conversations
Spiritual Audacity: The Abraham Joshua Heschel Story
Developing Practical and Integrative Assignments
Engaging The Social Dilemma: Social Media and the Polarization of Politics and Pews
Fall 2020 Events
The Church听and Catholic Voters听补苍诲听the 2020 Election
The Republican Party and Catholic Voters in the 2020 Election
The Democratic Party and Catholic Voters in the 2020 Election
Mining the Christian Tradition for Resources to Combat Racism
Narrative Empathy, Reconciliation, and Racism
Narrative, Restorative Justice,听and听the Need听for Truth听in Racial Equity
Pandemic, Politics, and Solidarity: A Discussion of Fratelli Tutti
Spring 2020
Revolution听of听the Heart:听the Dorothy Day Story
Is There听a New Anti-Semitism?
Evolution听and Innovation听in Legal Education
Race, Class,听and Ethnicity听in College Admissions
Blessed Are听the Rich:听the American Gospel听of Success
Fall 2019
How Would You Reform the Catholic Church?
The Power听of Sports: Media听and Spectacle听in American Culture
Religion and the Divided American Republic: Rawls' Fault?
Reviving Democracy During the 2020 Campaign Season by Learning How to Hope
What is 'Nature' Today in Science and Theology?
Do the Democrats have a Religion Problem?
Santuario: Screening听and Discussion
Spring 2019 Events
Seeking Shelter
Backs Against听the Wall:听the Howard Thurman Story
What Would President Niebuhr Do?
Resetting Christian Theology听on Mental Illness听and Suicide
The Challenge听of 'Us'听in Ecological Times
Religion in the White House
What Everyone Needs听to Know About Shariah
Politics and Evangelical Christians
Religion听补苍诲听the Whole Human Experience
Fall 2018
Pope Francis:听a Man听of His Word
Utopia听on听the Small Screen
Prayer听in听a Violent World
Faith听and Border Ethics
Superpower Saints: Rome听and America, 1939-1963
Gentrification听in听an Urban Church
What Does It Mean听to Be Jewish听in听the Age听of Trump?
How听the Debate Over Birth Control Changed Catholic Theology
Conversations That Matter: Who Belongs听at 51茶馆?
Spring 2018 Events
Bible Nation: Hobby Lobby, Scripture,听and听the Making听of America
Religion, Spirituality,听and Compassionate Healthcare
Catholic Afterlives: What Identities听and Practices Persist When Catholics Leave听the Church?
Violence, Memory,听and Religion Among Survivors听of Clerical Sexual Abuse
Truth听and Lies听in听a Polarized Time
Catholic Afterlives: What Identities听and Practices Persist When Catholics Leave听the Church?
Fall 2017 Events
What's So Political About 'Political' Islam?
The Challenge听of Charlottesville: Race, Religion听and Public Monuments
Luther in America
Is Civility Dead?
The State of Catholic Higher Education
Rikers an American Jail
U.S. Foreign Policy After ISIS
What鈥橲 Wrong听with听the New Genealogy听of Religious Freedom?
Educating for Modern Democracy
Responding to the Global Refugee Crisis at 51茶馆 and Beyond
Spring 2017 Events
On Having Civil Conversations
An American Conscience:听the Reinhold Niebuhr Story
The Contemporary Crisis for Christianity in the Middle East
Religious Freedom and the Common Good
Save听the Children: Religion, Politics,听and International Adoptions听in America
What Now? Having Difficult Conversations in Our Community
"Silence,"听a Film听by Martin Scorsese
Toward a Culture of University Ethics
Prophecy Without Contempt
The Ethics of Citizenship in the Trump Era
Dorothy Day: The World Will Be Saved by Beauty
Fall 2016 Events
Ending Female Genital Mutilation听and Child Marriage听in Tanzania
Service Learning and the PULSE Program at 51茶馆
Black Natural Law
The New Bostonians: How Immigrants Have Transformed Boston Since听the 1960s
Economy听for听the Common Good:听a Theory听of Change That Works
Speak, Stand, Sit听or Scream?
Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism
Public Theology and the Global Common Good
Just War Revisited
An Ethics for the Coming Storm
Religion, Ethics, and the 2016 Presidential Campaign
The Christians of Lebanon
Factoring Faith into Development
USAID Book-a-thon
Religion and Conflict Transformation
Spring 2016 Events
University Ethics
Promoting a Closer Alignment Between Philanthropy and the Public Good
Making听and Breaking: Art, Hospitality听and Eucharist
What the Islamic Veil Reveals
Just War Theory and the Environmental Consequences of War
Immigration and Christian Ethics
What Is听the Responsibility听to Protect?
Who Gets听to Be听a Prophet?
The Calling of a Public Intellectual
Fall 2015 Events
A Republic of Prophets
Our Common Home:听an Ethical Summons听on Climate Change
Bonhoeffer's Transformative Encounters with the American Prophetic Tradition
Nostra Aetate
Imagining the Church of the 21st Century
The Outlook for Religious Pluralism in Syria
Gun Rights and the Threat to Freedom and Democracy
Boston Book Festival 2015
The Bible in Early America
Effective Action on Environment, Hunger and Human Rights
Teaching about Religion in Public Schools
My Faith Story within the Story of Liberation Theology
Spring 2015 Events
Simone's Svengalis
Two Faces of Political Islam
Being a Priest in the Public Square
Equal Rights听for All
Religion, Politics and Nationalism in Contemporary Turkey
Race, Religion,听and Social Change:听a Campus Conversation
Religious Pluralism in the Middle East
Why Libertarianism Isn't Liberal
Religion and the Roots of Climate Change Denial
Religion and Global Affairs
How Dante Can Save your Life
Fall 2014 Events
The Moral Origins of the Great Recession
Prophetic Rhetoric in the Public Square
Women and Interreligious Dialogue
Writing about Religion in a Polarized Age
The Public Life of Love
"At Home听in Exile" Book Release Event
Catholic Charities: Challenges听and Response
Is There听a Future听for Catholic Health听and Social Services?
At Home听in Exile: Why Diaspora Is Good听for听the Jews
Spring 2014 Events
Nonviolent Campaigning for Nuclear Disarmament
Religious Diversity and Military Service
Democracy Beyond Elections
Pope Francis and the Future of the Global Church
South Africa After Mandela
#Religion @OMG Faith Db8听in 21st Century
The Prophetic Minority
Terrorism and the Boston Marathon
Setting听the Agenda听for Global Dialogue
Business, Ethics and American Healthcare Reform
Fall 2013 Events
The Blessings of Exile
Political Obligation in the World Society
Beyond Ignorance, Hostility, and Fear
Peacebuilding and Reconciliation
What Is Power?
From Just War to Nonviolence
Religious Diversity and the Common Good
"Mandela: Long Walk听to Freedom"
Spring 2013 Events
Youth and Diplomacy
The Future of Catholic Periodicals
Poverty and American National Priorities
The Papacy After Benedict XVI
Youth Civic Engagement
What Is Liberation Theology?
Prophetic Action and Imagination
Cosmopolitanism in Constitutional Law
Religion, State听and Education
Fall 2012 Events
Diaspora:听an Introduction
Standards for Effective Elementary and Secondary Catholic Schools
Nuns in American Public Life
Latinos and the 2012 Election
Religion and the Liberal Aims of Higher Education
American Dreams: Jews and Broadway
Update听on听the 'War听on Terror': Facts听and Fears
Individuals, Institutions,听and Religious Freedom
Spring 2012 Events
For God听and Country: Religion听补苍诲听the U.S. Military
Islam, Sharia,听and Democratic Transformation听in听the Arab World
Power, History听and Meaning
Are Mormons听the New Catholics听and Jews?
Religious Exclusivism听and Pluralism听as听a Political Project
Winning听the Child's Will
Islam听and Democracy:听a Closer Look听at听the Turkish Model
Citizenship听in听the Global City
Religion听补苍诲听the 2012 Presidential Primaries
The Writer听补苍诲听the Public
Islamic Civilization & Societies
Fall 2011 Events
Interrogation Policy after Osama bin Laden
Author Meets Critics: Political Evil听by Alan Wolfe
The Life and Work of Christian Legal Theorist William Stuntz
Iran and the Arab Spring
Pelagius and Augustine
Faculty Seminar:听on Political Messianism
Graduate Student Seminar: Art, Politics, Morality
Religion听in America:听a Political History
Social Ethics and Social Practice in Puritan New England
Writers Save
How God Commands Religious Liberty
Spring 2011 Events
The 51茶馆 Dilemma:听the Business Life听补苍诲听the Kingdom听of Heaven
The Limits of International Human Rights Law in the U.S. Constitution
Climate Change and Christian Ethics
The Legal听and Religious Status听of Women听in Nigerian Society
Toleration听and Freedom:听the American Experience听in Context
New Imaging Technologies听at听the End听of Life
Perfect Storm: How听the Imminent Crisis听in Higher Education Can Strengthen Liberal Education
The Risk of Civil Society
Wanting It All: Women听补苍诲听the State听of Feminism听in America
Last Best Hope: International Lives听of听the American Civil War
Lingua Sacra: Negotiating God-Talk听in America
Fall 2010 Events
Humanitarian Intervention听补苍诲听the "Responsibility听to Protect"
The Rising Power听of听the American Dead
Presidential Roulette
Author Meets Critics: "The Religious Test"
The University听in听the 21st Century: Thinking About Ethics, Persons,听and Discourse
The Hebrew Republic: Jewish Sources听补苍诲听the Transformation听of European Political Thought
Spring 2010 Events
Benedict XVI听补苍诲听the U.S. Bishops
Causes听of听the Financial Crisis听补苍诲听the Future听of听the Financial Services Industry
Rousseau's Paradoxical Legacy
Shifts听and Continuities听in听the Obama Era听and Beyond
Philanthropy听as Spiritual Exercise: Soul, Relationships听and Community
Exporting听the First Freedom
Natural Law, God,听and Human Dignity
What Has HIV/AIDS Led Us听to Understand About Global Ethical Challenges?
A Matter听of Conscience: Religious Exemptions听补苍诲听the Healthcare Debate
Fall 2009 Events
Religious听and Secular Beliefs听in Turkey听and Liberal Democracy
The Church,听the Economy,听and Social Justice
The Continuities听and Disparities Between Obama听and Kennedy
Israel听and Palestine:听the State听of听the Question
Evangelicals听补苍诲听the Catholic Mind: From Repulsion听to Attraction
Academic听and Athletic Excellence听on听the Heights
Torture: Is It Always Wrong?
Secularization听and Contemporary Religious Renewal听in Europe
Religion, History,听and Education: Facing History听and Ourselves
Spring 2009 Events
Ways听of Knowing: Field Science听in听the 21st Century
The Faiths听of听a Catholic University
Realism, Ethics听and U.S. Foreign Policy
Women Living听with HIV/AIDS听in听the US
Intuition, Emotion听and Visualization
Redeeming Freedom
Building: Houses, Community, Resumes?
Scientific Knowledge听and Faith
Human Evolution听and Christian Ethics
Gettysburg听in Rehab
The Temple听of Solomon听补苍诲听the Dome听of听the Rock
Author Meets Critics:听the Future听of Liberalism
Fall 2008 Events
The Roosevelt Legacy
Invisibility Syndrome听of African Americans听in Educational Institutions
Catholics听补苍诲听the 2008 Elections
The Role听of听the Public Intellectual
Georges Rouault's Epistemological Modesty
Promised Land: Exodus听and America
Madison's Hand
2008 Election Roundtable
Re-integrating Spirituality听in听the Catholic University
American Secularism听for American Muslims
Giving听the Dead Their Living Voices
One Nation Under God?
Spring 2008 Events
Muslims听in听the United States
The Unbearable Lightness听of Christian Legal Scholarship
Assessing听the 2008 "Super Primaries"
Mormons听in American Politics
Just Schools
What Do We Owe听the Iraqis?
New Advances听in Stem Cell Research
Immigration听补苍诲听the Scandinavian Welfare State
"Yes, God Is Real"
Gay Marriage听in Theology, Law听and Politics
Fall 2007 Events
Civil Religion, Mourning听and Memorials听at Virginia Tech
Organizational Meeting听for Student Advisory Panel
Womanist Ethics听补苍诲听the Cultural Production听of Evil
Author Meets Critics: "A Theology听of Public Life"
Deportation Nation: Outsiders听in American History
Gambling听补苍诲听the American Moral Landscape
Failing America's Faithful
Student Debate听on Gambling
Spring 2007 Events
Role听of Catholic Universities听in American Public Life
Headscarves听and Holy Days
Theocons听in American Public Life
The Danger听of Prophecy
Blasphemy, Free Speech听and Journalistic Ethics
Islam听in Europe听补苍诲听the US
Red听and Blue Nation?
The Danish Mohammed Cartoons听and Their Fallout
Current Developments听in Middle Eastern Politics听and Religion
Fall 2006 Events
Judging Intelligent Design
Integrating Islam in France
Religious Freedom听补苍诲听the Pledge听of Allegiance
Overcoming Religious Illiteracy Through Public Education
Religion听补苍诲听the 2006 Mid-Term Elections
Ethical Responsibilities Toward Forced Migrants听as听a Framework听for Advocacy
Spring 2006 Events
The Courtier听补苍诲听the Heretic
Faith听and Poverty
Combating 'Evildoers'听in听the Developing World
The Faith听of Feminists
Studying Children's Religion
Pope Benedict After One Year
Truth听and Fiction听in听the Da Vinci Code
Fall 2005 Events
American Religion听in听the European Mind
The Silent Body听of Audrey Santo
God's Politics After Katrina: Faith听and Hope听in Public Life
Jews听of Boston: Bridging Wisdom, Community,听and Culture, 1995-2004
Polarization听in America
Time听to Talk About 'Private' Belief听and 'Public' Scholarship
Spring 2005 Events
Local Islam Gone Global
Ecclesial Ethics: What Can We Learn From听the Early Church?
Good听and Faithful Service
Dead Man Walking:听the Journey Continued
Religion听and Aging: Findings From听a Sixty Year Longitudinal Study
American Greatness: How听the U.S. Lost,听and Can Regain, Its Sense听of Purpose
American Protestants听补苍诲听the Doctrine听of Original Sin, 1945-1965
The Conclave听补苍诲听the New Pope
The Press听and Faith Based Politics
Religious Diversity听补苍诲听the Common Good
Fall 2004 Events
Handing听on听a Faith: Challenges Opportunities听of Our Time
Religion, Foreign Policy听补苍诲听the Media听in听a Post 9-11 Context
The Women Changing听the Face听of Christianity
Spring 2004 Events
Voluntary听and Diverse: American Religion听and American Society
Reinventing听the Melting Pot
American Jesus: How听the Son听of God Became听an American Icon
French Perceptions听of Religion听in America: From Voltaire听to R茅Gis Debray
Faith听in Boston: How Congregations Confront听the Changing Urban Structure
The Role听of Soft Religions听in Democratization
Being听the Hands听of God:听the Jewish Call听to Social Justice
New Challenges听in End-of-Life Care
Virtuous Sexual Ethics
Economic Spirituality: Integrating Who You Are听with What You Buy
Reflections听on听the Upcoming 2004 Presidential Election
A Stone听of Hope: Prophetic Religion & Death听of Jim Crow
Fall 2003 Events
Bishops听and Bosses: Changing Trends听in Church-State Relations听in Boston
All That's Holy:听a Young Man,听an Old Car听补苍诲听the Search听for God听in America
Unlikely Allies: Church听and Society听in Racial Passing
Studying Hinduism听as听an Interdisciplinary Practice
The Role听of Religion听and Faith-based Initiatives听in Urban Communities
The Future听of American Religion:听a Conversation
Where Does Character Formation Happen听in听the University Today?
Spring 2003 Events
Unholy War听in Islam
Gathering Power: Future听of Progressive Politics听in USA
How Buddhist Doctrine听of Skillful Means Supports Transnational Buddhist Expansion听and Adaptation
The Pluralism Project: Research听and Opportunities
Evangelical Protestants听in听the Public Square
The Eliot School Rebellion, Boston, 1859
Religion听and Education
Religion听and Modernization
The Role听of Religion听and Faith听in Political Life
Fall 2002 Events
Presenting Islam
Religion听in Contemporary America: Church, State,听and Society
Restoration听of听a Jeffersonian Republic
American Catholicism
The Holocaust听补苍诲听the Catholic Church's Current Search听for Forgiveness
Fire听and Roses:听the Burning听of听the Charlestown Convent, 1834
Spring 2002 Events
Reflections听on Political Islam After September 11
Economists Versus Human Beings?
Genetics, Religion,听and Social Ethics
Prospects听for Peace听in听the Middle East
Judaism听and Civic Participation听in American Life
Religion听in听a Deliberative Society
The Struggle听for听the Soul听of Islam
The Abrahamic Attitudes Towards Racism听and Slavery
Faith, Reason听and Democracy听in Islam
What Is听the Prophetic Role听of听the Catholic Church听in American Society Today?
The New Physics听of Philanthropy
Beyond听the Synagogue Walls
Melville, Our Contemporary
Lived Religion Workshop
Fall 2001 Events
The Common Good
The Legacy听of Theocracy: Discord听in听the Public Realm
A Story听of Shalom:听the Calling听of Christians听and Jews听by听a Covenanting God
Redefining听the Boundaries听of Belonging
The Logic听of Fundamentalism: Comparing Movements After September 11
Order, War听and Terrorism: Drawing Moral Lines
Faith Communities Today
War, Peace听补苍诲听a Crisis听in听the Life听of God
Catholic-Jewish Dialogue: Death听and Dying, Mortality听and Immortality
Research Colloquium Series
Spring 2001 Events
Religious Diversity听补苍诲听the Common Good
Linking Community Organizing听and School Reform
Economics听and Ethics
Should We Have Faith听in听the Churches?
Family, Religion听and Politics: Understanding Gender Differences听in Participation
Moral听and Normative Aspects听of School Choice Conference
Roundtable Discussion听on Faith-Based Initiatives
Religious Commitment听and Secular Reason
The Lustre听of Our Country
Crossing听the Gods: World Religions听and Worldly Politics
Religion, Class听and Politics听in听the United States
Alan Wolfe: Book Signing Party
From Ghetto听to Mainstream: Catholics听and Evangelicals听in听the "Knowledge Professions"
Fall 2000 Events
Catholic Identity: Balancing Reason, Faith听and Power
Ethics听and Medicine
Dialogue: Belief听and Non-Belief:听the Challenge听of Medical Knowledge
Religion听补苍诲听the 2000 Election
Fighting Poverty听with Virtue
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