Fri, April 13, 2018
All Day
Thompson Library, 11th Floor
The Center for Ethics and Human Values presents
a Religion COMPAS Conference:
Religion in Global Context
How has religion contributed to the pursuit of world peace? How has it served as a source of global conflict and violence? Does religious belief play an essential role in bringing about moral progress? Are religious conflicts really about religion?
8:45a - 9:00a - Welcoming Remarks
- Don Hubin, Director of the Center for Ethics and Human Values
9:00a - 10:30a - Session 1: Religion and Global Conflict
- Speakers:
- José Casanova (Sociology, Theology, and the Berkley Center, Georgetown University)
- William Cavanaugh (Catholic Studies, DePaul University)
- Moderator:
- Richard Herrmann (Political Science, Ohio State University)
11:00a - 12:30p - Session 2: Religion and Global Cooperation
- Speakers:
- Azza Karam (Senior Socio-cultural Adviser, UNFPA)
- Donald A. Sylvan (Political Science, Ohio State University)
- Moderator:
- TBA