Compassion: Thoughtful, Engaged, & Generous
Date: May 27 – 29, 2025
Venue: Vancouver School of Theology
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The Vancouver School of Theology’s Inter-Religious Studies Program will host the conference Compassion: Thoughtful, Engaged, & Generous, May 27 – 29, 2025, both in-person and on Zoom.
This conference seeks to explore what the spirituality and practice of compassion should look like in our time.
Keynote speaker Dr. Terri Elizabeth Givens will present “Radical Integrity in Leadership: Empathy in Action” on Tuesday May 27 at 7:00 pm, at Epiphany Chapel and broadcast on Zoom. Dr. Givens is a Professor of Political Science at the University of British Columbia and author of Radical Empathy: Finding a Path to Bridging Racial Divides.
For more information and to register for the keynote, click here. Registration is required for Zoom attendance, recommended for in-person.
Other featured speakers/presentations Roots/Shorashim/Judur Palestinian-Israeli Network, Compassionate Las Vegas, the Inter-Faith Amigos, and more! The conference also features shorter presentations, workshops, and dialogues led by international and local scholars and activists.
To find out more visit vst.edu/ir-conference.