Religious, Spiritual, Secular: Living in a Pluralistic Culture
Online Academic & Community Conference
May 24th – 26th, 2020
Can’t join us live for two full days? Participate at your own pace! Videos and online discussion available through June 5.
RSVP FOR PUBLIC KEYNOTE & CONCERT
Registration closes May 21, 2020.
Public Events
Other Conference Highlights
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Schedule
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Public Events
Keynote Lecture
Sunday May 24, 2020, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Healing at a Time of Polarization: Reaching Beyond Difference to What We Share
Interfaith Amigos Imam Jamal Rahman and Rabbi Ted Falcon, authors of Getting to the Heart of Interfaith and Religion Gone Astray
The keynote lecture and concert are free and open to the public.
Concert
Monday May 25, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Multi-Cultural Melodies
Featuring Bukola Balogun, Nathan Elawa, Mark Fenster & Zoe Fenster, Usman Malik, Jeff Marceil, Charles Kaplan & Laura Duhan-Kaplan
The keynote lecture and concert are free and open to the public.
Other Conference Highlights
Plenary Lecture
Regulating Freedom of Religious Belief
Dr. Pitman Potter, PhD, MDiv
Multi-faith Panel
Spirit of Reconciliation: A Multi-Faith Approach
Facilitated by Chaplain Lauren Sanders
Closing Open-ended Dialogue
Facilitated by Dr. Terry Neiman
For registered participants only.
Breakout Session Topics
- Finding Inclusive Theologies
- Inter-Religious Education
- Models of Pluralism
- Bridging Separation in a Digital Age
- Theologies of Outreach
- Dilemmas of Secular Culture
- Spiritual and Mental Health
- Christian Theologies of Interfaith
- Respect, Humility, Forgiveness
- Spirituality in Popular Culture
- Broadening Community Institutions
- Urgent Political Crises
- COVID-19 & Intercultural Tensions
Speakers
- Rev. Dr. Raymond C. Aldred
- Sam Andri
- Rev. Dr. Jason Byassee
- Arun Chatterjee
- Nirmalya Das
- Rabbi Dr. Laura Duhan-Kaplan
- Dr. Anne-Marie Ellithorpe
- Dr. Eloecea
- Dr. David Falk
- Kiara Falk
- Alim Fakirani
- DoraLi Harrison
- Ken Harding
- Dr. Duncan Hollomon
- Rabbi Jonathan Infeld
- Siddika Jessa
- Rev. Victor Kim
- Kevin McCarty
- Cathy Merchant
- Deacon Rennie Nahanee
- Rev. Dr. Bob Paul
- Rev. Paulo Pereira
- Rev. Roger Revell
- Rev. Harold Rosen
- Chaplain Lauren Sanders
- Rabbi Susan Shamash
- Ciara Toddington
- Lindsay Veenstra
- Piotr Rajski
- Steve Slocum
- Rev. Emilie Teresa Smith
- Dr. Mark Stein
- Sukhvinder Kaur Vinning
- Dr. Helen Waldstein
- Rev. Todd Wiebe
- Imam Dr. Nasir Zaidi
Full Conference Schedule
Registration Fee: $100 ($50 for Students)
Questions?
Contact Rabbi Dr. Laura Duhan Kaplan and team at LDKaplan@vst.edu.