The John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics and the Washington University Law School are pleased to announce an event in celebration of John Inazu’s latest book, Learning to Disagree: The Surprising Path to Navigating Differences with Empathy and Respect, to be published by Zondervan in April, 2024. Inazu is the Sally D. Danforth Distinguished Professor of Law and Religion at Washington University in St. Louis.

Inazu will open the evening with an overview of the book and what motivated him to write it. Following his remarks, Peter Boumgarden will lead an interdisciplinary faculty panel in a discussion about the book. John Hendrix, the book’s illustrator, will then make a few closing comments.

Peter Boumgarden, Director of the Koch Family Center for Family Enterprise at the Washington University in St. Louis Olin School of Business, will moderate a panel discussion with:

Jennifer Duncan – Director of Wellness for Graduate Medical Education, Co-Director of Supporting a Fair Environment at Washington University School of Medicine.

John Hendrix – Kenneth E. Hudson Professor of Art and Chair, MFA in Illustration & Visual Culture at the Washington University Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts.

Penina Acayo Laker – Assistant Professor and Director of the Health Communication Design Studio in the Washington University in St. Louis Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts.

Frank Lovett – Professor of Political Science, Professor of Philosophy (by courtesy), Director of Undergraduate Studies in Political Science, and Director of Legal Studies at Washington University in St. Louis.

Inazu is also the author of Liberty’s Refuge: The Forgotten Freedom of Assembly (Yale University Press, 2012) and Confident Pluralism: Surviving and Thriving Through Deep Difference (University of Chicago Press, 2016). He is co-editor (with Tim Keller) of Uncommon Ground: Living Faithfully in a World of Difference (Thomas Nelson, 2020). Inazu is also the founder of The Carver Project and the Legal Vocation Fellowship and a Senior Fellow with Interfaith America, where he co-directs (with Eboo Patel) the Newbigin Fellows.

This event is free and open to all. Your RSVP to rap@wustl.edu is appreciated and allows us to contact you with event and parking information. Local bookseller Left Bank Books will have books for purchase. We hope you will join us for a reception with all event attendees immediately following the discussion.