Reception
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Events
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Monday
The Palestine Taboo: Race, Islamophobia, and Free Speech
Public lecture by Professor Sahar Aziz (Rutgers University)
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Thursday
Realistic Hope: American Democracy and the 2024 Election
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Monday
Capitalist Humanitarianism: A Dialogue on Labor, Loss, and Religion
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Monday
Learning to Disagree Book Event
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Thursday
What Religion Offers Democracy: Challenges and Opportunities of Christianity and Islam in Contemporary America
An interfaith conversation with Shadi Hamid and Matthew Kaemingk on American democracy today.
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Tuesday
Playing Sacred: The Camp Aesthetics of Feminist and Queer Art
Final event in our series “Reverent Irreverence: Parody, Religion, and Contemporary Politics.”
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Thursday
Pranksters, Standups, and Fitness Gurus: New Perspectives on Parody
Third event in our series “Reverent Irreverence: Parody, Religion, and Contemporary Politics.”
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Tuesday
The Women’s Chapel
Art exhibit and panel discussion
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Monday
Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America with Heather Cox Richardson
Professor of history and Letters from an American author/podcaster Richardson discusses her new book.
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Tuesday
In Conversation with Michelle Alexander
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Monday
University Libraries: Faculty Book Talk by Tazeen Ali
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Wednesday
The Assault on Truth – and What to Do About It
A conversation with Cherie Harder, Jonathan Rauch, and Peter Wehner
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Thursday
Why Institutions Matter: Religious Perspectives on Building and Sustaining Institutions in a Fractured Society
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Thursday
Designer Babies and Choosing Disabilities: Ethical Considerations of Deliberately Creating a Disabled Child by IVF
Dr. Daniel Eisenberg considers the traditional Jewish approach to the use of new reproductive technologies.
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Tuesday
Liberty of Conscience as a Tool of Empire: England and Its Restoration Colonies, 1660-1689
A public lecture by Professor Daniel Richter, University of Pennsylvania.
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Friday
The Religion Clauses
Interdisciplinary conference to explore current and future trends in the First Amendment’s free exercise and establishment clauses.
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Wednesday
The Judge Film Screening and Panel Discussion
Film screening and panel discussion with the filmmaker and scholars.
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Monday
When Islam Is Not a Religion: Inside America’s Fight for Religious Freedom
Lecture by Asma Uddin followed by a panel discussion with Washington University scholars.
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Thursday
James Baldwin and the Moral Crisis of American Democracy
Professor Glaude examines Baldwin’s insistence that America’s race problem is a result of moral choices.
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Thursday
Overcoming Political Tribalism and Recovering Our American Democracy
Danforth talks with Chua about her book Political Tribes: Group Instinct and the Fate of Nations.
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Monday
Beyond Sides – Towards Reconciliation: Israeli and Palestinian Women in the West Bank
A presentation by photojournalist Saskia Keeley.
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Monday
First Year Students’ Fall Orientation: Academic Open House
Academic Open House
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Tuesday
Liberal Arts Education: What’s the Point? Robert George and Cornel West in Conversation
Professors George and West discuss the value of an education grounded in academic freedom that aims for greater connection across differences.
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Thursday
The Political Captivity of the Faithful
American historian and university president Hatch considers the current challenge and need to understand “the other side.”
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Wednesday
Welcoming the Stranger to St. Louis: Religious Responses to Recent Immigrants and Refugees
Address by Anna Crosslin, President and CEO of the International Institute of St. Louis, followed by a panel discussion with local religious leaders.
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Tuesday
Religion and Polarized Politics: Peter Wehner and Melissa Rogers on Revitalizing Democratic Pluralism
A moderated discussion between two former White House officials.
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Monday
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration
Washington University’s annual commemoration event.
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Wednesday
A Fresh View of a Historic Presidency
A lecture, reception, and book signing with the author of President Carter: The White House Years.
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Monday
Human Rights-Based Organizing: A Faith-Informed Response to Violence and Immigration
Noah Bullock, Executive Director of NGO Cristosal, and a panel of local clergy leaders.
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Friday
Department Open House
Joint event with the Religious Studies program.
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Wednesday
Michael Rakowitz Public Lecture
Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts event cosponsored by Danforth Center on Religion and Politics.
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Tuesday
Religion as a Conversation Starter! Embracing King’s Political Philosophy of “Somebodiness”
Public lecture by Professor Jonathan Walton followed by on-stage discussion with Professor Lerone Martin.
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Tuesday
Religion and Politics in an Age of Fracture
Third event in a series of three discussions.
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Tuesday
Religion and Politics in an Age of Fracture
Second event in a series of three discussions on religion and politics in an age of fracture.
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Tuesday
Religion and Politics in an Age of Fracture
First discussion in a series on religion and politics in an age of fracture.
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Tuesday
What do Francis of Assisi and Francis of Buenos Aires Have in Common? A ‘Franciscan’ Perspective on the Common Good
Public lecture by Fr. Michael Perry, OFM.
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Wednesday
Preserving a United Nation: Moving Forward Together Despite Our Differences
A public interview with the former U.S. Senator from Missouri and Episcopal priest.
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Tuesday
Healing a House Divided
Public lecture by The Most Rev. Michael Curry, Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church.
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Monday
An American Conscience: The Reinhold Niebuhr Story Film Screening and Panel Discussion
A film screening and panel discussion with the filmmaker and scholars.
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Thursday
No Human Right to Sodomy: The Christian Right and SOGI Human Rights
A public lecture by Cynthia Burack, The Ohio State University.
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Wednesday
The Art and Politics of African American Faith
A public lecture by Josef Sorett, Columbia University.
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Wednesday
Work as Worship: Emerson’s Emancipating Religious and Political Journey
A public lecture by David Robinson, Oregon State University.
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Saturday
Danforth Dialogues: Envisioning the Future of Religion and Politics in America
Krista Tippett will moderate conversations between Eboo Patel, Natasha Trethewey, David Brooks, and E.J. Dionne Jr.
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Wednesday
Lecture by His Eminence Timothy Cardinal Dolan
A public lecture by Timothy Cardinal Dolan, Archbishop of New York and native St. Louisan.
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Thursday
War Stories: How Religion and State Converge in the U.S. Military
Public lecture by Ronit Stahl, Danforth Center, with response by Margot Canaday, Princeton University.
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Tuesday
On Transparency: Christian Drug Rehabilitation Centers in Guatemala
Public lecture by Kevin Lewis O’Neill, University of Toronto as part of the Religion, Medicine,and Law Lecture Series.
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Tuesday
The Faith Community’s Role in Health Care
A public lecture by Dr. G. Scott Morris, Church Health Center.
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Thursday
Paging God: Religion in the Halls of Medicine
A public lecture by Wendy Cadge, Brandeis University.
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Thursday
Obamacare and American Values
A public lecture by David Craig, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis.
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Monday
Religious Freedom and U.S. Foreign Policy
Visiting scholars discuss how religion shapes U.S. foreign relations.
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Thursday
Religious Responses to Ferguson
A panel discussion with St. Louis religious leaders.
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Wednesday
Religion and Politics Minor: Student Information Session
Join us for pizza and conversation with faculty and staff.
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Friday
John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics Reception at AAR/SBL Annual Meeting
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Monday
Center Open House and Faculty Reception
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Friday
Parent and Family Weekend Coffee Hour
Join Center faculty and staff to learn more about the John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics.
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Thursday
John C. Danforth Center Open House and Faculty Reception
Meet our new colleagues and welcome the new academic year.
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Saturday
Center Reception at AAR/SBL Annual Meeting
Join us to meet faculty and find out more about the John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics at Washington University in St. Louis.
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Monday
John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics Open House
An open house marking the beginning of the 2012-2013 academic year.
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Wednesday
Welcome Reception for R. Marie Griffith, first Director of the John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics
A reception to welcome R. Marie Griffith as the director of the John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics.
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