"Religious Pluralism in Modern America"
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Plenary Lectures are Free and Open to the Public: 1100 Grainger Hall, 975 University Avenue
Participation in the conference is free, but seating is limited, so registration is required.
Each session will feature extended discussion between panelists and the audience, so attendees should read the papers before the session begins.
Schedule
All conference sessions will take place in the Pyle Center, 702 Langdon Street, room DE 335
THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 2007
8:00 PM Plenary Address: "Why We Can’t All Just Get Along: And Why Getting Along Alone Is Not Enough”
Martin Marty, Fairfax M. Cone Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus, University of Chicago
FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 2007
8:45 AM Conference
Introduction
Charles Cohen, Professor of History and Religious Studies, Director,
Lubar Institute, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Ronald Numbers, Hilldale and William Coleman Professor of the History of Science and
Medicine, Religious Studies, LISAR, University of Wisconsin-Madison
9:00-10:30, 10:45-12:00 Session 1- Overviews
Chair: Jon Roberts, Boston University
History/Religious Studies - Amanda Porterfield, Florida State University
History/Sociology - John Evans, University of California, San Diego
History/Geography - Bret Carroll, California State University, Stanislaus
2:00-4:00 PM Session
2: Impact of Religious Pluralism: I
Chair: Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Women - R. Marie
Griffith, Princeton University
Popular Culture - Peter Williams, Miami University
African Americans - Anthea Butler, Rochester University
8:00 PM Plenary Address: "The Turbulent Waters of Religious Pluralism: Civic Challenges? Theological Challenges? What's the Difference and What's the Problem?"
Diana Eck, Professor of Comparative Religion
and Indian Studies,Faculty of Arts and Sciences; Member of the
Faculty of Divinity; Director, Pluralism Project, Harvard University
SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 2007
8:30-10:30 AM Session 3
- Protestantism, Catholicism, Judaism
Chair: Katherine Carté Engel, Texas A&M University
Protestantism - William
Trollinger, University of Dayton - Withdrawn
Catholicism - Scott
Appleby, University of Notre Dame
Judaism - Deborah Dash
Moore, University of Michigan
11:00-1:00 Session 4
- Asian Religions in America
Chair: Abbas Hamdani, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, emeritus
Islam - Yvonne Haddad,
Georgetown University
Buddhism - Thomas Tweed,
University of North Carolina
Hinduism - Joanne
Waghorne, Syracuse University
3:00-5:00 PM Session 5:
Impact of Religious Pluralism: II
Chair: J. Rixey Ruffin, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Religion and politics -
Charles Lippy, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga
Religion and
international politics - Paul Boyer, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Religion and law - James
Hitchcock, St. Louis University
LISAR gratefully acknowledges the conference co-sponsors:
Anonymous Fund
Department of History
Religious Studies Program
University Lectures Committee
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