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    Myths of the Modern Megachurch

    Key West, Florida Some of the nation’s leading journalists gathered in Key West, Florida, in May 2005 for the Pew Forum’s biannual Faith Angle conference on religion, politics and public life. Conference speaker Rick Warren, pastor of the largest church in America, addressed misconceptions many Americans have about mega-churches. He also discussed his best-selling book, […]

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    Anglicanism and Global Affairs: The Windsor Report and Beyond

    Noon – 2 p.m. Westminster, London, England Speakers: The Rt. Rev. Dr. Josiah Idowu-Fearon, Archbishop, Anglican Church of Nigeria The Most Rev. Frank T. Griswold, Presiding Bishop, Episcopal Church USA Dr. David Martin, Professor of Sociology, London School of Economics (Emeritus) Moderator: Dr. Timothy Samuel Shah, Senior Fellow in Religion & International Affairs, The Pew […]

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    Is the Market Moral? A Dialogue on Religion, Economics & Justice

    2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Reception Immediately Following Washington, D.C. Panelists: Rebecca M. Blank, Dean, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy; Professor of Policy and Economics, University of Michigan; Co-director of the National Poverty Center, Ford School William McGurn, Chief Editorial Writer, Wall Street Journal; member, Wall Street Journal Editorial Board Lawrence Mishel, President, Economic […]

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    The Veil Controversy: International Perspectives on Religion in Public Life

    3:30-5:30 p.m. Washington, D.C. Speakers: E.J. Dionne, Co-Chair, the Pew Forum, and Senior Fellow, the Brookings Institution Raja Elhabti, Director of Research, Karamah: Muslim Women Lawyers for Human Rights Husain Haqqani, Visiting Scholar, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Justin Vaisse, Affiliated Scholar, Brookings Center on the U.S. and Europe E.J. DIONNE, JR.: It’s great to […]

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    Lifting Up the Poor: A Dialogue on Religion, Poverty and Welfare Reform

    10:00am-Noon National Press Club Washington, D.C. Featured Speakers Include: Mary Jo Bane, Thornton Bradshaw Professor of Public Policy and Management, Harvard University; Co-Chair, Working Group on Welfare Reform (Clinton Administration) Lawrence M. Mead, Professor of Politics, New York University; Former Visiting Fellow, the Hoover Institution, Stanford University Moderators: E.J. Dionne, Jr. , Senior Fellow, Governance […]

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    Teaching About Religion in Public Schools: Where do We Go From Here?

    Conference took place May 20-22, 2003 Freedom Forum Arlington, VA Keynote Speech Jon Butler, Yale University Teaching About Religion in Public Schools: History and Background on the U.S. Constitution Speakers: Charles Haynes, First Amendment Center Melissa Rogers, Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life Jennifer Norton, Argonaut High School Evelyn Holman, Bayshore, New York School […]

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    God and Foreign Policy: The Religious Divide Between the U.S. and Europe

    10:00-11:30 a.m. Washington, D.C. Featured Speaker: Andrew Kohut, Director, the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press Respondents: Craig Kennedy, President, German Marshall Fund Justin Vaisse, Visiting Fellow, Foreign Policy Studies, Center on the U.S. and France, the Brookings Institution Moderator: E.J. Dionne Jr., Co-Chair, the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life; […]

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    God and the Inner City: A One-Hour Documentary

    6:00 p.m., Reception 6:30 p.m., Screening followed by discussion National Press Club Washington, D.C. Comments by: Michael Pack, Producer and Director of God and the Inner City Featured Speakers: Rev. Dr. Wilson Goode, Sr., Senior Advisor, Faith-Based Initiatives at Public/Private Ventures and former Mayor of Philadelphia Richard Nathan, Director, The Roundtable on Religion and Social […]

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    Ministering to Those in Need: The Rights and Wrongs of Missions and Humanitarian Assistance in Iraq

    10 a.m. – Noon Washington, D.C. Speakers Dr. Michael Lawrence, Associate Pastor, Capitol Hill Baptist Church Kate Moynihan, Deputy Regional Director for Middle East and North Africa, Catholic Relief Services Dr. Abdulaziz Sachedina, Professor of Religious Studies, University of Virginia; Chairman, Board of Directors, Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy Bruce Wilkinson, Senior […]

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    Religion Returns to the Public Square: Faith and Policy in America

    3:00 – 5:00 p.m. (reception to follow) Washington, D.C. Speakers Wilfred McClay, SunTrust Chair of Humanities and Professor of History, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Hugh Heclo, Robinson Professor of Public Affairs, George Mason University E.J. Dionne Jr., Co-Chair, the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life; Senior Fellow, the Brookings Institution; and columnist, the […]

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