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    Religion on the Stump: Politics and Faith in America

    10 a.m. – Noon Washington, D.C. Keynote presentations and discussion with Governor Mario Cuomo Congressman Mark Souder Moderated by Forum Co-chairs E.J. Dionne Jr. Jean Bethke Elshtain MELISSA ROGERS: Good morning. Welcome to Religion on the Stump: Faith and Politics in America. I want to thank each of you for taking time in your day […]

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    God, the Devil, and Human Rights: A South African Perspective

    4:00 p.m. University of Chicago Divinity School Chicago, Illinois Dr. Charles Villa-Vicencio is executive director of the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation, based in Cape Town. He was formerly the National Research Director in South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). Prior to that he was Professor of Religion and Society at the University of […]

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    Theology, Morality, and Public Life

    Conference will take place Wed and Thurs, Feb 26-27 University of Chicago Divinity School Chicago, Illinois Professor Elshtain: Good afternoon, I want to welcome you to this conference, to this event and to the Divinity School and to Swift Hall at the University of Chicago. I want first to acknowledge the PEW Forum Staff which […]

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    Governor George Ryan: An Address on the Death Penalty

    5pm University of Chicago Divinity School Chicago, Illinois George H. Ryan is the Governor of Illinois. He was elected the state’s 39th governor on November 3, 1998, continuing a career of public service that included terms as secretary of state (1991-1999) and lieutenant governor (1983-91). Ryan also had an accomplished 10-year legislative career (1973-1983) in […]

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    Iraq and Just War: A Symposium

    10 a.m. – Noon Washington, D.C. Panelist include: Gerard Bradley is Professor of Law at Notre Dame Law School. A noted scholar in the fields of constitutional law and law and religion, his books include Catholicism, Liberalism, and Communitarianism. He is the director of Notre Dame’s Natural Law Institute and is a former president of […]

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    Remembering September 11th: What is the Truth that has been Revealed to Us?

    7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. New York, New York Featuring: Jean Bethke Elshtain, Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, the University of Chicago Fred Dings, the University of South Carolina E.J. Dionne, Jr., Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, the Brookings Institution, Washington Post James Forbes, Riverside Church Aasma Khan, Muslims Against Terrorism […]

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    The Compassion Component: Welfare Reform and the Tradition of Social Justice

    10 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. National Press Club Washington, D.C. Panelists: Ken Connor, President, Family Research Council Ron Haskins, Senior Advisor for Welfare Policy at the Domestic Policy Council of the White House Sharon Parrott, Co-director of Federal TANF Policy, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Jim Skillen, President, Center for Public Justice Roberto Suro, […]

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    The Death Penalty: What’s All the Debate About?

    Thank you to all who attended and participated in the “Call for Reckoning” conference on January 25, 2002. Over 500 people from around the country filled the Divinity School’s lecture hall and several overflow rooms to hear the speakers reflect on religion and the death penalty. Provocative questions and profound reflections were offered by attendees […]

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    Religion, the Marriage Movement & Marriage Policy

    10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Washington, D.C. Presentation of paper by: W. Bradford Wilcox, Assistant Professor, University of Virginia and Non-Residential Fellow, The Institute for the Advanced Study of Religion, Yale University Panelists include: Wade Horn, Assistant Secretary for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services Theodora Ooms, Senior Policy Analyst, Center for […]

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    Judgment Day for School Vouchers

    10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. National Press Club Washington, D.C. Panelists include: Mark Chopko, General Counsel, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Judith French, former Assistant Attorney General, State of Ohio; argued Zelman case on behalf of Ohio before the Supreme Court Ira (Chip) Lupu, Louis Harkey Mayo Research Professor of Law, The George Washington University […]

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