Fall 2016 Events
Ending Female Genital Mutilation and Child Marriage in Tanzania
Liz Mach,听Maryknoll Lay Missioner
August 31, 2016
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The New Bostonians: How Immigrants have Transformed Boston since the 1960s
Marilynn Johnson,听Boston College
September 21, 2016
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Economy for the Common Good: A Theory of Change That Works
Christian Felber,听Author and Essayist
September 21, 2016
This event is co-sponsored by the听Theology Department,听the听Carroll School of Management,听and the听Managing for Social Impact interdisciplinary minor.
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Speak, Stand, Sit or Scream? How Young People Engage Politics and the World in 2016
Craig Ford, GSAS '18, 听Theology (PhD)
Najat Goso, MCAS '18, Communications
Isra Hussain, MCAS '17, Psychology
Russell Simons, MCAS '17, Biology听
September 28, 2016
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Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism
Craig Ford,听Cornell University
Martin Summers (response), Boston College
October 4, 2016
This event is co-sponsored by the听Institute for the Liberal Arts听and the听African and African Diaspora Studies Program.
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Public Theology and the Global Common Good: The Contribution of听David Hollenbach, S.J.
October 14鈥�15, 2016
Co-sponsored by the听Institute for the Liberal Arts,听Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences,听The Jesuit Institute,听Theology Department,听School of Theology and Ministry,听International Studies Program,听and the听Center for Human Rights and International Justice.
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Just War Revisited
General James Dubik,听U.S. Army, ret., Georgetown University听
Rev. J. Bryan Hehir, Harvard University
Ambassador James F. Jeffrey, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
October 20, 2016
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An Ethics for the Coming Storm: A Theological Reflection on Climate Change
Laurie Zoloth,听Northwestern University
October 25, 2016
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Religion, Ethics, and the 2016 Presidential Election
MT D谩vila,听Andover Newton Theological School
Marc Landy,听Boston College
Alan Wolfe, Boston College
Erik Owens,听Boston College
November 2, 2016
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The Christians of Lebanon: Surviving amidst Chaos
Marius Deeb,听School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University;听Hoover Institute, Stanford University
November 9, 2016
Co-sponsored with the听Department of Slavic & Eastern Languages and Literatures, the听Department of Political Science, the听Department of Theology,听Islamic Civilization and Societies, and听Christian Solidarity International (CSI).听
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Factoring Faith into Development
Amie Harris,听U.S. Agency for International Development
November 14, 2016
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Stories that Move: A USAID Book-a-thon Event
Peter H. Reynolds,听Children's book author
Paul Reynolds,听CEO, FableVision Studios
November 15, 2016
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Religion and Conflict Transformation
Fr. Raymond G. Helmick, S.J., Inaugural Memorial Lecture
Professor David Little, Georgetown University
December 11, 2016
This event is sponsored by the听Center for Human Rights and International Justice; the听Faith, Peace and Justice Program;听Film Studies;听Cooperative Metropolitan Ministries; the听Knights of the Holy Sepulchre; the听Rotary Club of Scituate, MA; and the Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life.