Fall 2020 Events
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The Church and Catholic Voters in the 2020 Election

Convener:ÌýMark Massa, S.J., Director, The Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life, Boston College
M. Cathleen Kaveny, Professor of Law and Theology, Boston College
Cardinal Joseph Tobin, Archbishop of Newark
Michael Sean Winters, Columnist, National Catholic Reporter

September 15, 2020


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The Republican Party and Catholic Voters in the 2020 Election

Convener:ÌýNeil Levesque, Executive Director, The New Hampshire Institute of Politics
Mark Rozell, Dean, Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University
Heidi Schlumpf, Executive Editor, National Catholic Reporter
John H. Sununu, former Governor of New Hampshire (1983–89), and White House Chief of Staff (1989-1991)

September 22, 2020


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The Democratic Party and Catholic Voters in the 2020 Election

Convener:ÌýMark Silk, Director, The Greenberg CenterÌýfor the Study of Religion in Public Life, Trinity College
Shaun Casey, Director, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University
Timothy Matovina, Chair, Department of Theology, University of Notre Dame
Joseph Tomás McKellar, Co-Director of PICO California

September 29, 2020


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Faculty Seminar Series on Religious Resources to Combat Racism
Co-sponsored with the Center for Christian-Jewish Learning

Mining the Christian Tradition for Resources to Combat Racism

Amey Victoria Adkins-Jones, Theology Department, Boston College
Vincent Rougeau, Law School, Boston College
Mark Massa, S.J.,Ìýconvener, Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life, Boston College

October 2, 2020


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Faculty Seminar Series on Religious Resources to Combat Racism
Co-sponsored with the Center for Christian-Jewish Learning

Toward Understanding Another'sÌýReality: Narrative Empathy, Reconciliation, and Racism

Theresa O'Keefe,ÌýSchool of Theology and Ministry, Boston College
Rabbi Benjamin Samuels,ÌýCongregation Shaarei Tefillah
Ruth Langer,ÌýConvener

October 20, 2020

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Faculty Seminar Series on Religious Resources to Combat Racism
Co-sponsored with the Center for Christian-Jewish Learning

Narrative, Restorative Justice, and the Need for Truth in Racial Equity

Yavilah McCoy,ÌýCEO,ÌýDimensions, Inc,
Joshua Snyder,ÌýTheology Department, Boston College
Ruth Langer,ÌýConvener

October 27, 2020

Pope Francis

Pandemic, Politics, and Solidarity: A Discussion of Fratelli Tutti

Meghan Clark,ÌýProfessor of Theology and Religious Studies, St. John's University
Massimo Faggioli,ÌýProfessor of Theology and Religious Studies, Villanova University
David Gibson,ÌýDirector, Center for Religion and Culture, Fordham University
Damon Silvers,ÌýDirector of Policy and Special Counsel, AFL-CIOÌý

Moderator:ÌýMark Massa, S.J.,ÌýDirector,ÌýThe Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life

October 27, 2020