THE KHATIB PROGRAM IN RELIGION & DIALOGUE
WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF MARY WASHINGTON’S DEPARTMENT OF CLASSICS, PHILOSOPHY, & RELIGIOUS STUDIES
PRESENTS A CONFERENCE ON RACE AND RELIGION
TWO DAY CONFERENCE: March 29th and 30th
FLYER FOR CONFERENCE ON RACE & RELIGION (pdf)
KEYNOTE SPEAKERRace & Religion Keynote Speaker Flyer
Shannon Lanier
THOMAS JEFFERSON’S 6TH GREAT-GRANDSON
Jefferson’s Children: The Story of One
American Family
Tuesday, March 29, 2022, 7:00 – 9:00 pm | Dodd Auditorium
Panel Presentations
Wednesday, March 30, 2022, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm | University Center, Room 104 A & B
Introductory Remarks, Dr. Mehdi Aminrazavi, University of Mary Washington, Director of the Khatib Program in Religion & Dialogue.
9:30-10:30 am
Dr. Brock Bahler
Director of Undergraduate Studies & Lecturer II, University of Pittsburgh
“Religious Freedom, Christian Nationalism, & White Supremacy: Intersections, Disparities,and Implications, Then and Now.”
10:30-11:30 am
Mackenzie R. Poust
Graduate Student in Arab Studies, Georgetown University
Interreligious Dialogue Research Coordinator, KPRD
“Arab Americans, Media Representations, and Looking Foward in a 2st Cetury United States.”
Morning Session – Race & Religion in Time
11:30-12:30 pm – Panel Discussion
12:30-2:00 pm – Lunch Break
2:00-3:00 pm
Dr. Terrence L. Johnson
Associate Professor of Religion & Politics, Georgetown University
Senior Research Fellow, Berkeley Center for Religion, Peace, & World Affairs
“Black Faith and the Ethical Turn in Radical Politics.”
3:00-4:00 pm
Dr. Kai Parker
Assistance Professor of African American Religious History, University of Virginia
“Ruins in the Whirlwind: Race, Religion, & The Crisis of Democracy.
4:00-5:00 pm – Panel Discussion
Concluding Remarks by Dr. Mehdi Aminrazavi