Annual Meeting 2024 Program Book

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Reception for Rice University faculty, students, alumni, and affiliates as well as anyone interested in learning more about the Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance, Religion and Public Life Center, and Department of Religion. Light appetizers and open bar.

Exclusive Private Screening for November Annual Meeting Registrants only

An expert crew of computer scientists and religion scholars embark on a three-year project to apply computer simulation and modeling to find solutions to worldwide humanitarian crises. Called to action by the Boston Marathon Bombing and increasing religious extremist terrorist attacks in North America and Europe, the scientists develop cutting edge technology at their headquarters in research centers in Boston and Virginia as well as at a Norwegian university. The team eventually travels to refugee camps in Lesvos, Greece to understand and simulate connections between religious extremism and the refugee crisis. They use the powerful modeling and simulation methodology to develop policy recommendations for predicting and preventing religious radicalization and violence. For more information: So Fare Films

The Blind Burrito

639 J Street

San Diego CA, 92101

Come join us for drinks, tapas, DJ, music, and dessert as we honor our work with faculty in religious studies departments and theological schools. Gather as past, present, and future participants from Wabash Center workshops, colloquies, consultations, and grants. Enjoy fellowshipping one with another. Network and have fun!

"What I Want You to Know" is a searing film about the moral consequences of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, articulated by those who fought them. As the film's official synopsis states "the 13 veterans featured in this film trusted their leaders and believed what they were told about why they needed to go fight and possibly die: to protect America, defend American freedoms, and help the people of Iraq and Afghanistan. But what they found on the ground was shockingly different." In often harrowing detail, this film lifts up the truths these veterans feel are rarely told - the experience of betrayal, moral anguish, and the effects of witnessing and participating in wartime violence. This session will feature a screening of this powerful and courageous film, followed by a panel discussion between the film's director and two leading scholars working at the intersection of theology and moral injury.

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LGBTIQ+ scholars, friends, family, and allies are warmly welcomed to the LGBTIQ+ Status Committee's annual reception! Come greet old friends, make new ones, build your networks, and enjoy a convivial evening.