1998-99 Symposium: Religious Freedom in a Global Context
This symposium series explores the issue of religious freedom using case studies from various global cultures, past and present.
Religion and Terrorism: Islam in the Media
October 8, 1998
Panelists: Dr. Mumtaz Ahmad, Professor of Political Science, Hampton University; Dr. Dean Elfath, Chief Mecial Officer and Head of Research, American Red Cross; Bill Sizemore, Writer/Editor of World and National News, The Virginian-Pilot; and Dr. Ehsan Salek, Professor of Management, Business and Economics, Virginia Wesleyan College.
The Challenges of Religious Freedom in Israel at 50
November 5, 1998
Michael Wegier, Melitz Visiting Scholar and Director of Jewish Education, Jewish Community Center of Baltimore. Michael Wegier's visit is made possible through the generous support of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater.
Early Christians in the Roman Empire: When Religious Freedom Seems Unreasonable
February 2, 1999
Dr. Craig S. Wansink, Professor of Religious Studies and Coordinator of the Department of Religious Studies, Virginia Wesleyan College.
Convivencia in Medieval Spain: a Coexistence of Three Faiths
February 16, 1999
Rowena Hernandez Muzquiz, Assistant Professor of History, Hampton University.
In Search of Religious Liberty: The Northern European Jewish Historical Experience, 800 - 1800
March 2, 1999
Dr. Michael E. Pantz, Rabbi of Temple Israel, Norfolk.
Religious Freedom and Conflict in Yugoslavia
March 16, 1999
Dr. William M. Jones, Professor of Political Science, Virginia Wesleyan College.
(1) The Lustre of our Country: Madison, MacArthur, and Religious Freedom in Japan
(2) The Lustre of our Country: The Impact of Madison's Conception of Religious Freedom, from Revolutionary France to the 20th Century Roman Catholic Church
March 30, 1999
The Honorable John T. Noonan, Jr., United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and author of The Lustre of Our Country: The American Experience of Religious Freedom.
India's Agony Over Religion: Religious Freedom in Peril
April 6, 1999
Dr. Gerald J. Larson, Rabindranath Tagore Professor of Indian Cultures and Civilizations and Director of India Studies, Indiana University, and author of India's Agony Over Religion.
Challenges to Religious Freedom in Post-Communist Russia
April 27, 1999
Bishop Dr. Reudiger R. Minor, United Methodist Church Eurasia Area.
Growing Anti-Semitism in Russia Threatens Jewish Lives
May 4, 1999
Mark B. Levin, Executive Director of the National Conference on Soviet Jewry.
A Story of Compassion and Religious Freedom: The Survival of a Tibetan Buddhist Lineage
May 21, 1999
His Eminence Bongtul Tenzin Nima, Rinpoche, Drikung Kagyu Tradition of Tibetan Buddhism