Events

Engaging minds in the discussion of conflict & peacebuilding through public programs

Bridging the campus and community

The Center sponsors a vibrant mix of lectures and symposia that bring leading scholars, public intellectuals, and practitioners to campus to educate and inspire fresh thinking about the complex role of religion in national and international affairs.

Join us for our upcoming events:

2019

October

Mon

Oct

21

Targeting the Sacred: When Houses of Worship Come Under Attack

Location:

Old Main, Carson Ballroom

Oct 21 2019 - 7:00pm

Thu

Oct

31

Political Power and Religious Authority in Indian Islamic Thought: A Perspective from the 18th Century

Thursday, October 31, 2019 • 11:45am • West Hall, Room 120 • ASU Tempe Campus

November

Wed

Nov

6

Islam, the West, and the Quest for Understanding

Wednesday, November 6, 2019 • 4:35pm • West Hall, Room 135 • ASU Tempe Campus

Our signature events:

RELIGION & CONFLICT:
ALTERNATIVE VISIONS

The Religion and Conflict: Alternative Visions speaker series brings nationally and internationally recognized experts to campus to address the sources and dynamics of conflict and strategies for its resolution.

Past speakers have included Michael Ignatieff, Martha Nussbaum, E.J. Dionne, Karen Armstrong, Andrew Bacevich, Reza Aslan, Peter Bergen, and others.

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MAXINE & JONATHAN
MARSHALL
SPEAKER SERIES

The Maxine and Jonathan Marshall Speaker Series is an endowed lecture series that honors the life-long commitment of Maxine Besser Marshall ('76) and Jonathan Marshall to education, civil liberties, and world peace.

Past speakers have included Philip Gorski, Rene Girard, Shuan Casey, Eliza Griswold, Daisy Khan, Jeffrey Kripal, Elizabeth Shakman-Hurd, and others.

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HARDT-NICKACHOS
LECTURES IN
PEACE STUDIES

The Hardt-Nickachos Lectures in Peace Studies features leading scholars and practitioners whose work highlights humanity’s imagination of peace and efforts to construct peace in diverse locations, historical periods, and in the contemporary moment.

Past speakers have included Pankaj Mishra, Joseph Elder, Najeeba Syeed-Miller, Ira Chernus, David Smock, and others.

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CONVERSATIONS
AT THE
CENTER

Conversations at the Center is a colloquium series that fosters in-depth exploration of theoretical, methodological and regional issues in the study of religion and conflict among faculty, graduate students, and the community.

Past speakers have included Anand Gopal, Joshua Mitchell, Miriam Cooke, Scott Atran, Sophia McClennen, Winnifred Fallers Sullivan, and others.

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