Jay Phillips Center Programs
Submissions from 2024
(Presentation) The Twin Sins of Islamophobia & Antisemitism: Why Christians Can’t Do Dialogue in Isolation, Rita George-Tvrtković and Shawn Colberg
Submissions from 2023
(Presentation) What Christians Get Wrong about Judaism and Why it Matters, Ryan Dulkin and John C. Merkle
(Presentation) Robin Wall Kimmerer Lecture: Indigenous Knowledge and Spirituality for Sustainability, Robin Wall Kimmerer and Jean Lavigne
Submissions from 2022
(Presentation) Christian Nationalism in America: Its History and Resurgence, Charles Gallagher and John C. Merkle
(Presentation) Winona LaDuke: Envisioning Political, Spiritual and Ecological Transformation, Winona LaDuke and Corrie Grosse
(Presentation) La Convivencia: A Perspective on How Spain's Diverse Religious Past Influences the Present, Maddie Anderson
(Presentation) Advocacy to Advance the Common Good in the Classroom and in Research: Redrawing Line(s) in a Post-Truth Empire where the Bad Guys are Winning, Jon Pahl
(Presentation) Fethullah Gülen’s Gandhi-Inspired Muslim Peace Movement, Jon Pahl
(Presentation) The Cultural Toolbox: Traditional Ojibwe Living in the Modern World, Anton Treuer
Submissions from 2021
(Presentation) A Conversation on Labor, Religion, Politics, and Public Engagement: A conversation between the AFL-CIO’s Damon Silvers and Jubilee USA Network’s Eric LeCompte, Damon Silvers and Eric LeCompte
(Presentation) Retracing Jewish Roots on the North Dakota Prairie, Rebecca Bender
(Presentation) Modern Racial Categories, American Slave Societies, & the Integration of African Religious Practices into Christianity, Katharine Gerbner Ph.D. and Dominique Stewart
(Presentation) Dangerous Religious Ideas: The Deep Roots of Self-Critical Faith in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, Rabbi Rachel S. Mikva, Ph.D. and John C. Merkle, Ph.D.
(Presentation) Indigenous Sources for Christian Worldviews and Ways of Living, Damian Costello Ph.D.
(Presentation) The Vision and Legacy of Nicholas Black Elk, Damian Costello Ph.D.
Submissions from 2020
(Presentation) Challenging Racism, Antisemitism, and Other Assaults on Human Dignity, Beverly E. Mitchell and Theodor P. (Ted) Gordon
(Presentation) Defend the Sacred: Native American Religious Freedom beyond the First Amendment, Michael D. McNally Ph.D. and Barbara McGraw Ph.D.
(Presentation) Shia Islam and Politics: Iran, Iraq, and Lebanon, Jon Armajani and Jason M. Schlude
(Presentation) Benedictine and Buddhist Practices: How They Influence My Approach to Psychology and Sustainability, Lisa Pettitt
Submissions from 2019
(Presentation) Climate Change as Religious, Ethical, and Political: Interfaith Reflections with Emphasis on U.S. Catholicism, Daniel R. DiLeo PhD
(Presentation) Face Value: Communication on a Human Scale, Ayan Omar
(Presentation) Cultivating Community: Insights Drawn from Muslim and Christian Practices, Rediet Negede Lewi, Ayan Omar, and Michael Peterson OSB
(Presentation) Cultivating Compassion:Insights Drawn from Buddhist and Benedictine Practices, Ajahn Jotipālo, Michael Peterson OSB, and Danica Simonet
Submissions from 2018
(Presentation) Viking Myths of Minnesota's Kensington Rune Stone: And What They Reveal about the (Mis)Shaping of Identity in the Face of the Religious and Racial Other, David M. Krueger
(Presentation) Exile, Memory, and Welcoming the Stranger: Panel Presentation, Mary Hinton, Marcia Zimmerman, and Cawo Abdi
(Performance) Exile, Memory, and Welcoming the Stranger, Laurie Wohl
(Presentation) Hindu Monks and Missionaries in Late Modernity: Reflections of a Christian Comparative Theologian, Reid Locklin
Submissions from 2017
(Presentation) From Sustainability to Resilience: Contributions from Religious Traditions, Sam Thomas
(Presentation) The Oneness of God and the Diversity of Religions: A Jewish Perspective, Rachel Sabath Beit-Halachmi
(Presentation) The Oneness of God and the Diversity of Religions: A Christian Perspective, Jeannine Hill Fletcher
Submissions from 2016
(Presentation) The Oneness of God and the Diversity of Religions: A Sikh Perspective, Rahuldeep Singh Gill
(Presentation) The Oneness of God and the Diversity of Religions: A Hindu Perspective, Anantanand Rambachan
(Presentation) Calling in Today's World: Multifaith Perspectives, Amy Eilberg, Anantanand Rambachan, Mark Unno, and Kathleen A. Cahalan
(Presentation) Islamophobia: An Exploration of the West's Fear of Islam and Why This Matters, Todd Green and Laura Taylor
Submissions from 2015
(Presentation) Implications of the Holocaust for Multireligious Conversations, Victoria Barnett
Submissions from 2014
(Presentation) God's Other Children: Personal Encounters with Faith, Love, and Holiness in Sacred India, Bradley Malkovsky
(Presentation) Jesus, Jews, and Christians: Redeeming our Sacred Story, Mary Boys
(Presentation) Listening for the Spirit of God in Our Pursuit of Justice, Rachel Timoner
(Presentation) Religious Diversity in the Middle East, Paul Haidostian
(Presentation) In Quest of the Jewish Mary: The Mother of Jesus in History, Theology and Spirituality, M. Christine Athans
Submissions from 2013
(Presentation) Pope Francis and the Jewish People: From Catholic-Jewish Relations in Argentina to Catholic-Jewish Relations around the World, Mordechai Levin
(Presentation) Hank Greenberg: Baseball Star, Jewish Hero, American Legend, John Rosengren and David Wirtschafter
(Presentation) From Enemy to Friend: Jewish Reflections on Everyday Peacemaking, Amy Eilberg
Submissions from 2012
(Presentation) Adapting Buddhist Meditation Practices to Christian Spirituality, Susan Stabile
(Presentation) Religion and Politics in Today's America: An Interfaith Conversation, Kerri Miller, Jon Armajani, Leith Anderson, Bill Voss, and Marcia Zimmerman
(Presentation) The Radical Notion of Rest: Reflections on the Meaning of the Sabbath, David Wirtschafter
(Presentation) Pain Knows No Boundaries: An Interfaith Journey of Healing and Hope, Michael Lapsley