Fall 2020 Events
The Church and Catholic Voters in the 2020 Election
Convener: Mark Massa, S.J., Director, The Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life, Boston College
M. Cathleen Kaveny, Professor of Law and Theology, Boston College
Cardinal Joseph Tobin, Archbishop of Newark
Michael Sean Winters, Columnist, National Catholic Reporter
September 15, 2020
The Republican Party and Catholic Voters in the 2020 Election
Convener: Neil Levesque, Executive Director, The New Hampshire Institute of Politics
Mark Rozell, Dean, Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University
Heidi Schlumpf, Executive Editor, National Catholic Reporter
John H. Sununu, former Governor of New Hampshire (1983–89), and White House Chief of Staff (1989-1991)
September 22, 2020
The Democratic Party and Catholic Voters in the 2020 Election
Convener: Mark Silk, Director, The Greenberg Center for the Study of Religion in Public Life, Trinity College
Shaun Casey, Director, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University
Timothy Matovina, Chair, Department of Theology, University of Notre Dame
Joseph Tomás McKellar, Co-Director of PICO California
September 29, 2020
Faculty Seminar Series on Religious Resources to Combat Racism
Co-sponsored with the Center for Christian-Jewish Learning
Mining the Christian Tradition for Resources to Combat Racism
Amey Victoria Adkins-Jones, Theology Department, Boston College
Vincent Rougeau, Law School, Boston College
Mark Massa, S.J., convener, Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life, Boston College
October 2, 2020
Faculty Seminar Series on Religious Resources to Combat Racism
Co-sponsored with the Center for Christian-Jewish Learning
Toward Understanding Another's Reality: Narrative Empathy, Reconciliation, and Racism
Theresa O'Keefe, School of Theology and Ministry, Boston College
Rabbi Benjamin Samuels, Congregation Shaarei Tefillah
Ruth Langer, Convener
October 20, 2020
Faculty Seminar Series on Religious Resources to Combat Racism
Co-sponsored with the Center for Christian-Jewish Learning
Narrative, Restorative Justice, and the Need for Truth in Racial Equity
Yavilah McCoy, CEO, Dimensions, Inc,
Joshua Snyder, Theology Department, Boston College
Ruth Langer, Convener
October 27, 2020
Pandemic, Politics, and Solidarity: A Discussion of Fratelli Tutti
Meghan Clark, Professor of Theology and Religious Studies, St. John's University
Massimo Faggioli, Professor of Theology and Religious Studies, Villanova University
David Gibson, Director, Center for Religion and Culture, Fordham University
Damon Silvers, Director of Policy and Special Counsel, AFL-CIO
Moderator: Mark Massa, S.J., Director, The Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life
October 27, 2020