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The Black Madonna for Racial Liberation
Join the Medieval Institute, the Initiative on Race and Resilience, and the departments of Africana Studies, Program of Liberal Studies and Theology for the final webinar in...
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Sacred Art and the Journey Toward Justice
Join the Medieval Institute and the Center for Spirituality at Saint Mary’s College for the third in our webinar series on pilgrimage – Pilgrimage for Healing and Liberation....
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Healing a Wounded World: Voices from the Bahá’í Tradition
Humankind has long struggled with afflictions such as war, racism, and gender inequality. Today, despite progress, these scourges persist, and they disproportionately harm...
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Becoming a Pilgrim People
Join the Medieval Institute and the Center for Spirituality at Saint Mary’s College for the second in our webinar series on Pilgrimage! How can the practice of pilgrimage...
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Pilgrimage in the Global Middle Ages: Hospitality and Encounter
Join the Medieval Institute and the Ansari Institute for Global Engagement with Religion for the first in a webinar series on pilgrimage. Why did medieval people go on pilgrimage,...
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Faith in the Story: Trialogues for Enhancing Religious Literacy
“Faith in the Story: Trialogues for Enhancing Religious Literacy,” a multi-year series of workshops from the Ansari Institute, seeks to change the conversation about religion....
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The Irish Buddhist: Transnational Buddhism and Opposition to Empire with Alicia Turner
From 1900 to 1914 U Dhammaloka, a working-class Irish sailor who ordained as a Buddhist monk in Burma, organized missions across Southeast Asia to promote Buddhism and rail...
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Nasr Book Prize Symposium
The Ansari Institute held the inaugural Nasr Book Prize Symposium Oct. 2-3, 2022 on the campus of the University of Notre Dame. We were delighted to honor Dr. Tyson Yunkaporta, an...
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Russia in Ukraine: What’s Religion Got to Do with It?
Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly invoked religion in an effort to justify the Russian invasion of Ukraine. How, specifically, has Putin used religion—and in...
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Our Shared Paths to Justice: Learning from Desmond Tutu’s Faith and Activism
The late Desmond Tutu’s inspiring activism helped South Africa address the deep injustices that permeated daily life under Apartheid—a crushing system of institutionalized...
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On the Altar of Peace
To achieve sustainable peace between Israelis and Palestinians, argues Dr. Yehezkel Landau, both sides must embrace a narrative empathy that allows them to see the humanity of the...
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Religion, Dialogue, and Peacebuilding
In this wide-ranging conversation, Mahan Mirza, executive director of the Ansari Institute, talks with Mary McAleese, former president of Ireland and the chair of the Ansari...
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