Religion
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,...
View Event
Rescuing Rolle: H.R. Bramley edits the English Psalter with Michael P. Kuczynski (Tulane University)
International scholars partake in a 9-part seminar series devoted to psalms sponsored by The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, the Research Group for the Study of...
View Event
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....
watch video
Harmony with Humanity and Nature: Honoring the Legacy of Thich Nhat Hanh
What if deep listening was a non-violent solution to conflict? What if humankind understood and appreciated the interconnection of all living things? As the main inspiration for...
watch video
The Uyghur Genocide & Threats to Religious Liberty: A Conversation with Commissioner Nury Turkel
Notre Dame Law School’s Religious Liberty Initiative hosted “The Uyghur Genocide & Threats to Religious Liberty: A Conversation with Commissioner Nury Turkel” on October 10,...
watch video
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...
Read Article
“My Contacts with Saint John Paul II at the Fall of the Soviet Union”: The Keeley Vatican Lecture with Archbishop Claudio Gugerotti
His Excellency, The Most Reverend Claudio Gugerotti, the Apostolic Nuncio to Great Britain and the Titular Archbishop of Rebellum, will present the Keeley Vatican Lecture at the...
watch video
Brazilian Election 2022: How COVID and Religion May Determine the Future of Brazil
In one of the most anticipated presidential elections in Latin America in 2022, Brazil will prepare for a face-off between ex-president Luís Inácio Lula da Silva and the...
watch video
Never Forget: Religion Beyond Sex & Violence?
This August—just over two decades since the Sept. 11 terror attacks and the Catholic Archdiocese of Boston sex abuse scandal—a group of academics, journalists, and faith...
watch video
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...
watch video
Native American Perspectives on Human Dignity
Integral human development is a holistic model of human flourishing articulated in Catholic social teaching and resonant in multiple religious, humanistic, and philosophical...
watch video
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...
watch video