Toleration and Freedom: The American Experience in Context

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A day-long conference co-sponsored by the Boisi Center andÌýmd´«Ã½¹ú²ú¾ç University's Institute for Philosophy and Religion.

Date:ÌýMarch 25, 2011

Location: Photonics Center Colloquium Room, located at 8 St. Mary's Street, 9th Floor, md´«Ã½¹ú²ú¾ç University.Ìý

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Conference Schedule

9:45 a.m.: Continental Breakfast

10:15 a.m.: Opening Remarks (, Institute Director)

10:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.:

Panel #1: Contemporary and Comparative Questions of Toleration

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  • The Sustainability of Toleration in Public Discourse"

ÌýÌýÌý ÌýÌýÌý ÌýÌýÌýÌý, Emory University School of Law

  • Civic Education in Public Schools: Can the State Teach Tolerance?"

      ÌýÌýÌý ÌýÌýÌý ÌýÌýÌýÌýErik Owens,ÌýDept. of Theology, md´«Ã½¹ú²ú¾ç College

      • Feathers and Freedom: What the Case of U.S. vs. Wilgus Tells UsÌýabout Toleration in America"

      ÌýÌýÌý ÌýÌýÌý ÌýÌýÌýÌý, md´«Ã½¹ú²ú¾ç University School of Law

      12:30- 1:30pm: Lunch

      2:15-3:45 p.m.:

      Panel #2: Early Modern Perspectives on American and European Toleration

      • "Apples and Oranges: The Varied Forms of Religious Toleration inÌýEarly Modern Europe"

      ÌýÌýÌý ÌýÌýÌý ÌýÌýÌýÌý, Dept. of History, University College, London

      • The Appeal to Conscience in Early Modern England and America:ÌýSuccess or Failure?"

      ÌýÌýÌý ÌýÌýÌý ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýHarvard Divinity School

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      3:45-4:00 p.m.: Break

      4:00-5:30 p.m.:

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      Panel #3: Diversity and Toleration

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      • °ä³ó²¹¾±°ù:ÌýÌýDepartment of History, md´«Ã½¹ú²ú¾ç University
      • Evangelical vs. Ecumenical Perspectives on Tolerance and Diversity in the USA Since World War II"

      ÌýÌýÌý ÌýÌýÌý ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýDept. of History, University of CA, Berkeley

      • "Shari’ah Law in the US"

      ÌýÌýÌý ÌýÌýÌý ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýHarvard Law School

      Concluding Discussion

      5:45-6:30 p.m.:Ìý Reception