Exploring Religious Violence: the Historical Roots and Modern Dimensions of Violence in the Name of God
Moderator: Suzanne Schneider, Ph.D.
The Brooklyn Institute for Social Research
9-10 Key Note I: Religious Dissent and Religious Violence from the Middle Ages to the Reformation Era
EUAN K. CAMERON
10-10:15 Break
10:15-11:45 Panel I: Religious Violence and its Historical Roots
The Philosophical Justification of Violence in Late Antiquity: Just War and Just Violence in the Name of “Reason”
SERGEY TROSTYANSKIY
Ecce Homo: How Ancient Theological Anthropology Provides a Foundation for Violence
ROBERTO E. ALEJANDRO
Gar ein teufelische That: Religious Violence in Reformation Europe
KEN KURIHARA
11:45-12:45 Key Note II: Does Religion Promote Violence?
WILLIAM CAVANAUGH
12:45-1:30 Lunch
1:30-2:15 Key Note III: Exploring the Lifecycle of Religious Violence
CONRAD FISCHER
2:15-2:30 Break
2:30-4:00 Panel II: Religious Violence in the Modern World Not by War: An Application of John of Damascus’ Vision of Christian Mission for Today’s Conversations Regarding Religious Violence
MATTHEW BUCCHERI
Blasphemy in the Islamic Tradition: Classical Conceptions, Modern Controversies
MATTHEW ANDERSON
Theological Deconstruction of Religious Violence
ELIZABETH DEANGELIS
4:00-5:00 Key Note IV: Boko Haram: Driven by Poverty or Apocalypse?
DAVID COOK