Speakers

Karl Shuve, Associate Professor, Department of Religious Studies, UVA

Renee Harrison, Associate Professor, African American & U.S. Religious History, Howard University

Natasha Heller, Associate Professor, Department of Religious Studies, UVA

Stephanie D. van Hover, Professor, Curry School of Education and Human Development; Chair, Department of Curriculum, Instruction, and Special Education, UVA

Program Agenda

10:00 - 10:10

Introductions by Martien Halvorson-Taylor, with brief overview of teaching resources provided by Religion, Race & Democracy Lab.

10:10 - 10:30

Karl Shuve, "Religion and the Challenge of Gender Equity in Pluralist Democracies"

10:30 - 10:45

Q&A session 

10:45 - 10:50

Break

10:50 - 11:10

Renee Harrison, "E pluribus unum: Which Religion and Whose Democracy?”

11:10 - 11:25

Q&A session 

11:25 - 11:30

Break

11:30 - 11:50

Natasha Heller, "The Role of Religion in Taiwan's Democratization" 

11:50 - 12:05

Q&A session 

12:05 - 12:10

Break

12:10 - 12:30

Prof. Stephanie Van Hover, "Frameworks and Resources for Teaching Religion and Democracy"

12:30 - 12:35

Break

12:35 - 12:50

Breakout rooms 

12:50 - 1:00

Break

1:00 - 1:15

Evaluations and goodbyes