Toleration and Freedom: The American Experience in Context
A day-long conference co-sponsored by the Boisi Center andÌýBoston 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, Boston University.Ìý
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, ɬÀï·¬ÏÂÔØ
- Feathers and Freedom: What the Case of U.S. vs. Wilgus Tells UsÌýabout Toleration in America"
ÌýÌýÌý ÌýÌýÌý ÌýÌýÌýÌý, Boston 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
- °ä³ó²¹¾±°ù:ÌýErik Owens
- "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, Boston 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