Please join us for an exploration and critical discussion of the contemporary challenges facing religious pluralism and Muslim-Christian relations. This conference commemorates the 20th anniversary of the Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding (ACMCU). Founded in 1993, the Center has spent the last two decades building stronger bridges of understanding between the Muslim world and the West, as well as between Islam and Christianity.

Conference Program:

9:30-10:00am

Opening & Welcome: John L. Esposito

10:00-11:15am

Panel 1: Politics, Religious Pluralism, and the Media: The Future of Muslim-Christian Relations Globally & in America

Chair: Natana DeLong-Bas

Dalia Mogahed

Keith Ellison

Roland Schatz

Amb. Ebrahim Rasool

11:15-11:30am Coffee Break

11:30am-12:30pm

Keynote Address: Karen Armstrong

Introduction: Carol Lancaster

Chair: Jonathan Brown

Commentator: Richard Cizik

12:30-1:45pm Break

1:45-3:00pm

Panel 2: The Arab Uprisings, Islamic Movements & the Future of Democracy

Chair: John O. Voll

Emad Shahin

Yvonne Haddad

John L. Esposito

3:00-3:15pm Coffee Break

3:15-4:45pm

Panel 3: The Challenge of Religious Pluralism

Chair: John Borelli

Peter Gottschalk

Brian McLaren

Intisar Rabb