Past Events

  • 2003 Oct 15

    Religious Pluralism in America: Pluralism Project Student Fall Research Conference

    (All day)

    Location: 

    42 Francis Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138
    On October 15, 2003, the Pluralism Project and the Center for the Study of World Religions  co-sponsored "Religious Pluralism in America: Pluralism Project Student Fall Research Conference." Schedule 4:00 PM Opening remarks by Dr. Diana Eck 4:15–5:15 PM Mapping a New Religious Landscape
    • The Religious Diversity of the Northern Plains: North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming - Scott Buquor
    • Mapping Religious Diversity in Idaho - Chelsea Hanson
    • Santeria in...
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  • 2003 Apr 30

    Women, Religion, and Social Change II

    Wed Apr 30 (All day) to Sun May 4 (All day)

    Location: 

    12 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA 02138

    "Women, Religion and Social Change II" is an international, interreligious conference was held at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA from April 30 - May 4, 2003. This meeting reunited a group of women who came together in 1983 for a groundbreaking interreligious conference on "Women, Religion and Social Change." This group, and their concerns, included the global and the local: participants came from Africa, Asia, the Middle East, North and South America, and Europe. The meeting drew together a diverse group of scholars and grass-roots activists for a week of...

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  • 2002 Nov 22

    Religious Pluralism in North America Gathering at 2002 AAR Annual Meeting

    (All day)

    Location: 

    Toronto, ON, CA
    On November 22-23, 2002, in conjunction with the American Academy of Religion Annual Conference in Toronto, Canada, the Pluralism Project hosted a gathering of  scholars and teachers interested in the many issues of religion and immigration. The program was arranged in such a way as to facilitate discussion under several headings on the changing religious landscape of the U.S. and Canada. In addition to invited guests, other AAR attendees were welcomed. Read more about Religious Pluralism in North America Gathering at 2002 AAR Annual Meeting
  • 2002 Oct 16

    Pluralism Project Student Research Conference 2002

    (All day)

    Location: 

    12 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
    On October 16, 2002, Pluralism Project staff, researchers, and friends gathered at the Barker Center for the 2002 student research conference, featuring presentations by Pluralism Project summer research interns. Schedule 4:00 p.m. Opening remarks by Dr. Diana Eck 4:10–5:10 p.m. Muslim Communities in America
    • St. Louis and Kansas City Muslim Communities - Milia Islam
    • Muslim Communities in Rhode Island - Omar Haque
    • The Politics of Women's Worship: Space, Activism, and Interfaith Horizons in American Islam - Iza Hussin
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  • 2002 Apr 27

    Harvard University Consultation on Women’s Networks in Multi-Religious America

    Sat Apr 27 (All day) to Mon Apr 29 (All day)

    Location: 

    Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138

    In 2001, the Pluralism Project embarked on a new initiative to convene and cultivate Women’s Networks in Multireligious America. The first consultations of religious advocacy organizations, we recognized that women rarely held formal leadership positions, but played critical roles within the community. The common concerns of religious women represented important opportunities for collaboration, yet their voices were rarely heard within the public conversation, or the traditional structures of interfaith dialogue. We hosted the first in a series of multi-religious consultations...

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  • 2001 Nov 01

    Women’s Networks in Multireligious America: After September 11

    (All day)

    Location: 

    35 W. 44th Street, New York, NY 10036
    In 2001, the Pluralism Project embarked on a new initiative to convene and cultivate Women’s Networks in Multireligious America. The first consultations brought together religious advocacy organizations, recognizing that women rarely held formal leadership positions, but played critical roles within the community. The first in a series of multi-religious consultations with women leaders, activists, and academics was held in April 2001 at Harvard University. "Women's Networks in Multireligious America: After September 11," held in November 2001, was second consultation, one that had... Read more about Women’s Networks in Multireligious America: After September 11
  • 2001 Oct 23

    The Pluralism Project Student Research Conference, 2001

    (All day)

    Location: 

    12 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA 02138

    Barker Center

    Harvard University

    October 23, 2001, at the Barker Center, Harvard University

    Description

    4:00–5:00 p.m.

    Opening remarks by Dr. Diana Eck

    Mapping the Religious Diversity of Arkansas— Little Rock and Fayetteville
    Eric Barbee

    The Hmong in Merced, California
    Maribel Valencia Castillo

    Mapping Religious Diversity in Utah
    Kate Holbrook

    5:00–5:30 p.m. Light Supper
    5:30–6:45 p.m.

    Mapping...

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  • 2001 Apr 28

    Consultation on Women’s Networks in Multi-Religious America

    Sat - Sun, Apr 28 to Apr 29, 12:00pm - 4:00pm

    Location: 

    Harvard University

    In 2001, the Pluralism Project embarked on a new initiative to convene and cultivate Women’s Networks in Multireligious America. This first consultation of religious advocacy organizations, recognized that women rarely held formal leadership positions, but played critical roles within the community. The common concerns of religious women represented important opportunities for collaboration, yet their voices were rarely heard within the public conversation, or the traditional structures of interfaith dialogue. This event was first in a series of multi-religious...

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  • 2001 Apr 27

    Consultation on Women’s Networks in Multi-Religious America

    (All day)

    Location: 

    12 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA 02138

    In 2001, the Pluralism Project embarked on a new initiative to convene and cultivate Women’s Networks in Multireligious America. This first consultation of religious advocacy organizations, recognized that women rarely held formal leadership positions, but played critical roles within the community. The common concerns of religious women represented important opportunities for collaboration, yet their voices were rarely heard within the public conversation, or the traditional structures of interfaith dialogue. This event was first in a series of multi-religious...

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  • 2000 Sep 01

    Interfaculty Working Group, 2000–2001

    Fri Sep 1 (All day) to Thu May 31 (All day)

    Location: 

    Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138
    This interfaculty working group gathered together colleagues from the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, the Law School, the Divinity School, the Medical School, the Business School, the Kennedy School of Government, and the Graduate School of Education, all of whom are interested in the changing religious, cultural, and ethnic landscape of the United States in the light of America's new immigration in the post-1965 period. Our hope for this working group would be to engage people who are interested in thinking together about the questions raised by the new immigration --historians, sociologists... Read more about Interfaculty Working Group, 2000–2001

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