Symposium Schedule 

 

Westminster Symposium Program

Tuesday, September 18
Opening Plenary Session A
Introduction: Religious Experience in Global Society
Dr. Cliff Cain, Chair, 2012 Westminster Symposium, Professor of Religious Studies, Department of Classics, Philosophy, and Religious Studies, Westminster College, Fulton, Missouri
9:00-9:30 AM, Champ Auditorium

Religious Pluralism in Environmental Ethics
Dr. J. Baird Callicott, Research Professor of Philosophy, University of North Texas
9:30-10:15 AM, Champ Auditorium

Breakout Sessions I
10:30-11:30 AM, Wallace H. Coulter Science Center

Christianity and Islam:  Medieval Influences on the Idea of Just War
Heather McRae, Department of History, University of Missouri-Columbia
CSC 329

Sikh Militancy and Non-Violence
Paul Wallace, Honors College, University of Missouri-Columbia
Hazel 112

The Ultimate Athlete
Arthur Mehrhoff, Museum of Art and Archaeology, University of Missouri-Columbia
CSC 204

Indigeneity and Globalization:  The Nature of Native American Spirituality in Modernity
Dennis Kelly, Department of Religious Studies, University of Missouri-Columbia
CSC 239

Spiritually Charged Artistic Strategies
Linda Stratford, Department of Art, Asbury University, Wilmore, Kentucky
CSC 139

Why Moses Wishes He’d Never Become a Stoic
Gary A. Chamberlain, Independent Scholar/Author, Urbana, Illinois
CSC 304

One-on-One with J. Baird Callicott
J. Baird Callicott, Department of Philosophy, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas
Coulter Science Center Lecture Hall

Lunch
11:45-12:45 PM, Mueller Leadership Hall

Plenary Session B
Theism vs. Atheism
Dr. R. Douglas Geivett, Professor of Philosophy of Religion and Ethnics, Talbot Department of Philosophy, Biola University, La Mirada, California
1:00-2:00 PM, Champ Auditorium

Breakout Sessions II
2:15-3:15 PM, Wallace H. Coulter Science Center

One-on-One with Doug Geivett
Doug Geivett, Professor of Philosophy of Religion and Ethics, Talbot Department of Philosophy, Biola University, La Mirada, California
Hazel 112

Muslims in Europe:  Misconceptions and Reality
Juris Pupcenoks, Department of Political Science, Marist College, Poughkeepsie, New York
CSC 239

Religion and Social Justice:  Rescuing Babies and Building Bridges
Sarah Hamilton, Senior Pastor, Rhodes Chapel United Methodist Church, Marquand, Missouri
CSC 304

The African-American Church and the Civil Rights Struggle: A Minister’s Perspective
Michael P. Williams, Senior Pastor, Joy Baptist Tabernacle, Houston, Texas
CSC 139

One-on-One with Dan Barker
Dan Barker, Co-President, Freedom From Religion Foundation, Madison, Wisconsin
Coulter Science Center Lecture Hall

Jewish-Christian Relations in Light of the Holocaust
Dave Oughton, Department of Religious Studies, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri
CSC 329

Plenary Session C
Atheism in the Modern World
Mr. Dan Barker, Co-President, Freedom From Religion Foundation, Madison Wisconsin
3:30-4:30 PM, Champ Auditorium

Wednesday, September 19
Plenary Session D
The Seven Arts of Change:  Leading Business Transformation that Lasts
Dr. David Shaner, Herring Professor of Asian Studies and Philosophy, Furman University, Greenville, South Carolina
9:30-10:30 AM, Champ Auditorium

Breakout Sessions III
10:45-11:45 AM, Wallace H. Coulter Science Center

Gender Wars and Religious Experience in Global Society
Farhat Haq, Department of Political Science, Monmouth College, Monmouth, Illinois
CSC 139

The Reel Story
Dave Cover, Senior Co-Pastor, The Crossing Church, Columbia, Missouri
CSC 304

One-on-One with Eugenie Scott
Eugenie Scott, Executive Director, National Center for Science Education, Oakland, California
Hazel 112

Song, Spirit, and Solidarity
Natasia Cain, Department of Communication and Fine Arts, Westminster College
CSC 329

Religion and Education
Emily Powell, Elementary Director, The Crossing Church, Columbia, Missouri and former educator in the Columbia, Missouri Public Schools
CSC 239

One-on-One with David Shaner
David Shaner, Herring Professor of Asian Studies and Philosophy, Furman University, Greenville, South Carolina
Coulter Science Center Lecture Hall

Lunch
12:00-1:00 PM, Mueller Leadership Hall

Plenary Session E
How Religion and Science Interact and the Issue of Evolution
Dr. Eugenie Scott, Executive Director, National Center for Science Education, Oakland, California
1:15-2:15 PM, Champ Auditorium