The Pluralism Project at Harvard University
Religious Pluralism in America
Pluralism Project Fall Research Conference
October 15, 2003
Co-sponsored by and held at the
Center for the Study of World Religions
42 Francis Avenue
Cambridge, MA 01238
Abstracts are available online at www.pluralism.org/events/student/index.php.
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4:00 P.M. 4:05-5:10 P.M. |
Opening remarks by Dr. Diana Eck Mapping a New Religious Landscape Mapping Religious Diversity in Austin, Texas Joseph Laycock Mapping Religious Diversity in Montana Scott Hyslop Hindu Temples of New Jersey: A Second Look Michael Linderman The Storefront Project, Jersey City, NJ Lisa Bellan-Boyer |
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5:10-6:30 P.M. |
Mapping a New Religious Diversity Religious Pluralism in the Ethnic Press of Flushing, Queens Jane Yager Telugu Associations in Wisconsin Anisha Gade Gender and Swaminarayan Hinduism in Atlanta, GA Angela Rudert Doing Friendship, Making Contacts, and Building Trust: Christian Indian Responses to Religious Diversity Nori Henk 'To Follow the New Rule or Way': Daa Kwaah, Christianity, and Religious Change Among Hmong Refugees in Stockton, CA, 1975-1990 Melissa Borja |
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6:30-7:00 P.M. |
Light Supper |
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7:00-7:50 P.M. |
Post 9/11 Realities The New Post 9/11 Reality: Isolation Versus Insulation Christina Safiya Tobias-Nahi Post 9/11 Impacts on South Asian Immigrants June Han Interfaith Efforts and Profiles in Philadelphia, PA Cecilia Owen |
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7:50-8:00 P.M. |
Break |
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8:00-8:50 P.M. |
Diversity in Islam Embodying Ethics, Performing Pluralism: Volunteerism among Ismailis in Houston, TX Zahra Jamal What Does it Mean to be a Sufi in America? A Research of Four Sufi Orders in New York City Maryam Hassimi Institutionalization and Practice Among Sufi Orders in Boston Martin Nguyen |
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8:50 P.M. |
Closing Remarks by Dr. Diana Eck Participants and guests are invited, if they wish, to linger for conversation and discussion until 10:00 p.m. |