Events

Rice University Community Convenes in Boston

The Boniuk Institute and Rice University's Department of Religion came together to host a joint reception for friends, faculty, students, alumni, and professional affiliates at the 2025 AAR Annual Meeting in Boston.

Care and Advocacy in a Complex Climate: Highlights from the AAR Leadership Workshop

At the American Academy of Religion (AAR) Annual Meeting in Boston, the Boniuk Institute and its Religion and Public Life Center co-hosted the "Centers for Religion and Public Life Workshop" for leaders of academic institutions and non-profits working at the intersection of religion and public life. The event moved beyond standard organizational updates to address a more pressing theme, articulated by co-host Rachel Schneider (University of Tennessee Knoxville): "Care and advocacy for ourselves, centers, and scholarship in this current moment."

Leading Communities within Political Polarization

Steve Bezner, of Baylor University's Truett Seminary discusses strategies that leaders can use to anchor their communities in values that transcend policical and cultural divides. He explores how modern cultural forces shape, and often distort the way that people understand and live out their faith.

US Religious Liberty and Pluralism Roundtable

Interfaith organizations gather to share experiences, theological perspectives, and data about the opportunities for cooperation in support of the common good.

How Faith and Work Connect During Times of Change

Sociologists Todd Ferguson and Elaine Howard Ecklund explore how faith and values shape work in contemporary America. Based on Ecklund's new book "Working for Better: A New Approach to Faith and Work."