Events

The Israel-Palestine Conflict: A History with James L. Gelvin

On February 22, 2024, the Boniuk Institute’s Reading Religion Graduate Salon spoke with historian James L. Gelvin about his book The Israel-Palestine Conflict: A History.

When God Stops Fighting: How Religious Violence Ends

On February 8, 2024, the Boniuk Institute's Reading Religion Salon welcomed nearly 40 members of the Rice campus community to a special open salon session to discuss religious violence, both past and present, with Mark Juergensmeyer, a sociologist of religion and author of When God Stops Fighting: How Religious Violence Ends.

The Clergy Health Crisis, Burnout, and Mental Health

On February 7, 2024, the Boniuk Institute’s Religion and Public Life Program (RPLP) hosted a Religious and Civic Leader Gathering featuring Todd Ferguson, a sociologist and co-author of Stuck: Why Clergy Are Alienated from Their Calling, Congregation, and Career…and What to Do about It, in dialogue with RPLP Director Rachel Schneider.

Latino Religious Politics in a Moment of Danger

On November 2, 2023, the Boniuk Institute’s Religion and Public Life Program welcomed Felipe Hinojosa, a professor of history at Baylor University, to a Religious and Civic Leaders Gathering to discuss his work on Latino religious politics.

Religious Leaders Gather to Learn from Current Research

On October 20, 2023, scholars from the Boniuk Institute partnered with the Religious Research Association (RRA) to present the Religious Leader Track at the annual RRA + SSSR (Society for the Scientific Study of Religion) annual meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah.