Immigration and Religious Communities
Todd Ferguson and Houston pastor Josue Treviño discuss how religious and civic leaders are navigating the impact of immigration enforcement and policy changes.
Reaching Houstonians Through Religious and Civic Leaders
The Religion and Public Life Center "Religious and Civic Leader Gatherings" is a series of carefully curated events that bring together local leaders with today's major thinkers to discuss the most pressing issues facing communities in Houston. This group spans all faith traditions and is designed to build a well-informed network of leaders who make Houston a more vibrant city.
Across the country and within our own neighborhoods, faith leaders are navigating rapidly shifting cultural, political, and social landscapes. This year's Religious and Civic Leader Gatherings will focus on Leading Communities in the Midst of Change, exploring how religious and civic leaders can respond to change with wisdom, courage, and care while guiding their communities through uncertainty.
Save the dates to join us this fall for thoughtful conversations with scholars and practitioners working at the forefront of this effort:
Previous topics have included:
- Clergy health and wellbeing, with guest David Eagle
- Diversity in religious organizations, with guest Oneya Okuwobi
- Islamophobia, with guest Waleed Basyouni
- Politics and polarization, with guest Curtis Chang
We would love to have you be a part of our Religious and Civic Leader Gatherings. If you are a religious or civic leader and would like more information and to be put on our invitation list, please email BoniukInstitute@rice.edu.
Past Leader Gatherings
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.
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."
Sociologist Jason Shelton discusses how changing demographics and affiliations within the Black religious community are having a real and measurable effect on American public life.
University of Cincinnati sociologist Oneya Okuwobi explores the human cost of diversity efforts in religious organizations.
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