Conviction and Compromise: Event Recap
Notre Dame welcomed five of the nation’s most prominent religious leaders to campus for a panel presentation to discuss the role of faith in American democracy.
Panelists included Rev. Richard Cizik, president of the New Evangelical Partnership for the Common Good; Most Rev. Joseph E. Kurtz, archbishop of Louisville; Elder Dallin H. Oaks, member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; Rabbi David Saperstein, director and counsel of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism; and Rick Warren, founding pastor, Saddleback Church, Lake Forest, Calif.
The discussion was moderated by David Campbell, professor of political science; and M. Cathleen Kaveny, the John P. Murphy Foundation Professor of Law and Professor of Theology.
Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., introduces panelists for the kick-off event for the 2012-13 Notre Dame Forum: Conviction vs. Compromise: Being a Person of Faith in a Liberal Democracy at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center. Photo by Barbara Johnston/University of Notre Dame
Panelists answer questions during the kick-off event for the 2012-13 Notre Dame Forum: Conviction vs. Compromise: Being a Person of Faith in a Liberal Democracy at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center. Photo by Barbara Johnston/University of Notre Dame
Panelist Rev. Richard Cizik, president of the New Evangelical Partnership for the Common Good, talks during the kick-off event for the 2012-13 Notre Dame Forum: Conviction vs. Compromise: Being a Person of Faith in a Liberal Democracy at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center. Right, is Most Reverend Joseph E. Kurt, D.D. Photo by Barbara Johnston/University of Notre Dame
Panelist Rabbi David Saperstein answer questions during the kick-off event for the 2012-13 Notre Dame Forum: Conviction vs. Compromise: Being a Person of Faith in a Liberal Democracy at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center. Photo by Barbara Johnston/University of Notre Dame
The Most Reverend Joseph E. Kurtz, D.D., talks during the kick-off event for the 2012-13 Notre Dame Forum: Conviction vs. Compromise: Being a Person of Faith in a Liberal Democracy at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center. Photo by Barbara Johnston/University of Notre Dame
Panelist Elder Dallin H. Oaks listens during the kick-off event for the 2012-13 Notre Dame Forum: Conviction vs. Compromise: Being a Person of Faith in a Liberal Democracy at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center. Photo by Barbara Johnston/University of Notre Dame
Panelist Pastor Rick Warren talks during the kick-off event for the 2012-13 Notre Dame Forum: Conviction vs. Compromise: Being a Person of Faith in a Liberal Democracy at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center. Left, is Rabbi David Saperstein. Photo by Barbara Johnston/University of Notre Dame
Moderator M. Cathleen Kaveny poses a question to panelists, Rabbi David Saperstein and Pastor Rick Warren, right, during the kick-off event for the 2012-13 Notre Dame Forum: Conviction vs. Compromise: Being a Person of Faith in a Liberal Democracy at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center. Photo by Barbara Johnston/University of Notre Dame
Moderator Professor David Campbell poses a question to panelist during the kick-off event for the 2012-13 Notre Dame Forum: Conviction vs. Compromise: Being a Person of Faith in a Liberal Democracy at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center. Photo by Barbara Johnston/University of Notre Dame
Pastor Rick Warren talks with students after the kick-off event for the 2012-13 Notre Dame Forum: Conviction vs. Compromise: Being a Person of Faith in a Liberal Democracy at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center. Left, is Rabbi David Saperstein. Photo by Barbara Johnston/University of Notre Dame
The Most Reverend Joseph E. Kurtz, D.D., talks with students after the kick-off event for the 2012-13 Notre Dame Forum: Conviction vs. Compromise: Being a Person of Faith in a Liberal Democracy at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center. Photo by Barbara Johnston/University of Notre Dame
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