American Religion is…Renewal
Date
April 21, 2026
Time
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm

Location

The Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary


Speakers: Chris Crawford (Interfaith America), Joseph L. Tucker Edmonds (Indiana University, Indianapolis), Kayla Renée Wheeler (Xavier University)

Learn more here and register here! Reception to follow.

Our national conversation remains divided: does religion advance civic causes and community based action or serve as a source of social difference and potential disruption? But the idea that religion either helps or hurts our civic life doesn’t capture the full picture. How can we push past hero-villain narratives to consider the ways religious forms and communities shape and share knowledge. Join IRCPL for a conversation with scholars and policymakers as we think together about the positives and the perils of viewing religion as a resource.

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