News & Events

Tuesday, March 17, 2009
by: Karen Lynch

David Little, a professor at the Harvard Divinity School, will be speaking at the Whitehead School's event on April 1st.

A delegation of nine Imams and mayors from Iraq have been invited to the United States under the auspices of the Department of State's International Visitor Leadership Program. The Whitehead School of Diplomacy and International Relations at Seton Hall University has the distinct honor of being one of only two institutions of higher education the delegation will visit on its tour. 

While on campus on Wednesday, April 1, the delegation will meet with renowned practitioners and scholars to examine the separation of church and state; the core values of individual freedom of conviction, expression and worship in U.S. society; the role of faith-based organizations and ecumenical groups in American civic and community life; and the importance of dialogue among various faith groups within a community. 

Two panel discussions have been scheduled to address these goals. The discussions are open to faculty, students, and staff. 
 
Panel One: Opportunities of Interfaith Dialogue
11 a.m. - 1 p.m., Chancellor's Suite, University Center

Keynote Speaker:
Dr. David Little, Professor in the Practice of Religion, Ethnicity, and International Conflict, Harvard Divinity School

Participants:
The Honorable Joseph Donnelly, Caritas Internationalis, Permanent Representative to the United Nations 
Rev. Lawrence Frizzell, Chair, Department of Jewish-Christian Studies, College of Arts and Sciences, Seton Hall University
Monsignor Robert Wister, Chair, Department of Church History, Immaculate Conception School of Theology
Other panelists to be confirmed

Moderator:
Ambassador John K. Menzies, Dean, John C. Whitehead School of Diplomacy and International Relations, Seton Hall University
 
Panel Two: Newark as a Case Study: Employing Interfaith Dialogue to Make Public Policy
2:30 - 3:30 p.m., Chancellor's Suite, University Center

Keynote Speaker:
The Honorable Cory A. Booker, Mayor of the City of Newark

Participants:
Imam Wahy ud-Deen Shariff, Sr. Advisor to Mayor Booker and Senior Imam of the Waris Cultural Research and Development Center, Irvington, NJ
Other leaders of diverse faith-based groups in Newark. 

Special Note: No cameras or recording devices are permitted. Students must present their SHU I.D.

For more information please contact:
Karen Lynch
(973) 313-6174
lynchkar@shu.edu