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Annual Conference |
2003:
Seattle, Washington
September
5-7, 2003 |
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SATURDAY,
SEPT. 6
8:00-9:10 a.m. Mormons: Assimilation at Home and Abroad
Moderator: Peggy Fletcher-Stack, The Salt Lake Tribune
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Jan Shipps, professor emeritus of history
and religious studies, IUPUI
• Armand Mauss, professor emeritus
of sociology and religious studies, Washington State University
• Mark Paredes, press attaché,
Consulate General of Israel in Los Angeles
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9:15-10:25 a.m. Shop Talk: Battling Burnout
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Julia Lieblich, freelancer & former
Chicago Tribune reporter
• Gayle White, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Q&A
10:45 a.m.-Noon Immigrants & Faith: Tradition and Change
Moderator:
Gustav Niebuhr, visiting fellow/scholar in residence at the
Center for the Study of Religion, Princeton
• Sharon Suh, professor of Religious
Studies, Seattle University
• Roberto Lint-Sagarena,
Professor of Religion, University of Southern California
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Patricia Fortuny Loret de Mola, Center
of Research and Advanced Studies in Social Anthropology, Mexico
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Q&A
1:30-2:40 p.m. Investigating Finances of Religious Institutions:
Private Watchdogs & Databases
3:00-4:10 p.m. Reaching the Next Generation: Whither Christian
Youth?
Moderator:
Janet Tu, The Seattle Times
• Richard Flory, Biola University
sociology professor and author of "GenX Religion"
• Colleen Carroll, author of
The New Faithful: Why Young Adults are Embracing Christian
Orthodoxy
• Rev. Karen Ward, pastor, Church
of the Apostles
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4:15-5:25 p.m. Faith-Based Initiatives: The State of the Law
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Moderator:
Adelle Banks, Religion News Service
• Ira Lupu, George Washington
University Law School
• Robert Tuttle, George Washington
University Law School
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Q&A
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