2004 RNA Conference audio and panels: Saturday
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SEPT. 11, 2004

Panels

8 - 9:10 a.m.
Shoptalk:
Readership, Religion & News:
What's Wrong With This Picture?*
Debra Mason, Religion Newswriters Association
Stephen Scott, St. Paul Pioneer Press
Cristal Williams, American Society of Newspaper Editors
(Q&A)
*no intro audio; session began with speakers

 


9:15 - 10:40 a.m.
Panel: Challenges to Contemporary Theological Education
Richard Mouw, Fuller Theological Seminary
Katarina Schuth,
St. Paul Seminary School of Divinity
Daniel Aleshire, Association of Theological Schools
(Q&A)
Moderator: Yonat Shimron, The News & Observer


11 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.
Panel: God and the White House
Maureen Shea, The Episcopal Church, USA
David Aikman, author of A Man of Faith: The Spiritual Journey of George W. Bush
Shaun Casey, Wesley Theological Seminary
(Q&A)
Moderator: Adelle Banks, Religion News Service

2 - 3:20 p.m.
Panel: The State of Our Unions: The Fight Over Marriage
Robert Knight, Culture & Family Institute, Concerned Women for America
Jonathan Rauch, The Brookings Institution
Theodora Ooms, Center for Law and Social Policy
(Q&A)
Moderator: Kevin Eckstrom, Religion News Service


3:35 - 4:55 p.m.
Panel: Muslims and Political Life
Karen Leonard, University of California, Irvine
Muqtadar Khan, Adrian College
Amaney Jamal, Princeton University
(Q&A)
Moderator: Gustav Niebuhr, Syracuse University


5 - 6:20 p.m.
Shoptalk: Mainstreaming Religion News and Surviving Turf Wars
David Colton, USA TODAY
Caryle Murphy, The Washington Post
Ann Rodgers, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
(Q&A)
Moderator: Cathy Grossman, USA TODAY