2003 RNA Conference Archives: Seattle

Seattle, Washington
Sept. 5–7, 2003

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Friday, Sept. 5, 2003

Bishop Wilton Gregory, of Belleville, Ill., president, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops

Religion & the Environment

Moderator: Shelby Oppel, The Oregonian
John Carr (audio), head of the U.S. Catholic Bishops office for social development.
The Rev. Sally Bingham (audio), Grace Cathedral
Paul Gorman (audio), National Religious Partnership for the Environment
Q&A (audio)

In Search of Progressive Islam
(audio)

Spirituality and the Unchurched

Saturday, Sept. 6, 2003

Mormons: Assimilation at Home and Abroad

Moderator: Peggy Fletcher-Stack, The Salt Lake Tribune
Jan Shipps (audio), professor emeritus of history and religious studies, IUPUI
Armand Mauss (audio), professor emeritus of sociology and religious studies, Washington State University
Mark Paredes (audio), press attaché, Consulate General of Israel in Los Angeles
Q&A (audio)

Shop Talk: Battling Burnout

Immigrants & Faith: Tradition and Change

Moderator: Gustav Niebuhr, visiting fellow/scholar in residence at the Center for the Study of Religion, Princeton
Sharon Suh (audio), professor of Religious Studies, Seattle University
Roberto Lint-Sagarena (audio), Professor of Religion, University of Southern California
Patricia Fortuny Loret de Mola (audio), Center of Research and Advanced Studies in Social Anthropology, Mexico
Q&A (audio)

Investigating Finances of Religious Institutions: Private Watchdogs & Databases

Moderator: Kevin Eckstrom, Religion News Service
Daniel Borochoff (audio), founder and president, American Institute of Philanthropy
Rusty Leonard (audio), founder and chairman, Wall Watchers
William Lobdell (audio), Los Angeles Times
Q&A (audio)

Reaching the Next Generation: Whither Christian Youth?

Moderator: Janet Tu, The Seattle Times
Richard Flory (audio), Biola University sociology professor and author of "GenX Religion"
Colleen Carroll (audio), author of The New Faithful: Why Young Adults are Embracing Christian Orthodoxy
Rev. Karen Ward (audio), pastor, Church of the Apostles
Q&A

Faith-Based Initiatives: The State of the Law

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