Date: Tuesday, February 10, 2026, from 12:30-2pm EST 

Location: Zoom

Series: Religion, Culture, and Public Life

Speakers: Hakem Amer Al-Rustom (University of Michigan) and Sonja Mejcher-Atassi (American University of Beirut)

Moderator: Seth Kimmel (Columbia University) 

Topics at the intersection of religion, culture, and public life have taken on special urgency in our current moment of social and political upheaval. Join us for an online conversation with recent IRCPL list authors to reflect on what scholarship has looked like in recent years, and to think together about where it could or should head in the future. 

Free and open to the public

Registration is required—Please register in advance to reserve your spot

All prospective attendees must register by 11:59PM on Monday, February 9. Registration will close at that time.

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