Notre Dame launches global research project on Catholic, Muslim, secular interaction | News | Notre Dame News | University of Notre Dame Skip To Content Skip To Navigation Skip To Search University of Notre Dame Notre Dame News Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Home Contact Search Menu Home › News › Notre Dame launches global research project on Catholic, Muslim, secular interaction Notre Dame launches global research project on Catholic, Muslim, secular interaction Published: October 12, 2010 Author: Joan Fallon The University of Notre Dame, in partnership with scholars and educators from around the world, is inaugurating a major cross-cultural research project: “Contending Modernities: Catholic, Muslim, Secular.” The following public launch events will take place in New York on Nov. 18 and 19 at the Sheraton New York, 811 7th Avenue (53rd Street). At 4 p.m. on Nov. 18 (Thursday), Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., Notre Dame’s president, will introduce the keynote speakers: Shaykh Ali Gomaa, Grand Mufti of Egypt; Jane Dammen McAuliffe, president of Bryn Mawr College and past president of the American Academy of Religion; and John T. McGreevy, professor of history and dean of Notre Dame’s College of Arts and Letters. At 10 a.m. on Nov. 19 (Friday), a panel discussion titled “Women, Family, and Society in Islam and Catholicism” will feature Ingrid Mattson, past president of the Islamic Society of North America; M. Cathleen Kaveny, professor of law and professor of theology at Notre Dame; Shahla Haeri, associate professor of cultural anthropology and director of women’s studies at Boston University; and Jacqueline Moturi Ogega, director of the Women’s Mobilization Program at Religions for Peace. Designed to unfold over several years, “Contending Modernities” will generate new knowledge and understanding of the ways in which religious and secular people and institutions interact, for good and ill, says Scott Appleby, professor of history, director of Notre Dame’s Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies and director of “Contending Modernities”. “The problem of religious violence and tensions among religions and between the religious and secular forces are more sharply defined than ever,” Appleby says. “Our vision with this research project is to harness the power of ideas to chart a way forward across religious and secular divides to address the greatest challenges of the 21st century.” Dozens of Catholic, Muslim and secular scholars and public intellectuals will be involved in the project, which in the future will expand to engage all major world religions. RSVPs to these events are not required, but questions may be directed to Barbara Lockwood at 574-631-8500. More information about the research project is available at kroc.nd.edu or by contacting Patrick Mason, associate director for research, at 574-631-7695. Posted In: International Faith Research Home Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Related June 01, 2022 University of Notre Dame to establish consortium of Catholic universities to study Muslim-Christian relations January 31, 2022 New book explores the role of Catholic peacebuilders in addressing global mining issues November 05, 2020 USAID awards $8 million to Notre Dame to expand early literacy, learning programs September 09, 2020 Notre Dame signs agreement with Yad Vashem promoting Holocaust education and research November 13, 2019 Notre Dame researchers help Italian church communities address seismic risks For the Media Contact Office of Public Affairs and Communications Notre Dame News 500 Grace Hall Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Pinterest © 2022 University of Notre Dame Search Mobile App News Events Visit Accessibility Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube LinkedIn