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2017 Luce-Hartford Conference: Where is Home? The Refugee Crisis in Europe and the U.S.
The war in Syria and general unrest in the Middle East and North Africa has created a humanitarian crisis for millions of forced migrants (displaced persons, asylum seekers and refugees). Crucial questions are being asked about what this means for Europe and the United States.
The 2017 Luce-Hartford conference will provide an opportunity for religious leaders and others to engage as communities of “moral deliberation,” to reflect and offer up practical opportunities for engagement in the public sphere based upon their own spiritual, scriptural and theological resources. The conference will address:
- The impact of forced migration to Europe and the response of European Christian communities to this crisis.
- The impact of the 2017 U.S. Presidential Executive Order halting the resettlement of refugees, and the restriction of immigration from several Muslim-Majority countries.
- The role and advocacy of refugee resettlement among Christian communities in Europe and America.
- The impact of crisis on images of Middle Eastern peoples and its contribution to Islamophobia.
- Humanitarian and theological proposals for responses to the crisis.
This is an Ecumenical and Interfaith Event. Reserve your place for this important opportunity supported by the Luce Foundation.
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