From Zion to New York City

Join us in the Mayer Family Hall for "From Zion to New York City: Religion, Violence, and the Practice and Theory of Peacebuilding," the 2nd Annual Chester Ronning Lecture on Religion and Diplomacy, presented by Dr. Atalia Omer.  

This event is free and open to the public. POSTER

Dr. Atalia Omer is Associate Professor of Religion, Conflict, and Peace Studies at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies and the Keough School of Global Affairs at the University of Notre Dame.  Her research focuses on religion, violence, and peacebuilding as well as theories and methods in the study of religion. She is a 2017 Andrew Carnegie Fellow and the author of When Peace Is Not Enough: How the Israeli Peace Camp Thinks about Religion, Nationalism, and Justice (University of Chicago Press, 2013) and From Zion to New York City: Refiguring American Jewish Ethics and Identity through Solidarity with Palestinians (University of Chicago Press, under contract). She is also a co-editor of The Oxford Handbook of Religion, Conflict, and Peacebuilding (Oxford University Press, 2015).