Opening Address (8:30-9:00 a.m.):
"Christian Pacifism"
Presenter: Philip Quinn, University of Notre Dame
Chair: Nathan Tierney, California Lutheran University

Panel 1 (9:00-10:00):
Presenters:  Daniel Smith-Christopher, Loyola Marymount University
"The Challenge of Christian Non-violence"
Robin Wang, Loyola Marymount University
"Taoism and Conflict Resolution"
Chair: James Kellenberger, California State University, Northridge

Panel 2 (10:00-11:00):
"Religious Resources for Reconciliation"
Panelists: Joseph Runzo and Nancy M. Martin, Chapman University
and James Fredericks, Loyola Marymount University
Chair: Phyllis Herman, California State University, Northridge

Panel 3 (11:00-12:00):
Presenter:  Guy Erwin, California Lutheran University
"Confession and Apology: How Religious Bodies Accept Guilt for Historic Wrongs"
Chair: Xiang Chen, California Lutheran University

Lunch for panelists (12:00-1:30) - Nelson Room

Panel 4 (1:30-2:30):
"Dialogue on War and Reconciliation in the Middle East"
Presenters: Elliot Dorff, University of Judaism
and Muzammil Siddiqi, President of The Islamic Studies of North America
Chair: Mareque Steel, California Lutheran University

Panel 5 (2:30-3:30):
Presenters: David W. Chappell, Soka University of America
"Buddhist-Christian Dialogue and Non-violence"
Paul Hanson, California Lutheran University
"Religion, Conflict and Politics in South Asia"
Chair: Dale Wright, Occidental College

Panel 6 (3:30-4:30):
"War and Peace in Literature"
Presenters: Kevin O'Brien, Chapman University
"Separation and Unity: Teaching Peace Through Tolstoy's War and Peace"
Christopher Key Chapple, Loyola Marymount University
"Violence and Non-violence in the Hindu Mahabharata"
Chair: Joe Everson, California Lutheran University

Interfaith Prayer Service (5:00-6:00)

Dinner (6:00-7:30)

Evening Plenary Address (7:30-9:00):
"Violence and Religion"
Presenter: Mark Juergensmeyer, University of California, Santa Barbara
Chair: Nathan Tierney, California Lutheran University

Sponsored by CLU Philosophy and Religion Departments. the Southern California Global Ethics and Religion Forum (www.gerforum.org), the Office of the President, and the Colloquium of Scholars Series.