Annual Mormon Studies Conference — Religion in Public: Business, Philanthropy, Media
Schedule
Sat, 19 Apr, 2025 at 09:30 am
UTC-07:00Location
831 N Dartmouth Ave, Claremont, CA 91711-3946, United States | Claremont, CA
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Join us for our annual Mormon Studies Conference. This year we explore the relationships between religion, business, media, and philanthropy. https://mormonstudies.cgu.edu/annual-mormon-studies-conference-religion-in-public-business-philanthropy-media/
Conference Schedule
9:30 Welcome
Matthew Bowman,Claremont Graduate University
David Specht, Claremont Graduate University
9:45 Religion and Business
Where does “religion” end and “business” begin? Do we imagine “religion” and “business” as organizations? Sets of beliefs? Do different models for what “religion” and “business” might be shape how we think about how they interact?
Deonnie Moodie, University of Oklahoma
Nathan Oman, College of William and Mary
Reid Steadman, Bountiful Financial
11:30 Lunch
1:00 Religion and Philanthropy
How do religious organizations and ideas define “philanthropy” in distinctive ways? How is philanthropy related to broader questions of religious identity and purpose?
Kate Rosenblatt, Emory University
Heather Curtis, Tufts University
Tanise Chung Hoon, LDS Philanthropies
2:30 Break
3:00 Religion and Media
How do changing forms of media shape what we understand “religion” to be? How are contemporary religious organizations grappling with – or failing to grapple with – transformations in modern forms of media?
Benjamin Peters, University of Tulsa
Heidi Campbell, Texas A&M University
Brooke Zaugg, Radiant Foundation
4:30 Break
5:00 Plenary Address
Warner Woodworth, Brigham Young University
6:00 Conclusion
Matthew Bowman, Claremont Graduate University
David Specht, Claremont Graduate University
MATTHEW BOWMAN is the Howard W. Hunter Chair of Mormon Studies at Claremont Graduate University
DAVID SPECHT was Director of the Global Family Business Institute at Claremont Graduate University
DEONNIE MOODIE is Associate Professor of Religion at the University of Oklahoma; she studies how religious ideas and practices intersect with economics in South Asia
NATHAN OMAN is Rollins Professor of Law at the College of William and Mary; he studies contracts, religion, and law
REID STEADMAN is CEO of Bountiful Financial, a financial firm which engages in faith-based investing
KATE ROSENBLATT is Assistant Professor of Religion and Jewish Studies at Emory University; she studies Jewish economic cooperatives and the Jewish Left
HEATHER CURTIS is Professor of Religion and Director of the Center for the Humanities at Tufts University, where she studies American evangelical philanthropy
TANISE CHUNG HOON is Managing Director of Philanthropies, the Advancement Organization of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, for welfare, education, and culture
BENJAMIN PETERS is the Rogers Chair of Media Studies at the University of Tulsa; he studies technology and culture
HEIDI CAMPBELL is Professor of Communication at Texas A&M University; she researches religion and digital culture with an emphasis on Jewish, Muslim, and Christian media negotiations
BROOKE ZAUGG is Vice President for the Faith & Media Initiative at the Radiant Foundation
WARNER WOODWORTH is Professor Emeritus in the Marriott School of Business at Brigham Young University, a leading advocate of microcredit, and Founder of Help International.
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Where is it happening?
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