
News headlines and social media posts show the U.S. a divided nation, and religion is one of the fault lines. The divisions surface between practitioners of different religious traditions, within religious traditions, and between the religious and non-religious. One way to heal these rifts is equipping ourselves to tell our own stories and learn to listen to the stories of others with clarity, charity, and hospitality. This conference will provide training in, and a forum for, storytelling and story-listening across differences in core commitments. Students from all perspectives and institutions are invited to attend and to refine their skills in dialogue on their campuses and in their wider communities. Organized by University of St. Thomas, Augsburg University, and Bethel University.
Supported by a generous grant from the Interfaith Youth Core.
UST sponsoring offices: Jay Phillips Center for Interfaith Learning, Muslim Christian Dialogue Center, and Office for Spirituality
Photo ©Interfaith Youth Core, used with their permission
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Friday, February 23rd | ||
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12:30 PM |
Jim Bear Jacobs, Healing Minnesota Stories 12:30 PM - 4:30 PM ![]() Rev. Jim Bear Jacobs ![]() Bob Klanderud |
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7:00 PM |
Opening Plenary: The Power of Story: Journeys of the Diverse, Devout, and Nones Javier Morillo Woulfe Alumni Hall, Anderson Student Center 378 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM |
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Saturday, February 24th | ||
10:00 AM |
Breakout Session A (cycle 1): Sacred Listening for the Sake of Compassion Diane Millis Ph.D. McNeely Hall 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM ![]() Diane M. Millis, PhD |
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10:00 AM |
Breakout Session B (cycle 1): My Land, Your Land, Our Land: Moving into One Another’s Stories Joan Haan McNeely Hall 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM |
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10:00 AM |
Breakout Session C (cycle 1): Dive In: The Nuts and Bolts of Successfully Sharing Your Story Allison Broeren McNeely Hall 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM ![]() Allison Broeren |
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10:00 AM |
Becca Hartman-Pickerill, Interfaith Youth Core McNeely Hall 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM ![]() |
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11:45 AM |
Chris Stedman McNeely Hall, room 100 11:45 AM - 1:15 PM ![]() Chris Stedman |
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1:30 PM |
Breakout Session A (cycle 2): Sacred Listening for the Sake of Compassion Diane Millis Ph.D. McNeely Hall 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM ![]() Diane M. Millis, PhD |
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1:30 PM |
Breakout Session B (cycle 2): My Land, Your Land, Our Land: Moving into One Another’s Stories Joan Haan McNeely Hall 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM |
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1:30 PM |
Breakout Session C (cycle 2): Dive In: The Nuts and Bolts of Successfully Sharing Your Story Allison Broeren McNeely Hall 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM ![]() Allison Broeren |
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1:30 PM |
Becca Hartman-Pickerill, Interfaith Youth Core McNeely Hall 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM ![]() |
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3:30 PM |
Closing Plenary: Building a Vibrant Democracy with Stories Rev. Curtiss DeYoung Ph.D., Minnesota Council of Churches McNeely Hall, room 100 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM |