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Colloquium on Conversion Narratives in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam&nbs p; (Download Event Flyer - PDF)
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Sponsored by the College of Arts and Science s,\n the Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work, t he Religious\n Studies program and the School of Education and Hu man Services.
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The controversial nature of conversion from one\n religiou s group to another is a topic that is rarely discussed and\n nuan ced among scholars of three major religious groups in the world:\n Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Because these groups are significant\n members of the immediate and surrounding communities of Oakland\n University, this colloquium offers students and local residents t he\n opportunity to explore the process of religious conversion i n and among\n these groups.

The format will be colloquial in nature and\n design, with brief opening remarks by each expert panelist followed by\n an interchange led by the Moderator. After that exchange, the moderator\n will monitor an exchange between attendees and panelists. This eve nt\n promises to be a foundational event for people interested in hearing how\n religious groups make sense of conversion narrativ es.

(Those atte nding are asked to RSVP to Holly Smith, so we have an accurat e count for catering.)

Agenda: 6 p.m. Light Refr eshments; 6:30 p.m. Speaking; 8 p.m. Wrap up
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Moderator: Louis Gallien,\n (Ed.D. Educational Policy, Administratio n and Research, University of\n North Carolina- Greensboro) is De an of the Oakland University School of\n Education and Human Serv ices and contributing author to a recent book t itled: Afropentecostalism, New York University Press, 2011.
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Panelist s

Víctor H. Cuartas (MDiv. And DMin., Regent\n University) is Assistant Professor of Practic al Ministry and Global\n Missions at Regent University’s School o f Divinity in Virginia. He is\n the author of Empowerin g Hispanic Leaders: An Online Model. He\n recently started a s a PhD candidate at the Oxford Center for Mission\n Studies on t he topic of the conversion of Latinos in the United States\n to I slam.
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Henri Gooren (Ph.D. Anthropology, Utrecht\ n University) is Associate Professor of Anthropology at Oakland\n University. His research focuses on conversion in Roman Catholic ism,\n Protestantism, Pentecostalism, and Mormonism in Latin Amer ica.\n Palgrave-Macmillan published his book Religious Conver sion and Disaffiliation in 2010. He recently finished fieldwork researc h in Paraguay and Chile, sponsored by the John Templeton Foundation.< /p>\n

Michael Weiss (Ph.D. Mathematics a nd Education,\n University of Michigan) is Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education\n at Oakland University. His research inte rests include mathematical\n knowledge for teaching secondary mat hematics, the teaching of high\n school Geometry, teaching a math ematical sensibility and mathematical\n thinking and learning of home-educated children.

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