2015 Martin Luther King Jr. College of Ministers and Laity
Wednesday, April 8 – Sunday, April 12, 2015
“Fostering Dialogues in Education, Ethics and Nonviolent Peacebuilding:
Global Social and Religious Movements”
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Wednesday, April 8, 2015
11:00am
- 2:00pm
“A Day of Peace,” Peace Studies Fair presented by the Morehouse College Peace Studies Program
Location: African American Hall of Fame, Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel (second floor)
Presenters: Various Campus, Local, National & International Organizational Partners showcasing
opportunities to become involved in peace-related projects and programs across an array of disciplines
and perspectives.
3:00pm
- 5:00pm
2015 Peace Studies Lecture presented by the Morehouse College Peace Studies Program/Department of
Political Science
Location: African American Hall of Fame, Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel (second floor)
Lecturer: Dr. Han Park, Director and University Professor, The Center for the Study of Global Issues
(GLOBIS) at the University of Georgia, "Transcending Security for Sustainable Peace."
Thursday, April 9, 2015
9:00am
Inductee Orientation and Guided Tour of the Chapel and the International Hall of Honor
- 10:30am
(All inductees are asked to be present for this one-hour session. A continental breakfast will be served. Robing
and Lineup for Procession will begin immediately following the tour.)
Location: Lucius M. Tobin Library, Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel, 9:30 am start
11:00am
- 12:00pm
30th Martin Luther King Jr. College of Ministers & Laity Crown Forum Induction Ceremony
(The Induction Ceremony will be streamed live on the Morehouse College website)
Location: Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel Crown Nave
Speaker: The Honorable Anwarul Karim Chowdhury, UN Ambassador of Bangladesh and founder of
the Global Movement for the Culture of Peace, former Under-Secretary-General
12:30pm
- 2:00pm
Honorees Luncheon: “Nonviolent Peacebuilding: Global Social and Religious
Movements Today”
Location: Lane Dining Hall (Lee Lane Entrance)
Speaker: Dr. Y. Alp Aslandogan, President, Alliance for Shared Values and author of Muslim Citizens of the
Globalized World: Contributions of the Gülen Movement”
General Public ($20 on a space-available basis) Pre-Register at [email protected] or (404) 215-2608
2:30pm
-4:00pm
Opening Plenary Panel: “Ideas and Legacies of Gandhi, King, Ikeda, and Gülen” Conference on “Fostering
Dialogues in Education, Ethics and Nonviolent Peacebuilding: Global Social and Religious Movements Today”
Location: African American Hall of Fame (2nd floor of King Chapel)
6:00pm
-6:45pm
President John Silvanus Wilson Jr.’s Peacebuilders & Community Leader’s Reception
Location: African American Hall of Fame (2nd floor of King Chapel)
7:00pm
- 9:00pm
2015 Interfaith Assembly & Gandhi King Ikeda Award Ceremony: “A Call to Nonviolent Peacebuilding”
Location: Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel Crown Nave
Keynote Speaker: Scott Alexander, Associate Professor, Islamic Studies and Director Catholic-Muslim
Studies Program, Catholic Theological Union, Chicago, IL honoring 2015 Award Recipient Mr.
Fethullah Gülen
Portraits Unveiling: Ambassador Anwarul Karim Chowdhury, Mr. Fethullah Gülen, Dr. Joseph Hill
and Dr. Warren Stewart
Friday, April 10, 2015
8:00am
Conference on “Fostering Dialogues in Education, Ethics and Nonviolent Peacebuilding:
- 5:00pm
Global Social and Religious Movements Today”
Location: African American Hall of Fame, Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel (second floor)
Conference Overview: The Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel at Morehouse College and the
Atlantic Institute, in collaboration with Soka Gakkai International, will host scholars and practitioners
presenting four panels to discuss education, ethics and peacebuilding in diverse social and religious
movements. The conference aims to show how peace in today’s turbulent world can be achieved
through informal, apolitical, educational and grassroots mechanisms. The conference is free but
registration is required at http://peacebuildersconference.org/registration/
Sunday, April 12, 2015
5:30pm
30th Martin Luther King Jr. College of Ministers and Laity Worship Service (Evening Vespers Service)
- 7:00pm
Location: Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel
(Sermon Talkback in the Tobin Library immediately following the service)
Preacher: Dr. Alexander Daniel Hamilton VI, Assistant Dean, Martin Luther King Jr. International
Chapel
Sermon: “Patio Christianity”
Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel at Morehouse College, Atlanta, Georgia
Phone: (404) 215-2608 | Fax: (404) 215-8550
www.morehouse.edu/mlkchapel
[email protected]
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