About the Event
Hosted by AAR’s Committee on Teaching and Learning
Addressing issues such as birthright citizenship and deportation practices, this webinAAR aims to examine effective ways to teach about immigration in ways that are informative and navigate the complexities of addressing “hot-button topics.” As scholars of religion, our panelists will address the unique role religion plays on the various sides of this topic including the personal and professional.
The goal of this webinAAR is to provide insight and resources on how educators can face the complex realities of immigration and religion in and beyond the classroom in our current socio-political context.
Event Guidelines
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Panelists
Maggie Elmore is Associate Professor of History at Baylor University specializing in research and scholarship on the Borderlands, Migration, and the intersection of Religion and Politics. Her current book, Unholy Border: How Catholics Created New Gateways to the United States (under contract with Penn Press), explores the role of Catholic immigration agencies in creating both gateways and barriers for migrants entering the United States.
Nimi Wariboko is Walter G. Muelder Professor of Social Ethics at Boston University School of Theology. A transdisciplinary thinker, Wariboko’s scholarship focuses on economic ethics, Christian social ethics, African social traditions, Pentecostal studies, and philosophical theology. His most recent book is titled, Social Ethics and Governance in Contemporary African Writing.
Moderator
Kristyn Sessions is an assistant professor of religion at Simpson College, where she teaches courses in religious ethics and moral philosophy. A member of the Teaching and Learning Committee, her research interests include Christian social ethics, political theology, and pedagogy.
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