Seattle, Washington

Sept. 5–7, 2003

Conference media:

• Panel audio
• Highlights video reel

Conference schedule & Resources:

• Schedule of events (PDF)
• Bishop Gregory Wilton (Belleville, Ill.) address (PDF)

Awards banquet & contest links:

• Winners press release
• 2003 contest winners list & story links
• 2003 Lifetime Achievement winner (PDF)
• Awards presentation slideshow

2003 RNA Conference panel audio

Bishop Wilton Gregory, of Belleville, Ill., president, the U.S. Conference
of Catholic Bishops Introduction by Patricia Rice, St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

• Address
• Q&A

Religion & the Environment Moderator: Shelby Oppel, The Oregonian

• John Carr, head of the U.S. Catholic Bishops office for social development.
• The Rev. Sally Bingham, Grace Cathedral
• Paul Gorman, National Religious Partnership for the Environment
• Q&A

In Search of Progressive Islam Moderator: Deborah Caldwell, Beliefnet.com

• Ebrahim Moosa, Duke University
• Omid Safi, Colgate University
• Kecia Ali, visiting professor and research assistant, Harvard Divinity School
• Hear the panel discussion
• Q&A

Spirituality and the Unchurched Moderator: Cathy Grossman, USA TODAY

• Mark Shibley, Southern Oregon University
• Patricia O’Connell Killen, Pacific Lutheran University
• Sharon Daloz Parks, Whidbey Institute
• Q&A

Mormons: Assimilation at Home and Abroad Moderator: Peggy Fletcher-Stack, The
Salt Lake Tribune

• Jan Shipps, professor emeritus of history and religious studies, IUPUI
• Armand Mauss, professor emeritus of sociology and religious studies, Washington
  State University
• Mark Paredes, press attaché, Consulate General of Israel in Los Angeles
• Q&A

Shop Talk: Battling Burnout Moderator: Douglas Todd, The Vancouver Sun

• Steve Maynard, The News Tribune
• Peggy Fletcher-Stack, The Salt Lake Tribune
• Julia Lieblich, freelancer & former Chicago Tribune reporter
• Gayle White, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
• Q&A

Immigrants & Faith: Tradition and Change Moderator: Gustav Niebuhr, visiting
fellow/scholar in residence at the Center for the Study of Religion, Princeton

• Sharon Suh, professor of Religious Studies, Seattle University
• Roberto Lint-Sagarena, Professor of Religion, University of Southern California
• Patricia Fortuny Loret de Mola, Center of Research and Advanced Studies
  in Social Anthropology, Mexico
• Q&A

Investigating Finances of Religious Institutions: Private Watchdogs & Databases
Moderator: Kevin Eckstrom, Religion News Service

• Daniel Borochoff, founder and president, American Institute of Philanthropy
• Rusty Leonard, founder and chairman, Wall Watchers
• William Lobdell, Los Angeles Times
• Q&A

Reaching the Next Generation: Whither Christian Youth? Moderator: Janet Tu, The
Seattle Times

• Richard Flory, Biola University sociology professor and author of “GenX
  Religion”
• Colleen Carroll, author of The New Faithful: Why Young Adults are Embracing
  Christian Orthodoxy
• Rev. Karen Ward, pastor, Church of the Apostles
• Q&A

Faith-Based Initiatives: The State of the Law Moderator: Adelle Banks, Religion
News Service

• Ira Lupu, George Washington University Law School
• Robert Tuttle, George Washington University Law School
• Q&A

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