"A Multifaith Conversation on Justice, Forgiveness and Compassion" @UCLACollege

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The UCLA Bedari Kindness Institute Compassionate Conversation Series:
"A Multifaith Conversation on Justice, Forgiveness and Compassion"

featuring

Father Greg Boyle
Founder and Director, Homeboy Industries

Rabbi Sharon Brous
Senior and Founding Rabbi, IKAR

Valarie Kaur
Civil Rights Leader and Activist
Founder, Revolutionary Love Project

Imam Dr. Jihad Turk
Founding President, Bayan Islamic Graduate School

moderated by

David Myers
Director, Bedari Kindness Institute
Distinguished Professor and Sady and Ludwig Kahn Chair in Jewish History

In our deeply fractured world, religion serves to connect and offer wisdom as well as to foster conflict and division. Over the course of centuries, it has been frequently invoked to justify brutal violence, but can it be an effective tool to advance justice? To explore different perspectives on the topic of faith, forgiveness and justice, we will be joined by a distinguished panel of religious leaders: Father Greg Boyle, Rabbi Sharon Brous, Valarie Kaur and Imam Dr. Jihad Turk.

$A Multifaith Conversation on Justice, Forgiveness and Compassion The UCLA Bedari Kindness Institute Compassionate Conversation Series: A Multifaith Conversation on Justice, Forgiveness and Compassion featuring Father Greg Boyle Founder and Director, Homeboy Industries Rabbi Sharon Brous Senior and Founding Rabbi, IKAR Valarie Kaur Civil Rights Leader and Activist Founder, Revolutionary Love Project Imam Dr. Jihad Turk Founding President, Bayan Islamic Graduate School moderated by David Myers Director, Bedari Kindness Institute Distinguished Professor and Sady and Ludwig Kahn Chair in Jewish History In our deeply fractured world, religion serves to connect and offer wisdom as well as to foster conflict and division. Over the course of centuries, it has been frequently invoked to justify brutal violence, but can it be an effective tool to advance justice? To explore different perspectives on the topic of faith, forgiveness and justice, we will be joined by a distinguished panel of religious leaders: Father Greg Boyle, Rabbi Sharon Brous, Valarie Kaur and Imam Dr. Jihad Turk.$

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