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Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life @boisicenter.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Join us at the Boisi Center for a Luncheon Colloquium titled "From 'America First' to 'Western Civilization' or How MAGA 2.0 Learned to Love Europe" with Philip Gorski on Thursday, October 8th from 12:30-1:30pm. RSVPs Required forms.gle/9yPqKmj8ykYm...

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Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life @boisicenter.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Our first event for academic year 2026/27 has started in Gasson 100; a panel discussion on "Pope Leo on AI: Safeguarding Humanity Amid Technological Transformation."

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Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life @boisicenter.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Join us on Tuesday, September 22nd for a panel discussion on Pope Leo on AI: Safeguarding Humanity Amid Technological Transformation, from 4 - 5:30pm in Gasson 100. For more information: www.bc.edu/content/bc-w...

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Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life @boisicenter.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Our spring 2026 newsletter is now available on our website www.bc.edu/content/dam/...

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Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life @boisicenter.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Congratulations to one of the Boisi Center’s Religion and Public Life minors on an amazing accomplishment! Bravo, Ryan! www.bc.edu/content/bc-w...

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Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life @boisicenter.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

A reception was held on Monday, May 4 to honor the Religion & Public Life Minors class of 2026 as well as celebrate the nine year directorship of Mark Massa, S.J. Take a look at our slideshow from events over the last 9 years. youtu.be/dowO4Ns97E8

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Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life @boisicenter.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

David Buckley, associate professor of political science and the Paul Weber Endowed Chair in Politics, Science, and Religion at the University of Louisville, has been named director of Boston College’s Boisi Center for Religion & American Public Life effective this summer. www.bc.edu/content/bc-w...

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Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life @boisicenter.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

As part of the Boisi Center's 25th Anniversary celebration last fall, here is a slideshow created that contains photos of our invited speakers for Boisi Center events. Also included are photos of former (and current) staff, students, and visiting scholars. youtu.be/X3IXZNusON8?...

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Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life @boisicenter.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

ICYMI: Dmytro Vovk spoke at a recent luncheon colloquium on the topic of "President Zelensky, Religion, and the War." His presentation has been uploaded to our YouTube channel. youtu.be/NF_5cTOpcUI

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Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life @boisicenter.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

ICYMI: Dennis Wieboldt III presented his research at a luncheon colloquium titled "William Bentley Ball and the 'Century of Struggle' for School Choice." His presentation has been uploaded to our YouTube channel. youtu.be/5_EnLz5GMBg

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Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life @boisicenter.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

ICYMI: Paul Elie recently delivered our 7th Annual Wolfe Lecture on Religion and American Politics with Kim Garcia (BC English) as respondent. His lecture titled, "To the Margins: Francis, Leo, and the Crypto-Religious 1980s," has been uploaded to our YouTube channel. youtu.be/qBMwojnO1Xc

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Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life @boisicenter.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

ICYMI: Dr. Megan Loumagne Ulishney presented her current research in a luncheon colloquium titled "Theology in the Wild: Finding God in Nature with Wild Churches." Her presentation has been uploaded to our YouTube channel. youtu.be/7N7Pno_-6Ds

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Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life @boisicenter.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Join us for a reception celebration on Monday, May 4th from 4 - 5:30pm to say farewell to Mark Massa, S.J. who is stepping down as the Boisi Center director; Murray Function Room, Yawkey Ctr. We are also celebrating the graduating Religion and Public Life minors. TO RSVP: forms.gle/1KaKiW6XfCxq...

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Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life @boisicenter.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Our 7th Annual Wolfe Lecture on Religion and American Politics titled "To the Margins: Francis, Leo, and the Crypto-Religious 1980s" featuring Paul Elie has begun in 245 Beacon St. (Schiller Institute), room 214. BCs Kim Garcia is the respondent.

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Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life @boisicenter.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Our final luncheon colloquium for this academic year featuring Dr. Megan Loumagne Ulishney on “Theology in the Wild: Finding God in Nature with Wild Churches” is taking place at the Boisi Center.

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Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life @boisicenter.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

ICYMI: Our lecture featuring Dr. Kevin Coleman on "Theopolitical Authorization: Óscar Romero, Far-Right Christianity, and a Contest for the Soul of the Americas" is now available on our YouTube channel. youtu.be/_kCssasxY_M

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Theopolitical Authorization: Óscar Romero, Far-Right Christianity, and a Contest for the Soul of ...

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Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life @boisicenter.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Join us next week as we welcome Paul Elie to deliver our 7th Annual Wolfe Lecture on Religion and American Politics titled "To the Margins: Francis, Leo, and the Crypto-Religious 1980s." BCs Kim Garcia will be the respondent. It will take place on Wed. April 8th at 6pm in 245 Beacon St., room 214

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Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life @boisicenter.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

ICYMI: Our luncheon colloquium featuring Dr. Peter Mandaville on "The New Geopolitics of Religion: Sacred Statecraft in a Changing World Order" is now available on our YouTube channel. youtu.be/hHt5MDlJVYI

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The New Geopolitics of Religion: Sacred Statecraft in a Changing World Order

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Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life @boisicenter.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Our latest podcast features Superintendent of the Archdiocese of Boston, Eileen McLaughlin, interviewed by Boisi Center director, Mark Massa, S.J. on the future of Catholic education. raal.podbean.com/e/the-future...

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Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life @boisicenter.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Our luncheon colloquium on “The New Geopolitics of Religion: Sacred Statecraft in a Changing World Order” featuring Dr. Peter Mandaville has begun at the Boisi Center.

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Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life @boisicenter.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Friends of the Boisi Center have put together a conference you may be interested in titled “Rule of Law and the Common Good: An Emerging Synergy between Legal Theory and Catholic Social Thought." It will be held in Gasson 100 on March 12-13, 2026.

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Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life @boisicenter.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

A write-up about BCs conference on Law, Conscience, and Migration Today, which included our graduate student conference, is available on America Magazine’s website. www.americamagazine.org/catholic-boo...

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Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life @boisicenter.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Graduate Student Poster Presenters: * Eryn Reyes Leong, Boston College * M. Mookie Manalili, Boston University, and Andrew Bogatz, Boston College * Jaret Ornelas, S.J., Boston College * Margaret Ruthven, Princeton Theological Seminary

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Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life @boisicenter.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Graduate Student Art Displays: * Ingrid Bustos Aleman, Boston College, “Te Pido” * Jaret Ornelas, S.J., Boston College, Desert Relics * Molly Snakenberg, Boston College, Hands Gripped Wide Open

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Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life @boisicenter.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Our second panel on “Grief, Grace, and Conversion in the Context of Migration” is now taking place.

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Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life @boisicenter.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Our Graduate Student conference first panel titled “Borders, Belonging, and Moral Responsibility” is now taking place in Stokes Hall S195.

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Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life @boisicenter.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Our lecture on “Theopolitical Authorization: Óscar Romero, Far-Right Christianity, and a Contest for the Soul of the Americas“ featuring Kevin Coleman (University of Toronto) has begun at the Boisi Center.

Kevin Coleman sitting while delivering his lecture.

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Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life @boisicenter.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Join us on Friday, February 20th, for our 6th Annual Graduate Student Conference - part of an all day conference - on Law, Conscience, and Migration Today. Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life @boisicenter.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

One of Boisi Center's Board of Advisors, and life-long friend of the center, Dr. Susannah Heschel, is giving 3 lectures next week (Mon - Wed) at the University of Manchester, England -12:30pm EST. If you would like to sign up, use the online registration links in the photos or scan the QR code.

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Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life @boisicenter.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Join us on Wednesday, February 18th for a lecture featuring Kevin Coleman titled "Theopolitical Authorization: Óscar Romero, Far-Right Christianity, and a Contest for the Soul of the Americas,” at the Boisi Center for Religion & American Public Life, 24 Quincy Rd, conference room, 3:30-5pm.

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Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life @boisicenter.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Join us on Tuesday, January 27th for our 7th Annual Wolfe Lecture on Religion and American Politics featuring Paul Elie. His talk, "To The Margins: Francis, Leo, and the Crypto-Religious 1980s," will take place in Higgins Hall 310 from 5:30 -7pm.

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Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life @boisicenter.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Our Fall 2025 Newsletter is now posted on our website. Check out our Spring lineup on page 8; details are posted on our website. www.bc.edu/content/dam/...

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Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life @boisicenter.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

ICYMI - Our panel series celebrating 25 Years: A Discussion of Religion, Politics, and Culture in the United States in the Last Quarter Century are now uploaded to our YouTube channel and linked on our website. youtu.be/bxUHOYsFuIU youtu.be/M4ifn0BtcXk

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Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life @boisicenter.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

ICYMI: Our 23rd Annual Prophetic Voices Lecture with Dr. Jason Blakely on "I Have a Theory, But You Have an Ideology" is now available on our YouTube channel. youtu.be/1KUZAJb4ONY

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"I Have a Theory, But You Have an Ideology!"

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Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life @boisicenter.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

ICYMI: Our 2nd Annual Nancy Marzella Lecture on Women and American Catholicism with Dr. Susan Reynolds is now available on our YouTube channel. youtu.be/3e9r-j_h4lo

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Where are Women in the Story of Clergy Abuse?

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Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life @boisicenter.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Our 2nd Annual Nancy Marzella Lecture on Women and American Catholicism featuring Dr. Susan Reynolds on “Where are Women in the Story of Clergy Abuse? has begun in Devlin 101.

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Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life @boisicenter.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

ICYMI: Our panel discussion on James O'Toole's latest book, For I Have Sinned: The Rise and Fall of Catholic Confession in America, is now available on our YouTube channel. youtu.be/dAmw76NrgCw

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For I Have Sinned: The Rise and Fall of Catholic Confession in America

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Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life @boisicenter.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Our luncheon colloquium featuring Elliott Jones on "Sabbath & Leisure as Remedy for Modernity: A Dialogue Between Abraham Joshua Heschel and Josef Pieper" is now available on our YouTube channel. youtu.be/zgp86oni9R0

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Sabbath & Leisure as Remedy for Modernity: A Dialogue Between Abraham Joshua Heschel & Josef Pieper

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Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life @boisicenter.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Join us next Thursday, November 6th for our 2nd Annual Nancy Marzella Lecture on Women and American Catholicism featuring BC Alumni Dr. Susan Reynolds (Emory University). Her talk, Where are Women in the Story of Clergy Abuse?, will take place in Devlin Hall 101 from 5:30 -7pm.

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Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life @boisicenter.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Continuing our 25th anniversary celebration, our second panel on “How Has Religious Practice in the United States Changed in the Last Quarter Century?“ has begun.

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Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life @boisicenter.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Our Panel Series: Celebrating the Boisi Center’s 25th Anniversary has begun. Panel 1 discusses “How Has the Relationship Between Religion and Politics Changed Over the Past Twenty Five Years?”

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Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life @boisicenter.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Our 23rd Prophetic Voices Lecture featuring Dr. Jason Blakely has started in Stokes Hall S195.

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Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life @boisicenter.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Our panel discussion on “For I Have Sinned: The Rise and Fall of Catholic Confession in America,” authored by BC History Professor James O’Toole, has begun in Devlin 101.

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Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life @boisicenter.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Join us next Tuesday, October 28th, as we celebrate the Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life's 25th Anniversary. Our panel series and reception will take place in the Murray Function Room, 4th floor, at Yawkey Center from 3 - 6:30pm. See schedule of events & to register on our website

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Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life @boisicenter.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Join us next Thursday, October 23rd for our 23rd Annual Prophetic Voices Lecture featuring Dr. Jason Blakely (Pepperdine University). His talk, "I Have a Theory, But You Have an Ideology," will take place in Stokes Hall S195 from 5:30-7pm. BC Bookstore will be there selling copies of Blakely's book.

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Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life @boisicenter.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Join us on Wed., Oct. 22 for a book panel discussing James O'Toole's new book, For I Have Sinned: The Rise and Fall of Catholic Confession in America, from 5:30 -7pm in Devlin 101. This panel is co-sponsored with BC Libraries. The BC Bookstore will be on hand selling copies.

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Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life @boisicenter.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Join us on Monday, October 20th, for a lecture with Archbishop Gabriele Caccia. Co-sponsored with C21 and The International Studies Programs, "The Quest for Peace" lecture will take place from 5:30-6:30pm in Gasson Hall 100. Registration Required. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life @boisicenter.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

Thanks to everyone who came to hear Fordham University President Tania Tetlow speak at Boston College last week. Photo credit: Christopher Soldt, Boston College www.bc.edu/content/bc-w...

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Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life @boisicenter.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Our luncheon colloquium with Elliott Jones, BC 2026, is taking place at the Boisi Center. Co-sponsored with the Center for Christian-Jewish Learning, Jones delivers his research project on “Sabbath and Leisure as Remedy for Modernity: A Dialogue Between Abraham Joshua Heschel and Josef Pieper.”

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