About the Conference
This inaugural conference aims to train and empower religious leaders, scholars, theologians, and biblicists to delve into the crucial moral issues confronting our nation. We are committed to addressing issues outlined in biblical texts, transcending political affiliations.
What to Expect?
The conference will center its attention on the following key items:
Training and Resourcing: Provide religious leaders with biblical, theological, historical, and policy tools essential for shaping the moral narrative during a Presidential election year.
Identification of Key Issues: Identify and discuss the key moral and spiritual issues prevalent during a Presidential election year.
Role Clarification: Clarify the roles that clergy and public theologians can play in ensuring that these issues are not overlooked by candidates, party platforms, and pundits
Framing Morality: Contrast moral framing with dominant narratives that often concentrate on divisions, distractions, and micro-deflections.
Policy Advocacy: Name specific policy actions that can make a difference on critical issues, allowing attendees to engage in meaningful advocacy.
Who should attend?
The Yale Center for Public Theology & Public Policy Conference welcomes a diverse audience committed to exploring the intersection of spirituality, morality, and public policy. Our attendees include religious leaders, scholars, theologians, biblicists, and individuals passionate about engaging with critical issues during Presidential election years.
This inaugural conference is an ideal gathering for those seeking to be equipped with the necessary tools—biblical, theological, historical, and policy-related—to navigate and contribute to the moral narrative shaping our nation's political landscape. Whether you are actively involved in religious leadership, academia, or simply interested in understanding the pivotal role of spirituality in public discourse, this event provides a unique platform for learning, collaboration, and advocacy.
Join us at the Yale Center for Public Theology & Public Policy Conference to be part of a community dedicated to fostering meaningful conversations and influencing positive change in the moral and spiritual dimensions of our society.
VOLunteer opportunities
Volunteers will help to make the conference experience a success. Interact with attendees to offer support during the conference. Opportunities are available include greeters, registration, runners and social media teams. By volunteering for a 4 hour shift, your conference registration fee will be waived.
About Yale Center for Public Theology and Public Policy
Following three decades of pastoral leadership and public ministry, Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, collaborated with Yale Divinity School to establish the Center for Public Theology and Public Policy to create a training ground for leaders who wish to be equipped with a moral framework as a guide for their vocations and to further explore the interconnectedness of public theology and public policy through scholarly research.
The mission of the Center for Public Theology and Public Policy is to prepare a new generation of moral leaders to be active participants in creating a just society using the academic, practical, and research tools of past and present social justice movements.