Veritas Forum 2016
Race and Justice: What Difference Does God Make?
For the 2016 Veritas Forum at Vanderbilt, we welcomed Sabrine Rhodes and John Inazu of Washington University in St. Louis. On February 9th at 7pm in Benton Chapel, various Christian ministries of Vanderbilt came together to host this annual event. Well attended and not afraid to push the boundaries of where discussion can go, the Veritas Forum delivered as always.
Speaking to a large crowd, Dr. John Inazu and Sabrine Rhodes of Wash. U. discussed “Race & Justice”. Given the current national climate of racial tension at many college campuses and multiple incidents making headlines, what role does faith play in the conversation? Does God make a difference? In a interview style presentation, Inazu and Rhodes discussed this important topic.
John Inazu is a law professor at Washington University in St. Louis, where he teaches courses on criminal law, religion and law, and the First Amendment. He is the author of Liberty’s Refuge: The Forgotten Freedom of Assembly (Yale University Press, 2012) and Confident Pluralism: Surviving and Thriving Through Deep Difference (University of Chicago Press, 2016). He has written for the Washington Post, CNN, and USA Today on topics including Ferguson, pluralism, and the First Amendment.