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Mercer Hosts National Torture Summit in Atlanta
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Sept. 11-12, 2008
An unprecedented national summit on torture, sponsored by 15 diverse faith groups, convened on Mercer University’s Atlanta campus Sept. 11-12 to examine how U.S. government policy in recent years came to sanction torture and discuss ways Evangelical Christians and Americans of other faiths can mobilize to secure a “no torture-no exceptions” policy.
Titled “Religious Faith, Torture, and Our National Soul,” the conference was organized by Dr. David P. Gushee, Distinguished University Professor of Christian Ethics at Mercer. Among the more than 50 speakers, presenters and moderators who participated in the conference were academics from institutions such as Yale University, the University of Notre Dame, New York University, Seton Hall Law School, Morehouse College, Georgetown University, Vanderbilt University, Princeton Theological Seminary and Mercer. Presenters also included retired senior military officers and leaders from Christian, Jewish and Islamic organizations.
For a complete listing of speakers and panelists at the Torture Summit, click here.
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Torture Summit, Session 1
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Torture Summit, Session 2
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Torture Summit, Session 3
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Torture Summit, Session 4
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Torture Summit, Session 5
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Torture Summit, Session 6
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Torture Summit, Session 7
- Sept. 12, 2008
Torture Summit, Session 8
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Torture Summit, Session 9
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Torture Summit, Session 10
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Torture Summit, Session 11
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Torture Summit, Session 12
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Torture Summit, Session 13
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Torture Summit, Session 14
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