Columbus School of Law

8:30 a.m.

Coffee

9 a.m.

Welcome & Introductions

George F. McLean, director, The Center for the Study of Culture and Values, The Catholic University of America

Mehdi Faridzadeh, president, The International Society for Iranian Culture

Robert Destro, professor and director, The Interdisciplinary

Program in Law and Religion, Columbus School of Law

Inauguration

John Convey, provost, The Catholic University of America

Ayatollah Mahmoud Mohammadi Araghi, president, Organization of Culture and Islamic Relations, Tehran

9:30 a.m.

Islamic Perspectives on Political Order

Moderator: Akbar Ahmed, professor and Ibn Khaldun Chair of

Islamic Studies, American University

"Islamic Political Philosophy"

Seyyed Hossein Nasr, professor emeritus, George Washington University

Coffee break

"Current Challenges for Islam in Building a Healthy Society"

Ayatollah Araghi

12 p.m.

Iranian Luncheon

To attend the luncheon, please R.s.v.p. by April 21 to

Constantia Dedoulis:

Phone: 202-319-6081 Fax: 202-319-4004

E-mail: dedoulis@law.edu

2 p.m.

The Question:

If God is Truly Lord of All, is There Room for Man?

Moderator: George F. McLean

"Totalisms and the Need for Pluralism"

William Galston, interim dean, Maryland School of Public

Policy, Saul I Stern Professor of Civic Engagement, director, Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy

"Political Legitimacy and Human Freedom in Islam"

Ayatollah Amid Zanjani, professor of Islamic law, Tehran University

Coffee break

"Divine Will and Human Needs"

Hossein Mir Mohammad Sadeghi, professor of law, Shahid

Beheste University

Tues., April 26

9 a.m.

The Response:

Implications of the Religious Foundation of the Person: Autonomy and Social Relatedness

Moderator: Marshall Breger, professor, Columbus School of Law

"Person in a Religious Horizon"

Kenneth L. Schmitz, professor emeritus, University of

Toronto, visiting professor, The Catholic University of

America and John Paul II Institute

Coffee break

Moderator: Ahmad Iravani, director, Islamic Studies and

Dialogue, The Center for the Study of Culture and Values,

The Catholic University of America

"Islam, Personal Identity and Social Relatedness"

Reza Davari Ardakani, president, Academy of Sciences of the Islamic Republic of Iran, professor of philosophy, University of Tehran

2 p.m.

Distinction, Relation, Separation: The Proper Interface of Religion and the Political Order?

Moderator: Stephen Schneck, chair, department of politics,

The Catholic University of America

"Ethics and Politics within the Context of Religion"

Gholam Reza Avani, president, Institute of Wisdom and

Philosophy of Iran, professor of philosophy, Shahid Beheshti University

Coffee Break

"Models for the Role of Religion in the Political Order"

William Barbieri, professor of theology, The Catholic

University of America

"Religious Democracy? Some Proposals"

Fred R. Dallmayr, department of government and international studies, College of Arts and Letters, University of Notre Dame

Tues., April 26 Evening Events

Location: John Paul II Cultural Center

3900 Harewood Rd., N.E.

Washington, DC

Host: Msgr. William A. Kerr

7:30 p.m.

A Roundtable:

What is the Responsibility of the Faith Communities for the Role of Religion in the Public Order?

Moderator: Robert A. Destro

"The Negative Theological Logic of Monotheistic Doctrine"

Aryeh Botwinic, Temple University

The Relation Between the Islamic Revolution and International Law"

Mehdi Sanaie, deputy for research, Organization of Culture and Islamic Relations, Tehran

"Religion and Responsibility for Religion"

Joseph Donders, professor emeritus, Catholic Theological

Union, Washington, DC

"Remarks"

Archbishop Sebouth Sarkissian, Tehran

9 p.m.

Concluding Remarks

Ayatollah Araghi