Compassion: Thoughtful, Engaged & Generous: Dr. Terri Givens – Radical Integrity in Leadership: Empathy in Action

Date/Time
Date(s) - May 27, 2025
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Location
Epiphany Chapel, Vancouver School of Theology

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A multi-faith, multidisciplinary conference for academics & activists

Online & In-Person

Compassion can bridge social divisions, uplift people in distress, inspire collective action, and create resilient communities. It is the ability to recognize, empathize with, and respond to others. For many spiritual communities, compassion is both a core practice and an essential idea. Spiritual traditions say compassion affirms the connectedness of all being, grounds an imperative to care, or is an essential divine trait.

What should the spirituality and practice of compassion look like in our time?

Keynote Lecture

Radical Integrity in Leadership: Empathy in Action

Dr. Terri Elizabeth Givens Professor of Political Science, University of British Columbia & author of Radical Empathy: Finding a Path to Bridging Racial Divides

Tuesday May 27, 7–8:30 pm | Epiphany Chapel or via Zoom
Free and open to the public

https://vst.edu/inter-religious-studies-program/conference/

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