The Art of Disagreement

Can our disagreements be more fruitful and less divisive? We live in an age marked by contentious debate not only about politics, but also about even more fundamental commitments, such as our varied philosophical and theological approaches and even our understanding of science and the arts. Join us for what promises to be an enlightening evening with talks by Caner Dagli and Zaid Shakir, followed by an on-stage conversation, about how we can arrive at disagreement without disengagement.

Livestream begins 7:30 pm EST | Thursday, September 28, 2017

Venue: ADAMS Center, Sterling, Virginia

This is a free event.

Zaid Shakir

Zaid Shakir is a prominent American Muslim scholar and a co-founder of Zaytuna College, where he has taught courses in Arabic, Islamic spirituality, contemporary Muslim thought, Islamic history and politics, and Shafi’i fiqh. He is regularly included among the Western world’s most influential Muslims in The Muslim 500, and he is a signatory of the 2007 letter “A Common Word Between Us and You,” an appeal for peace and cooperation between Christians and Muslims.

Caner Dagli

Caner Dagli is an associate professor of religious studies at College of the Holy Cross, specializing in Qur'anic studies, interfaith dialogue, and philosophy. An editor of The Study Quran, he was among the 138 Muslim signatories of the 2007 letter A Common Word Between Us and You, an appeal to Christian world leaders for peace and cooperation between Christians and Muslims.