Session 205: Connecting AU’s Value-Driven Education to Its Methodist History

Time: 11:00 AM – 11:50 AM

Location: Main campus location to be published here on January 5

Presenters: Nick Buck (Professorial Lecturer and Director of Undergraduate Studies in Religion, CAS | Philosophy and Religion), Eric Doolittle (University Chaplain & Director, Kay Spiritual Life Center), & Perry Zurn (Provost Associate Professor, CAS | Philosophy and Religion)

Session Description: 

It is widely known that AU has a historical connection to the Methodist Church. It is less known that AU’s current values resonate with the contemporary Methodist tradition. In this session, we explore those resonances and how they might strengthen our conversations around civic pluralism, social justice, and environmental ethics.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Refamiliarize participants with AU’s Methodist history
2. Introduce resonances between AU’s current values and Methodist social principles
3. Explore how these resonances might strengthen classroom conversations about civic pluralism, social justice, and environmental ethics