Conversations in Conflict Studies

"Father Doesn't Always Know Best: American Catholic Sisters Contest Vatican Hegemony--An Update."  Guest Speaker- Margaret Thompson- Associate Professor, History and Political Science. Her research projects include Catholic Sisters in American History and Politics, the Catholic Church and Politics, Religion and Political Extremism, Women and American Religion. Her principal research at this time concerns the Americanization of Catholic women’s religious life (sisters and nuns), but she is also quite interested in the impact of religion upon American politics and governance.  Conversations in Conflict Studies is sponsored by PARCC - Program for the Advancement of Research on Conflict and Collaboration. Follow us @PARCCatMaxwell, tweet #ConvoInConflict