Barbara A. McGraw

Recent Talks

"From Tolerance to Pluralism in the Public Square." Invited speaker for Pluralism, Tolerance, and Freedom Speaker Series at the Center for the Study of Religious Freedom at Virginia Wesleyan College, Norfolk, VA. March, 2009

"Religious Pluralism, God-Talk, and Politics." Invited Panelist. "Faith in Politics Forum/Religion in America." Sponsored by the Religion, Politics, and Globalization Program. University of California, Berkeley. October, 2008

"Religious Pluralism in Correctional Institutions: Promise and Peril," Presentation/Workshop at the National Correctional Chaplaincy Directors Conference in conjunction with the American Academy of Religion, San Antonio, TX; Philadelphia, PA; Washington, DC; Chicago, IL, Nov. 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

 "Rethinking Chaplaincy in a Pluralistic Context: American Values & RLUIPA”,
Keynote address at the annual conference of the American Correctional Chaplains Association/Northeastern Division, Long Branch, NJ, April, 2008

"Speaking Truth to Power: Religious Accommodation of Inmates in California Correctional Institutions," American Academy of Religion, National Annual Conference.
San Diego, CA,.Nov. 2007

"Civil Discourse Across Sacred Boundaries." Plenary Address for the Society for Values in Higher Education, 83rd Annual Fellows Meeting. Baltimore, MD, July 2007

"Civil Discourse Across Sacred Boundaries," "Special Topics Lecture” for the "Difficult Dialogue Initiative" of the Ford Foundation at Trinity College, San Antonio, TX, Oct. 2006

"Rediscovering America's Sacred Ground," Colloquium presentation, University of California, Berkeley, CA, Sept, 2006

"Civil Discourse Across Sacred Boundaries," Opening lecture in the "Difficult Dialogues Initiative" of the Ford Foundation at San Jose State University, San Jose, CA, Sept, 2006

"Religious Reasons as Public Reasons," Howard Garfield Lecture Series at Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, Feb, 2006

"The Supreme Court and Religion," Invited panelist, Special Session sponsored by the Public Understanding of Religion, a standing committee of the American Academy of Religion, American Academy of Religion, National Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA, Nov, 2005

"Rethinking Chaplaincy in a Pluralistic Context, Keynote Address at the 2005 annual meeting for the Associated Chaplains in California State Service, Visalia, CA (October 2005), Also presented at the annual conference of the American Correctional Chaplains Association/Southeastern Division "Correctional Chaplains Building Bridges for a New Day" Conference, Raleigh, NC (April 2005),

"Bridging the Divide Between Secular Left and Religious Right," Speaker and panelist for an event sponsored by the National Conference for Community and Justice, San Jose, CA, April 2005

"America's Sacred Ground: The Founding Fathers' Religious Reasons for Separation of Church and State," Address at the San Fernando Valley Chapter of Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Studio City, CA, Feb, 2005

"Rediscovering America's Sacred Ground," Speech at the Oklahoma Conference of Churches, Oklahoma City, OK, Dec, 2004

"Rediscovering America's Sacred Ground," Speech at the Oklahoma Chapter of Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Oklahoma City, OK, Dec, 2004

"Taking Religious Pluralism Seriously," Panel organizer and speaker, American Academy of Religion National Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX, Nov, 2004

"Religion and Politics after September 11th," Speaker and panelist for an event sponsored by the Commonwealth Club of California, San Jose, CA, July 2004

"America's Sacred Ground: Moving the Public Religion Debate Beyond Religious Right and Secular Left," Speech at the Commonwealth Club of California, San Francisco, CA, April 2004