Respect Graduate School

Conference

At Respect Graduate School, we are committed to fostering academic discourse and intellectual exchange. Our conferences bring together scholars, practitioners, and thought leaders from around the world to explore critical issues, share research, and engage in meaningful dialogue.

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Upcoming Conference

A Contemporary Conversation: Dialogue Between Religion and Science

This conference explores the relationship between science and religion as complementary ways of understanding existence. Bringing together scholars and thinkers from diverse traditions, it aims to foster dialogue, deepen understanding, and highlight how empirical knowledge and metaphysical insight can enrich one another.

Date: November 7-8th, 2026
Place: Austin, Texas

Call for Papers

We invite scholars and researchers to contribute to our upcoming conferences. Currently, we are accepting submissions for the upcoming conference:

🔹 A Contemporary Conversation: Dialogue Between Religion and Science

Previous Conferences

Cultivating a Heart for the Earth - An Interfaith Conversation

In an age of climate anxiety and uncertainty, this interfaith conference gathers leading scholars to draw wisdom from Christianity, Islam, and Judaism alongside modern environmental science—offering hope, shared responsibility, and a vision for renewing our common home.

Date: October 29, 2025
Place: Respect Campus, Bethlehem/PA

Fethullah Gülen’s Thought and Practice: Education, Dialogue, Peacebuilding, and Identity Formation

This conference aims to explore the intellectual legacy of Fethullah Gülen and the Hizmet Movement, focusing on their contributions to education, interfaith dialogue, peacebuilding, and identity formation in a modern, pluralistic world. By bringing together scholars from various disciplines, the event fosters critical engagement with Gülen’s thought and its relevance in today’s world.

Date: October 3-5, 2025
Place: Drew University, Ehinger Center

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