Henry Institute - Centers and Institutes | Calvin University

Promoting serious reflection on the interplay between Christianity and public life

The Institute is dedicated to providing resources for scholarship, encouraging citizen involvement and education, structuring opportunities to disseminate scholarly work, seeking avenues to communicate and promote information about Christianity and public life to the broader public, and motivating and training future scholars and leaders.

Path to Justice: A Conversation on Criminal Justice Reform
The Henry Institute is partnering with a number of Calvin groups to sponsor an event that explores the brokenness of the current criminal justice system and the hope presented by its reform.

Civitas Lab students work within research community
For the 2019-20 academic year, the Civitas Lab is bringing together 11 Calvin students as research assistants under the mentorship of Calvin College faculty as they work on 8 different projects.

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Faith, Democracy and the Media
The 21st annual Paul B Henry Lecture/event featured a roundtable discussion bringing together several prominent national journalists of religion and politics, discussing Faith, Democracy and the Media.

Muslim Immigration, Christian Fear, and the Future of Democracy
Shadi Hamid, Matthew Kaemingk, and Stephanie Summers joined Institute Director Kevin R. den Dulk to talk about Muslim immigration and the practices of Christian hospitality.

Henry Institute Series on Public and Non-Profit Leadership
The Series features individuals who have chosen a career in public / non-profit leadership, considering the challenges and rewards of their work.

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Career Breakfast with Sara Ladd, Combating Human Trafficking - CANCELED
8:00 – 9:00 a.m.
Thu, April 16, 2020
Political Science Department Conference Room