Open VISIONS Forum A Conversation with Eboo Patel, PhD

Eboo Patel is a civic leader who believes that religious diversity is an essential and inspiring dimension of American democracy. In this conversation, Patel will discuss the necessity of understanding and accepting different religions in modern-day America.

Named “one of America’s best leaders” by U.S. News and World Report, Eboo is Founder and President of Interfaith America, the leading interfaith organization in the United States. Under his leadership, Interfaith America has worked with governments, universities, private companies, and civic organizations to make faith a bridge of cooperation rather than a barrier of division.

Eboo served on President Obama’s Inaugural Faith Council, has given hundreds of keynote addresses, and has written five books, including We Need to Build: Field Notes for Diverse Democracy. He is an Ashoka Fellow and holds a doctorate in the sociology of religion from Oxford University, where he studied on a Rhodes scholarship.

Presented with Fairfield University’s Office of Mission & Ministry, the Office of the Vice President of Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging, and the John Charles Meditz College of Arts and Sciences.