"Caesar's Coin" will bring together a variety of experts, including Senator John Danforth and Ambassador Carol Mosely Braun, to explore questions such as:

• In the political arena, is Christianity a source of healing or division?
• How may Christians speak of and work toward political understanding in a secular and pluralistic society?
• Is it possible that Christianity offers a vision of reconciliation, rather than polarization, in political life?

The aim of this conference is not to rehash old positions and polarizations, but to stimulate new thinking and initiatives.

The conference format includes both plenary sessions and panel discussions with questions offered from the floor and emailed by participants ahead of time. Other speakers include the Rev. Dr. Charles Amjad-Ali, Luther Seminary; the Rev. Dr. Gary Dorrien, Union Theological Seminary; E.J. Dionne, Brookings Institution; the Rev. Dr. Bernice Powell Jackson, World Council of Churches; and Rabbi Marla Feldman, Union for Reform Judaism.

The conference is co-sponsored by General Theological Seminary, the Center for Public Theology, the Center for Religious Inquiry, and the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island.
 
Registration fee is $200 per person which includes access to all activities, continental breakfast (April 30 & May 1), lunch (April 30 and May 1) and dinner (April 30).

Registration with guest room accommodations at the Tutu Center is $450 per person and includes access to all activities, continental breakfast (April 30 & May 1), lunch (April 30 and May 1), dinner (April 30) and a single occupant guest room with private bath (night of April 30). Check in is at 3 p.m. on April 30 and a luggage holding area is available.

Registration deadlines are April 25, for conference only and April 15, for conference registration with accommodations. Additional nights at the Desmond Tutu Center may also be arranged.

For further information or to register visit http://www.tutucenter.org/ or call 646-717-9753.