The conference will begin with a Keynote Address by Dr. Charles Kimball (author of "When Religion Becomes Evil"). The next day will offer papers by conference participants that explore a variety of perspectives including: religion and social policy; religion and law/politics; religion and scientific inquiry; religion peace and human development; religion and popular culture, among other. The final day of the conference will be a plenary session led by Dr. Gregory Baum, Canada's foremost theologian and ecumenist.