The Peacemaker: Exploring the Legacy of President Russell M. Nelson
A Public Conversation on September 5th in Washington D.C.
As President Russell M. Nelson approaches his 101st birthday, Faith Matters is holding an event honoring his legacy as a peacemaker and exploring how Latter-day Saints can continue his work.
Discussion topics include his sermons on peacemaking, his partnership with the NAACP, his leadership in interfaith dialogue, and the Church’s support for compromises between LGBTQ rights and religious liberty.
When: September 5th, 2025, 6pm
Location: 2520 L St NW, Washington, DC
PARTICIPANTS
Theresa A. Dear is a national board member of the NAACP and a strategist at The Human Capital Strategy Group.
McKay Coppins is a staff writer at The Atlantic. He has received the Aldo Beckman Award from the White House Correspondents’ Association for his coverage of the Trump presidency and the Wilbur Award for religion journalism. He is the author of The Wilderness and Romney: A Reckoning.
Jonathan Rauch is a contributing writer at The Atlantic and a senior fellow in the Governance Studies program at the Brookings Institution. He is the author of Cross Purposes: Christianity's Broken Bargain with Democracy.
Tim Schultz is President of the 1st Amendment Partnership, an organization that seeks to build faith alliances, guide public policy, and educate key influencers on religious freedom issues.