The Keston Center for Religion, Politics, and Society welcomes H. Knox Thames, author of‭ ‬Ending Persecution: Charting the Path to Global Religious Freedom‭, ‬for a conversation with Baylor's Joanne Cummings, Adjunct Professor of Political Science and retired State Department Officer. Thames is a Senior Fellow‭ for the ‬Pepperdine University Program on Global Faith and Inclusive Societies‭ and was appointed State Department Special Advisor for Religious Minorities under Presidents Obama and Trump. Their conversation will explore themes from Ending Persecution that point toward the policies and practices that foster a culture of interfaith cooperation.

The Keston Center Fall Conversation is proudly presented by the Department of Political Science, the Baylor Libraries, and Baylor Missions, Service, and Public Life