Conference Celebrates Publication of Book Honoring BUSTH Professor Wariboko

The University of Texas at Austin and Boston University’s Institute on Culture, Religion and World Affairs, School of Theology, and African Studies Center are pleased to announce a conference via Zoom on the “Philosophy of Nimi Wariboko,” covering the major themes of ethics, economy, society, religion, and African social traditions. This conference is called to both celebrate the publication of the book  The Philosophy of Nimi Wariboko: Social Ethics, Economy, and Religion (Toyin Falola, ed., 2020), and to advance the conversation on the scholarship of Nimi Wariboko, Walter G. Muelder Professor of Social Ethics at Boston University School of Theology.

The Conference on the Philosophy of Nimi Wariboko will take place Saturday, November 21, with events beginning at 5:00am and ending at 9:00pm EST. The keynote lecture will be at 10:00am EST. Attendees are welcome to tune into the whole event or any part of it. The hour range is intended to respect participants who live in Asia, Africa, and other parts of the world. The program and flyer and critical information from conference organizers is pasted below.