Prof. Robert Hefner at the G20/R20 Religion Forum
From November 2 to 3, 2022, Robert (Bob) Hefner of the Department of Anthropology attended the G20 Religion Forum (R20) in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia. The Religion 20 Forum was a special sub-meeting within the general G20 forum, announced as an “International Summit of Religious Leaders” and entitled, “Revealing Nurturing Religion as a Source of Global Solutions: An International Movement for Shared Moral and Spiritual Values.” The forum brought together some 220 religious leaders and policy analysts from all faith traditions and more than sixty countries. Hefner attended at the official invitation of KH Yahya Cholil Staquf, the executive director of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU). With the Ministry of Religious Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia, NU was the host and organizer of the R20. Hefner participated in the plenary sessions drafting R20 documents. On the last night of the conference, he also gave the keynote dinner presentation on, “Indonesia, the R20, and the Role of Religion in Global Well-being.
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