ABOUT RESOURCES FOR THE CIVIC CONVERSATION
Resources for the Civic Conversation is an inter-university and inter-religious program with a community focus that provides intersections for civic engagement on urgent public questions. Eight universities and seminaries participate in the program which is sponsored by the National Council of Churches. Resources began a year ago with a focus on health care as an illustration of both policy complexity and the ethical issues classically posed between private interests and public needs. We characterize our process as a para-university linking community knowledge with expert and academic resources.

Advisory Committee
Resources is guided by a distinguished Advisory Committee composed of:
Donald W. Shriver, President Emeritus of Union Theological Seminary
Dayna Cunningham, Program Officer at the Rockefeller Foundation
Richard Kahan, President of the Urban Assembly
Mary McNamara, President and CEO, The Interchurch Center
Peggy Shriver, former Associate General Secretary for Research and Evaluation at the National Council of Churches
Phillip Thompson, Assistant Professor of Political Science at the Barnard Columbia Center on Urban Policy
Walter Stafford, Associate Professor of Urban Policy at the Wagner School of Social Service at New York University
Burton Visotzky, Director of the Finkelstein Institute at Jewish Theological Seminary.

Participating Institutions
Faculty and/or graduate students participate in the program from the following institutions:
City University of New York Graduate Center
Columbia University School of Public Health
Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs
Barnard Columbia Center on Urban Policy
General Theological Seminary
Jewish Theological Seminary
New York Theological Seminary
New School for Social Research
New York University, Robert Wagner School of Public Affairs
Union Theological Seminary