This event is sponsored by the John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics and is being uplifted by the Gephardt Institute as part of Engage Democracy 2024. Please visit the associated site to RSVP and find more information.

The John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics is pleased to host a special Danforth Dialogues event focused on the 2024 presidential election. Realistic Hope: American Democracy and the 2024 Election will explore the place of faith and imagination in our current politics and public life.

The Danforth Dialogues will be held in Graham Chapel on the Danforth Campus of Washington University in St. Louis. The event will consist of a set of two conversations moderated by John Dickerson of CBS News. The first panel, with the poet Joy Harjo and novelist Valeria Luiselli, will prompt us to ponder how creativity and the arts can inflect our politics with hope that guides us through persistent dilemmas. The second panel, with New York Times Columnist Jamelle Bouie and former U.S. Congressman Adam Kinzinger, will concern the prospects for the 2024 presidential election—where it stands and what we can anticipate.

Our design is for these conversations to help us gain a deeper understanding of our national politics and do so with hopeful realism that equips each of us to play a part in sustaining American democracy.

Event schedule

October 10, 2024
5:00 p.m. – 7:45 p.m. (with intermission), The Danforth Dialogues in Graham Chapel at Washington University in St. Louis
8:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m., Reception with event participants for all ticketed audience members in the Clark-Fox Forum in Hillman Hall

This is a free, ticketed event. Tickets will be required to attend the Graham Chapel program and the reception immediately following.

To register for tickets, visit our Eventbrite page here. As always, you can contact the Danforth Center at rap@wustl.edu or 314-935-9345 with questions.