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Faith, spirituality, and public life

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Faith, spirituality, and public life

Tim Kaine

Friday, September 14, 2018
4:00PM - 5:30PM (EDT)
Event Details

Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) comes to UVA to discuss what role religion should play in public life and how issues of faith, morality, values, and community relate to political movements on both sides of the aisle. He will explore where compassion and ethics fit into national political debates, and how this might help to bridge a deeply divided electorate. This event is co-sponsored by the Department of Religious Studies, the Virginia Center for the Study of Religion, and the Contemplative Sciences Center.

When
Friday, September 14, 2018
4:00PM - 5:30PM (EDT)
Where
Old Cabell Hall
Charlottesville, VA 22903
Speakers
Senator Tim Kaine

Tim Kaine

Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) was first elected to office in 1994, serving as a city council member and four years later, mayor of Richmond. He was elected to the Senate in 2012. As a member of the Armed Services Committee, a senator from one of the states most closely connected to the military, and the father of a Marine, Senator Kaine is focused on crafting smart defense strategy and reducing the risk of unnecessary war. He believes that health care is a right and has consistently pushed for reforms to expand access to quality care. Serving as Virginia governor, Senator Kaine improved the education and health care systems, and by the end of his term, leading publications ranked Virginia the best state to raise a child and the best state for business.

Senator Kaine grew up working in his father’s ironworking shop in Kansas City. After graduating from the University of Missouri, he started his public service career by running a technical school founded by Jesuit missionaries in Honduras, training teenagers to become carpenters and welders, equipping them with skills to lift up themselves and their communities. As Senator Kaine says, his work in Honduras was “a North Star” that led to his commitment to advance job opportunities for everyone. His time there reinforced three core values that are still a central part of his life today: fè, familia, y trabajo—“faith, family, and work.”