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Peace Starts Closer Than You Think
Every movement for peace began somewhere small: a conversation across a table, a friendship across a faith line, a campus that decided to listen.
This November, Principia College hosts its first interfaith conference, bringing together students, educators, religious leaders, and peacebuilders for three days on our campus above the Mississippi River. Through dialogue, hands-on workshops, creative collaboration, and shared reflection, you'll explore how faith traditions move people to act, from their own neighborhoods to the wider world.
You'll leave with practical tools for building bridges across difference, new connections, and one clear charge: go build peace.
More to Experience
Portraits in Faith: Seeing the Other
Over 25 years, photographer Daniel Epstein has sat down with 500 people in 30 countries and asked each one about their spiritual journey. Join Daniel and curator Rev. Gina Alicea for dessert and an evening with the work.
Artist Reception | Friday, November 6 | 7:30–9:00 PM | The Marshall Brooks Library
Frequently asked questions
No. You're welcome to join for as much of the conference as works for you. If you'd like to stay overnight, on-campus lodging is available for $120 for three nights.
Full registration is $150 and includes all three days of sessions and meals. Early bird registration is $100 through October 14. You can also purchase a day pass for $40.
Lodging is separate. On-campus rooms are $120 for three nights, November 6, 7, 8.
This conference is for anyone who believes peace is worth working for. College students exploring faith and service, educators and professors, religious leaders, and peacebuilders working in their communities will all find a place here. So will anyone who simply cares about building bridges across difference. No background in interfaith work required, just curiosity and an open heart.
Yes! reach out [email protected] for more details.
Principia College is about 50 minutes from downtown St. Louis. Free parking is available on campus.
Principia is an alcohol-, tobacco-, and drug-free campus, and these policies apply to all conference guests.
Almost all conference events, as well as on-campus lodging, are held in accessible buildings. Because sessions take place in several buildings across campus, we're happy to arrange help getting from place to place. Let us know your needs when you register, or contact [email protected] and we'll make sure you can get around comfortably.
Plans change, and we understand. Reach out to [email protected] and we'll issue a full refund.
If you have any preliminary questions, please feel free to contact Principia’s Director of Spiritual Life and College Chaplain, Roger Gordon, at [email protected].
Come Ready to Build
Seats are limited for our inaugural year. Register by October 14 to save.