Lawrence Edward Carter Sr. is Dean of the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel and Professor of Religion at Morehouse College. A scholar of religion, ethics, and nonviolence, he is the founder of Morehouse’s Gandhi King Ikeda Institute for Ethics and Reconciliation and the International Hall of Honor, a collection of more than 300 portraits honoring civil and human rights leaders. His books include The Baptist Preacher’s Buddhist Teacher and Global Ethical Options: In the Tradition of Gandhi, King, and Ikeda.
Remarks & Discussion
Moral Courage and Nonviolent Transformation: A Virtue Ethical Framework for Social Change
Wednesday, July 15, 2026, 5:30 PM
Architecture Auditorium (ARCH 205)
UH Mānoa Campus
Speakers: Lawrence Edward Carter Sr., Minister, Professor, Author; Maya Soetoro, Matsunaga Institute for Peace, Brien Hallett, Matsunaga Institute for Peace; Ann Hartman, East-West Center; Adin Strauss, Soka Gakkai International–USA
Lead Event Sponsor: Office of the Chancellor, UH Mānoa
Event Sponsors: Soka Gakkai International–USA, Tony Group Foundation
Event Supporters: Matsunaga Institute for Peace, East-West Center, College of Education, United Nations Association–Honolulu Chapter, Peacebuilding LLC
