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What happens when you stand at the crossroads where the sacred meets the secular, where your identity refuses to fit into neat binaries, and where faith seeks understanding in the midst of doubt? In this deeply personal conversation, Episcopal priest and pioneering womanist theologian Kelly Brown Douglas returns to the podcast to explore theology as a lived experience, not abstract speculation. We dive into her powerful concept of "crossroads theology" – that stable, definite space where the blues singer performs both pain and praise, where Black and Episcopalian identity refuse to be bifurcated, and where God meets us in our full complexity. Kelly unpacks how the dangerous narratives of respectability and white supremacy create false binaries that diminish our humanity, and how Jesus's own crossroads moment challenges our comfortable Christianity. From her nightly prayers on her knees to calling the names of deported families, from finding God in resistance movements to wrestling with faith after Trayvon Martin's death, Kelly shows us what it means to do theology from "the complicated and sometimes contradictory spaces of our living." She reminds us that Christianity has a crucifixion at its center – and it's high time we act like it. Plus, we celebrate Kelly's upcoming appearance at Theology Beer Camp 2025, where she'll be bringing this transformative theological vision to 600 nerdy friends ready to do theology while day-drinking in a sanctuary. Trust me, you don't want to miss this conversation about finding resurrection hope in our Gethsemane moments. You can WATCH the conversation on YouTube Theology Beer Camp is a unique three-day conference that brings together of theology nerds and craft beer for a blend of intellectual engagement, community building, and fun. This event features a lineup of well-known podcasters, scholars, and theology enthusiasts who come together to "nerd out" on theological topics while enjoying loads of fun activities. Guests this year include John Dominic Crossan, Kelly Brown Douglas, Philip Clayton, Stacey Floyd-Thomas, Jeffery Pugh, Juan Floyd-Thomas, Andy Root, Grace Ji-Sun Kim, Noreen Herzfeld, Reggie Williams, Casper ter Kuile, and more! Get info and tickets here. Rev. Canon Kelly Brown Douglas is the Canon Theologian at the Cathedral. In 2017, she was named Dean of Episcopal Divinity School at Union Theological Seminary in New York City, and in 2019, she was appointed to the Bill and Judith Moyers Chair in Theology at Union. You can listen to her previous visit to the podcast here: Resurrection Hope & A Future Where Black Lives Matter Upcoming Online Class: Rediscovering the Spirit: Hand-Raisers, Han, & the Holy Ghost "Rediscovering the Spirit: Hand-Raisers, Han, and the Holy Ghost" is an open-online course exploring the dynamic, often overlooked third person of the Trinity. Based on Grace Ji-Sun Kim's groundbreaking work on the Holy Spirit (pneumatology), this class takes participants on a journey through biblical foundations, historical developments, diverse cultural perspectives, and practical applications of Spirit theology. As always, this class is donation-based, including 0. To get class info and sign up, head over here. _____________________ Hang with 40+ Scholars & Podcasts and 600 people at Theology Beer Camp 2025 (Oct. 16-18) in St. Paul, MN. This podcast is a Homebrewed Christianity production. Follow the Homebrewed Christianity, Theology Nerd Throwdown, & The Rise of Bonhoeffer podcasts for more theological goodness for your earbuds. Join over 80,000 other people by joining our Substack - Process This! Get instant access to over 45 classes at www.TheologyClass.com Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community. Theology Beer Camp | St. Paul, MN | October 16-18, 2025 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Hey everyone! Whether you are a regular here at Loving Later Life or a newbie, listen closely to this episode because you may discover an alternative housing idea for you or someone you know. If you live alone, have you ever thought “Gee, it would be nice to have someone else around because I'm feeling a bit isolated.” Or you've experienced not feeling well, wishing there were someone to be there to give you a hand with things? Or after paying your bills, found yourself thinking it would be nice if you didn't have to pay the entire amount? Well listen up because my guest Annamarie Pluhar has a possible solution for you. Annamarie advocates for adults, especially older singles, to have a “home-mate,” someone with whom they can share a home with one or more people for the benefits of cost, company, cooperation, and comfort. She is the founder of the nonprofit, Sharing Housing, Inc. and the author of Sharing Housing, A Guidebook for Finding and Keeping Good Housemates. She has 30 years of experience in corporate and non-profit consulting, group facilitation, training development, and delivery. She is a graduate of Vassar College and The Episcopal Divinity School and she lives in Dummerston, Vermont. Please join us, and please share this episode if you think of someone who could benefit from hearing it!
In this episode we are joined by womanist theologian and author, Rev. Dr. Canon Kelly Brown Douglas, an African-American Episcopal priest, womanist theologian, and interim president of Episcopal Divinity School. She was previously the inaugural Dean of the Episcopal Divinity School at Union Theological Seminary. She also serves as Canon Theologian of the Washington National Cathedral. She has written seven books, including The Black Christ (1994), Black Bodies and Black Church: A Blues Slant (2012), Stand Your Ground: Black Bodies and the Justice of God (2015), and Resurrection Hope: A Future Where Black Lives Matter (2021). Rev. Dr. Canon Douglas was invited to join us on Freedom Road to help us understand the repercussions of the results of election 2024 and the recent study published by The House of Bishops Theology Committee of The Episcopal Church, titled, “The Crisis of Christian Nationalism”. We'd love to hear your thoughts. Thread or Insta Lisa @lisasharper or to Freedom Road @freedomroad.us. We're also on Substack! So be sure to subscribe to freedomroad.substack.com. And, keep sharing the podcast with your friends and networks and letting us know what you think! www.threads.net/@lisasharper www.threads.net/@freedomroad.us freedomroad.substack.com
When we stand in the rubble of our faith, how do we know what we can rebuild on? When we're ready to lay down our lament and anger at all we were disillusioned by (or maybe even when we're not) how do we take the next step? Let's get into what it means to reconstruct after deconstructing. Rev. Lizzie referenced this article: "Postcolonial Preaching in Intercultural Contexts" by Kwok Pui-lan for Episcopal Divinity School and Lessons in Belonging from a Church-Going Commitment Phobe by Erin Lane. Like what you hear?We'd love your support on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/AndAlsoWithYouPodcastThere's all kinds of perks including un-aired live episodes, Zoom retreats, and mailbag episodes for our Patreons!Keep up with us on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/andalsowithyoupodcast/ More about Father Lizzie:PRE-ORDER HER BOOK: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/762683/god-didnt-make-us-to-hate-us-by-rev-lizzie-mcmanus-dail/ (if you like this episode in particular? You're really, really going to love this book!)https://www.instagram.com/rev.lizzie/https://www.tiktok.com/@rev.lizzieJubilee Episcopal Church in Austin, TX - JubileeATX.org More about Mother Laura:https://www.instagram.com/laura.peaches/https://www.tiktok.com/@mother_peachesSt. Paul's Episcopal Church in Pittsburgh, PA Theme music:"On Our Own Again" by Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue). New episodes drop Mondays at 7am EST/6am CST!
“Black motherhood has consistently been a contested space. Black women have just fought for their rights to be. And so when we say Black motherhood, to me, the reality of Black motherhood itself is the resistance. And we still stand and we claim what it means to be Black mothers. We've got to consistently stand firm trying to raise healthy children in spite of it all.”Rev. Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas (Episcopal Divinity School) discusses the gift and grace of Black motherhood to the world and what we can learn from Black mothers about love and resistance. Appreciating the example they set for the meaning of justice that emerges from love, and the capacity for love that emerges from justice, Dr. Douglas offers beautiful examples and expressions of the joy and abundance that Black motherhood means.She reflects on the impact of her maternal grandmother on her life; the Langston Hughes poem “Mother and Son”—which is a testimony of perseverance and robust agency; the glorious hush harbor sermon and ode to self-love and dignity, delivered by Baby Suggs Holy, known as “The Sermon in the Clearing" in Toni Morrison's Beloved. It gave me chills to hear Dr. Douglas read the sermon. She looks back to the example set by Mamie Till, the mother of Emmitt Till, who as a 14 year old boy was lynched in 1955. And Dr. Douglas speaks in witness to the fear, pain, and grief of the Black mother during the Black Lives Matter era, drawing not only on her expertise in Womanist Theology, but her close relationship with her own son.“The Sermon in the Clearing”Toni Morrison's Beloved“Here,” she said, “in this here place, we flesh; flesh that weeps, laughs; flesh that dances on bare feet in the grass. Love it. Love it hard. Yonder they do not love your flesh. They despise it. They don't love your eyes; they'd just as soon pick em out. No more do they love the skin on your back. Yonder they flay it. And O my people they do not love your hands. Those they only use, tie, bind, chop off and leave empty. Love your hands! Love them. Raise them up and kiss them. Touch others with them, pat them together, stroke them on your face 'cause they don't love that either. You got to love it, you*! And no, they ain't in love with your mouth. Yonder, out there, they will see it broken and break it again. What you say out of it they will not heed. What you scream from it they do not hear. What you put into it to nourish your body they will snatch away and give you leavins instead. No, they don't love your* mouth. You got to love it. This is flesh I'm talking about here. Flesh that needs to be loved. Feet that need to rest and to dance; backs that need support; shoulders that need arms, strong arms I'm telling you. And O my people, out yonder, hear me, they do not love your neck unnoosed and straight. So love your neck; put a hand on it, grace it, stroke it, and hold it up. And all your inside parts that they'd just as soon slop for hogs, you got to love them. The dark, dark liver—love it, love it, and the beat and beating heart, love that too. More than eyes or feet. More than lungs that have yet to draw free air. More than your life-holding womb and your life-giving private parts, hear me now, love your heart. For this is the prize.” Saying no more, she stood up then and danced with her twisted hip the rest of what her heart had to say while the others opened their mouths and gave her the music. Long notes held until the four-part harmony was perfect enough for their deeply loved flesh.Mother to SonBY LANGSTON HUGHESWell, son, I'll tell you:Life for me ain't been no crystal stair.It's had tacks in it,And splinters,And boards torn up,And places with no carpet on the floor—Bare.But all the timeI'se been a-climbin' on,And reachin' landin's,And turnin' corners,And sometimes goin' in the darkWhere there ain't been no light.So boy, don't you turn back.Don't you set down on the steps'Cause you finds it's kinder hard.Don't you fall now—For I'se still goin', honey,I'se still climbin',And life for me ain't been no crystal stair.About Kelly Brown DouglasThe Rev. Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas, Ph.D., is Interim President of the Episcopal Divinity School. From 2017 to 2023, she was Dean of the Episcopal Divinity School at Union Theological Seminary and Professor of Theology. She was named the Bill and Judith Moyers Chair in Theology at Union in November 2019. She also serves as the Canon Theologian at the Washington National Cathedral and Theologian in Residence at Trinity Church Wall Street.Prior to Union, Douglas served as Professor of Religion at Goucher College where she held the Susan D. Morgan Professorship of Religion and is now Professor Emeritus. Before Goucher, she was Associate Professor of Theology at Howard University School of Divinity (1987-2001) and Assistant Professor of Religion at Edward Waters College (1986-1987). Ordained as an Episcopal priest in 1983, Douglas holds a master's degree in theology and a Ph.D. in systematic theology from Union.Douglas is the author of many articles and six books, including Sexuality and the Black Church: A Womanist Perspective, Stand Your Ground: Black Bodies and the Justice of God, and Resurrection Hope: A Future Where Black Lives Matter, which won the 2023 Grawemeyer Award in Religion. Her academic work has focused on womanist theology, sexuality and the Black church.
In this season of Interactions, Terri Montague, and Brandon Paradise, engage with contemporary leaders and social change agents regarding the influence and convergence of Christianity, the law, and racial justice. Today's guest is Reverend Doctor Kelly Brown Douglas, the Canon Theologian at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC, author of several books, and the president of Episcopal Divinity School. Douglas is also a leading scholar of womanist theology, social justice, sexuality, and the Black Church, as well as racial reconciliation. This podcast is produced by the Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University in collaboration with Canopy Forum.Kelly Brown Douglas: Episcopal Divinity SchoolCenter for the Study of Law and Religion: Center for the Study of Law and Religion | Emory University School of Law | Atlanta, GACanopy Forum: Canopy Forum
In this season of Interactions, Terri Montague, and Brandon Paradise, engage with contemporary leaders and social change agents regarding the influence and convergence of Christianity, the law, and racial justice. Today's guest is Reverend Doctor Kelly Brown Douglas, the Canon Theologian at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC, author of several books, and the president of Episcopal Divinity School. Douglas is also a leading scholar of womanist theology, social justice, sexuality, and the Black Church, as well as racial reconciliation. This podcast is produced by the Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University in collaboration with Canopy Forum.Kelly Brown Douglas: Episcopal Divinity SchoolCenter for the Study of Law and Religion: Center for the Study of Law and Religion | Emory University School of Law | Atlanta, GACanopy Forum: Canopy Forum
"And the fact that 80 or 85% of the mineral needed to power the green economy, needed to build our electric cars, our solar panels, etc., are located on or near Indigenous lands..." In this episode of CTBB I talk with Sarah Augustine and Sheri Hostetler about what it would look like to participate in "holistic decolonization" work. Can we re-imagine how we relate to one another and creation outside the frameworks of capitalism, white supremacy, and "extractive practices". How would it change our planet if we adopted an Indigenous cosmology and relationship to one another? I say this every time...but this is a good one folks. Guest bios: Sheri Hostetler cofounded the Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery Coalition in 2014 and continues to serve on the steering committee. She is the cohost of the Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery podcast with Sarah Augustine. She was also one of the founders of what is now called Inclusive Mennonite Pastors, a coalition of pastoral leaders seeking LGBTQ+ justice in the church. She has been the lead pastor of First Mennonite Church of San Francisco since 2000. Her writing has appeared in Anabaptist World, Mennonite Quarterly Review, Leader magazine, and more, and her poems appear in A Cappella: Mennonite Voices in Poetry. She is a graduate of Bluffton College and the Episcopal Divinity School. She is trained as a spiritual director and a permaculturist, and lives with her husband Jerome Baggett and their son Patrick on an island in the San Francisco Bay. She comes from a long line of Amish and Mennonite settler farmers.Sarah Augustine, who is a Pueblo (Tewa) descendant, is cofounder and executive director of the Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery Coalition. She is also the cofounder of Suriname Indigenous Health Fund (SIHF), where she has worked in relationship with vulnerable Indigenous Peoples since 2005. She has represented the interests of Indigenous community partners to their own governments, the Inter-American development bank, the United Nations, the Organization of American States Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, and the World Health Organization, among others. She cohostsSupport the showFollow us for more ✨bad✨ content: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/calledtobebad_podcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/calledtobebad Website: https://calledtobebad.buzzsprout.com/ Want to become part of the ✨baddie✨ community? Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/calledtobebad Have a ✨bad✨ topic you want to talk about on the show? Get in touch with host, Mariah Martin at: calledtobebad@gmail.com #ctbb #podcast #podcastersoffacebook ...
During this holiday season, you likely encountered public nativity scenes depicting the birth of Jesus, presenting the family with very rare exceptions as white. And the same can be said of his ubiquitous adult portrait –– with fair skin and hair a radiant gold, eyes fixed on the middle distance. In this segment from 2020, Eloise talks to Mbiyu Chui, pastor at the Shrine of the Black Madonna in Detroit, about unlearning Jesus's whiteness. She also hears from Edward Blum, author of The Color of Christ: The Son of God and the Saga of Race in America, about how the image came dominate in the U.S., and psychologist Simon Howard on how White Jesus has infiltrated our subconsciouses. Lastly, Eloise speaks to Rev. Kelly Brown Douglas, womanist theologian and Dean of the Episcopal Divinity School at Union Theological Seminary, about the theology of the Black Christ. This is segment first aired in our October 1st, 2020 program, God Bless.
During this holiday season, you likely encountered public nativity scenes depicting the birth of Jesus, presenting the family with very rare exceptions as white. And the same can be said of his ubiquitous adult portrait –– with fair skin and hair a radiant gold, eyes fixed on the middle distance. In this segment from 2020, Eloise talks to Mbiyu Chui, pastor at the Shrine of the Black Madonna in Detroit, about unlearning Jesus's whiteness. She also hears from Edward Blum, author of The Color of Christ: The Son of God and the Saga of Race in America, about how the image came dominate in the U.S., and psychologist Simon Howard on how White Jesus has infiltrated our subconsciouses. Lastly, Eloise speaks to Rev. Kelly Brown Douglas, womanist theologian and Dean of the Episcopal Divinity School at Union Theological Seminary, about the theology of the Black Christ. This is segment first aired in our October 1st, 2020 program, God Bless.
Welcome to Madang Podcast. Madang is the outdoor living room of the world. Here, we invite you to sit and tune into unreserved, remarkable conversations with renown authors, leaders, public figures and scholars on religion, culture and everything in-between. This has been a dream of mine for many years and now it is a reality. Please join me at Madang Podcast hosted by the Christian Century. This is the 35th episode of Madang where I converse with Kwok Pui Lan on her book, The Anglican Tradition from a Postcolonial Perspective. Kwok is Dean's Professor of Systematic Theology & Special Advisor to the Dean for Strategic Changes at Candler School of Theology. Kwok is the former William F. Cole Professor of Christian Theology and Spirituality at Episcopal Divinity School. Kwok's research focuses on Asian feminist theology and postcolonial theology. She has written or edited 23 books in English and Chinese, including Postcolonial Politics and Theology and The Hong Kong Protests and Political. Her current research focuses on the practice of postcolonial theology. On this episode, Kwok talks with me about The Anglican Tradition from a Postcolonial Perspective. the Anglican church, forgiveness, women's ordination, Desmond Tutu and so much more. You can also listen to the podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. I am grateful to Homebrewed Christianity, Candler School of Theology and FACE, for their sponsorship of this episode. Please check out their website for their work, events and to donate. Please reach out to me if you would like to sponsor the next episode of Madang podcast. Or simply support me here. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/grace-ji-sun-kim/support
today we are excited to welcome one of the preeminent Theologians of our time - KWOK PUI-LAN Dr Kwok Pui Lan is the Dean's Professor of Systematic Theology at Candler School of Theology. Has taught at Episcopal Divinity School, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Auburn Theological Seminary, Union Theological Seminary, and Yale Divinity School. Her research focuses on Asian feminist theology and postcolonial theology. She has written or edited 23 books in English and Chinese. Her current research focuses on postcolonial theology – to that end, she has released her most recent Book THE ANGLICAN TRADITION FROM A POSTCOLONIAL PERSPECTIVE.This podcast was recorded on November 16th, 2023.
Kelly Brown Douglas won the 2023 Grawemeyer Award in Religion for her newest book, Resurrection Hope, and she is here on the podcast to talk about it! The Rev. Canon Kelly Brown Douglas is the Canon Theologian at the Washington National Cathedral. In 2017, she was named Dean of Episcopal Divinity School at Union Theological… Read more about Kelly Brown Douglas: Resurrection Hope & A Future Where Black Lives Matter
This week on Soul of the Nation features a public conversation with Rev Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas, Dean of the Episcopal Divinity School at Union Theological Seminary. In this Q&A moderated by Rev. Ebony Grisom of Georgetown University, Douglas explores the role of Black women in the church, discusses the importance of maintaining hope against what seems at times as insurmountable odds and lays out a pathway towards moving beyond the white imaginary.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
During this holiday season, you likely encountered public nativity scenes depicting the birth of Jesus, presenting the family with very rare exceptions as white. And the same can be said of his ubiquitous adult portrait –– with fair skin and hair a radiant gold, and eyes fixed on the middle distance. In this segment from 2020, Eloise talks to Mbiyu Chui, pastor at the Shrine of the Black Madonna in Detroit, about unlearning Jesus's whiteness. She also hears from Edward Blum, author of The Color of Christ: The Son of God and the Saga of Race in America, about how the image came dominate in the U.S., and psychologist Simon Howard on how White Jesus has infiltrated our subconsciouses. Lastly, Eloise speaks to Rev. Kelly Brown Douglas, womanist theologian and Dean of the Episcopal Divinity School at Union Theological Seminary, about the theology of the Black Christ. This is segment first aired in our October 1st, 2020 program, God Bless.
This week, Dr. Gale Yee, Professor of Biblical Studies emerita (Episcopal Divinity School) and the first Asian American woman president of the Society of Biblical Literature, joins us to share her experiences as a prominent Asian American biblical scholar and the difficult work of rescuing the Hebrew Bible from a narrow-minded normativity. RESOURCES MENTIONED: -https://theology.sewanee.edu/education-for-ministry/ -Course texts: https://theology.sewanee.edu/files/resources/efm-books-handout-2021-2025-2.pdf
Welcome to Madang! Madang is the outdoor living room of the world. Here, we invite you to sit and tune into unreserved, remarkable conversations with renown authors, leaders, public figures and scholars on religion, culture and everything in-between. This has been a dream of mine for many years and now it is. reality. Please join me at Madang. This is the 22nd episode of Madang where I converse with Dean Kelly Brown Douglas on her book, Resurrection Hope. The Very Reverend Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas was named Dean of the Episcopal Divinity School at Union Theological Seminary and Professor of Theology at Union in September 2017. She was named the Bill and Judith Moyers Chair in Theology in November 2019. She also serves as the Canon Theologian at the Washington National Cathedral and Theologian in Residence at Trinity Church Wall Street. Dean Douglas' academic work has focused on womanist theology, Black theology, sexuality and the Black church, and racial and social justice. So thankful to have Dean Kelly Brown Douglas to discuss her book, Resurrection Hope. Conversations about whiteness, anti-blackness in the church, just communities and so much more. I am thrilled to announce that Madang podcast is hosted by the Christian Century. Please visit their website for the latest Madang podcast as well as current articles on Christianity, culture and society. I have written several pieces for the Christian Century and welcome this new partnership. https://www.christiancentury.org/madang You can also listen to the podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0fSZ8jVidQtZTJLqRQk59X and Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/madang/id1556774235 I am grateful to Homebrewed Christianity, Orbis Books, and Bibliotheca for their sponsorship of this episode. Please check out their website for their work, events and to donate. Please reach out to me if you would like to sponsor the next episode of Madang podcast. Or simply support me here: https://anchor.fm/grace-ji-sun-kim --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/grace-ji-sun-kim/support
This month, we feature an episode from a new podcast featuring Freedom Road's Lisa Sharon Harper: The FOUR. You can check out other episodes of The FOUR at thefour.black. Few have worked harder to cut and mend the ties between oppressor and oppressed than the one and only Ruby Nell Sales. The FOUR are honored to be joined by this iconic human rights activist, public theologian, and social critic. Ms. Sales' long fight for freedom began in the 1960s with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, SNCC, at Tuskegee University, as a student freedom fighter in Lowndes County, Alabama. And it nearly got her assassinated. Jonathan Daniels, a white freedom worker from Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, pulled Sales out of the line of fire. But Daniels was shot and killed. The assailant was acquitted by an all white jury. Ms. Sales witnesses profound strength in the American Black family, including her own. But for too many people of African descent, family stories were buried as a strategy to conquer us, and that toll remains to this day. It's something TheFour's Lisa Sharon Harper has taken on, documenting this nation's history through a richly researched 10 generations of her family story—Black, white and Native American—in her newest book, Fortune: How Race Broke My Family and the World and How to Repair It All. Like Harper's family story, Mama Ruby calls for repair through truth-telling, reparation and a measure of forgiveness to cut the ties that still bind.
Chloë Goodchild in conversation with international performer, composer, workshop leader & keynote speaker, June Boyce-Tillman, discussing compassion, suffering, Hildegard von Bingen, John Taverner, Christianity, and much more.The VOCE Dialogues offer a simple, accessible in-depth ground for poets, authors, musicians, visual artists, and visionary teachers to share and disseminate their insights about the transformative practice of contemplative, creative and compassionate communication.The Rev Professor June Boyce-Tillman MBE is an international performer, composer, workshop leader and keynote speaker. She is an Emerita Professor of Applied Music at Winchester University and an Extra-ordinary Professor at North West University, South Africa. She has published widely in the area of education and music, often on spirituality/liminality and eudaimonia. Her doctoral research into children's musical development has been translated into five languages and supported the development of improvisatory activities in the classroom. She has written about and organised events in the area of interfaith dialogue using music including the international improvising Peace Choir on Zoom. She has held visiting fellowships at Indiana University and the Episcopal Divinity School in Massachusetts, US. She is an international performer, especially in the work of Hildegard of Bingen. Her large scale works for cathedrals such as Winchester, Southwark and Norwich UK involve professional musicians, community choirs, people with disabilities and school children. She lectures internationally and is concerned with wellbeing, spirituality and radical musical inclusion culturally and personally. Her first book on music and spirituality was published in 2000 - Constructing Musical Healing – The wounds that sing (Jessica Kingsley). She is currently editing the series on Music and Spirituality for Peter Lang which includes her book, Experiencing Music-Restoring the Spiritual; Music as Wellbeing, the edited collection Queering Freedom: Music, Identity and Spirituality: Perspectives from Ten Countries and her autobiography Freedom Song: Faith, Abuse, Music and Spirituality: A Lived Experience. She founded MSW – Music, Spirituality and Wellbeing – an international network sharing expertise and experience in this area. http://mswinternational.org/She is a hymn writer with a collection published by Stainer and Bell of inclusive language and ecological hymns – A Rainbow to Heaven. These are used internationally. She is an Anglican priest serving All Saints Church, Tooting, having also served in Winchester Cathedral. http://www.impulsemusic.co.uk/juneboyce-tillmanChloë Goodchild is an international singer, innovatory educator, author and founder of The Naked Voice (1990) and its UK Charitable Foundation (2004), dedicated to the realization of compassionate communication in all realms of human life. Deafness in childhood catalysed Chloë's deep encounter with her inner self, and began a lifetime's experiential research into the voice as a catalyst for personal evolution and global transformation.https://www.chloegoodchild.com/Support the show
A Challenging Marriage Metaphor in Context Lectionary Date: July 24, 2022 [7th Sunday after Pentecost, Year C] This week, First Reading is thrilled to have Dr. Gale Yee as our guest scholar to help us with a dense, troubling, and rich text. Dr. Yee is the Nancy W. King Professor of Biblical Studies, emerita, at Episcopal Divinity School. She served as the President of the Society of Biblical Literature in 2019. Her contributions to feminist biblical interpretation have influenced the entire field of Biblical Studies, one of the reasons we are so excited to talk with her today! If you are interested in more of her work, check out Towards an Asian American Biblical Hermeneutics: An Intersectional Anthology (Cascade, 2021) or The Hebrew Bible: Feminist and Intersectional Perspectives (Fortress, 2018).
Sponsored by Pediatric Chaplains Network In an era of unprecedented youth mental health needs, chaplains can play a vital role in the transition from primary healthcare facilities to youth mental health treatment. How can chaplains best serve pediatric patients and their families, as well as support healthcare staff, in these in-between moments for vulnerable youth? The Rev. Anoma Abeyaratne, Staff Chaplain at Franciscan Hospital for Children: The Rev. Anoma Abeyaratne is also Priest Associate at All Saints Brookline. She served as a Cox Fellow at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul and the Diocese, and as a chaplain at Boston Children's Hospital. Prior to her call to ordained ministry Anoma worked as a Clinical Nurse at the Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital. Anoma is a Registered Nurse, a Board Certified Chaplain and holds a Master of Divinity degree from the Episcopal Divinity School and a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from Michigan State University. She was an active lay leader in the diocese of Massachusetts for many years prior to being ordained and maintains a passion for issues of social justice, particularly around the issues of diversity. Her interests include contemplative prayer, walking outdoors, cooking and needlework. Kristin Canavera, PhD, Clinical Psychologist at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital: Kristin Canavera, PhD, is a pediatric psychologist at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, TN. She provides psychological services to children with cancer and hematological diseases. She is the psychology liaison to the leukemia and ICU services, and her research focuses on psychosocial outcomes for critically ill patients in the ICU. Dr. Canavera also has additional training in bioethics and health policy and serves on the St. Jude ethics committee. Prior to St. Jude, she worked with children with anxiety and mood disorders, OCD, and disruptive behavior disorders. Dr. Fatima Watt, Director of Behavioral Health Services at Franciscan Children's Hospital: Dr. Watt received her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology at the Georgia School of Professional Psychology. She completed her clinical training in pediatric psychology at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta-Egleston followed by an internship and postdoctoral fellowship at Franciscan Children's. Prior to returning to Franciscan Children's as the Director of Behavioral Health Services, she served as a pediatric psychologist at the Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital for Children. Dr. Watt is committed to providing therapeutic services to underserved populations, including low-income, medically and psychiatrically complex, and racially diverse youth and families. Dr. Watt is credentialed by the National Register of Health Service Psychologists.
A Tent Talks first. Listen and lean in, as we are joined by the ground-breaking womanist theologian - the Very Reverend Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas. She is in conversation with our previous tent talk guest and theologian, Dr Selina Stone, and our host Reverend Natasha Beckles. They engage in a rare, rich transatlantic conversation exploring eschatology, church and the scars of Christ.The Very Reverend Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas serves as the Dean of the Episcopal Divinity School at Union Theological Seminary (https://utsnyc.edu/eds) and the Bill and Judith Moyers Chair in Theology at Union. She also is Canon Theologian at the Washington National Cathedral and Theologian in Residence at Trinity Church Wall Street. Dean Kelly's latest book is Resurrection Hope: A Future Where Black Lives Matter (November 2021, Orbis Books), She is the author of many articles and books, including Stand Your Ground: Black Bodies and the Justice of God, and Sexuality and the Black Church:A Womanist Perspective. You can find her on social media at: @DeanKBD on Twitter and @EDSatUnion on Facebook.Dr Selina Stone is Tutor and Lecturer in Theology at St Mellitus College in London and a research consultant. Her PhD completed in 2021 at the University of Birmingham focussed on Pneumatology, Pentecostalism and Social Justice. Revd Natasha Beckles is an Anglican priest in the Church of England, who has a background in educational leadership, safeguarding and inclusion. Natasha is curate at St Martin's Gospel Oak, London who has been commissioned to work part-time for London Diocese' Compassionate Communities team, developing and resourcing the mission, partnership working and outreach specifically on the issue of Serious Youth Violence & Contextual Safeguarding. Find her on Instagram at: @natashabelovedHas anything we make been interesting, useful or fruitful for you? You can support us by becoming a Fellow Traveller on our Patreon page HERE.
LEAD HOST: Lisa Sharon Harper GUEST: Ruby Sales “I never will talk about my ancestors as being back in the day as they are part of a continuum.” Few have worked harder to cut and mend the ties between oppressor and oppressed than the one and only Ruby Nell Sales. The FOUR are honored to be joined by this iconic human rights activist, public theologian, and social critic. She offers wisdom beyond words for all of us on the unconquerable strength of the Black spirit through history; the subversiveness of prayer; and the “social and spiritual cataracts that interfere with the way we see ourselves.” Her resolute messages reverberate for future generations as she expresses concern for the false sense of freedom in the age of technocracy. Ms. Sales witnesses profound strength in the American Black family, including her own. But for too many people of African descent, family stories were buried as a strategy to conquer us, and that toll remains to this day. It's something TheFour's Lisa Sharon Harper has taken on, documenting this nation's history through a richly researched 10 generations of her family story—Black, white and Native American—in her newest book, Fortune: How Race Broke My Family and the World and How to Repair It All. Like Harper's family story, Mama Ruby calls for repair through truth-telling, reparation and a measure of forgiveness to cut the ties that still bind. Ms. Sales' long fight for freedom began in the 1960s with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, SNCC, at Tuskegee University, as a student freedom fighter in Lowndes County, Alabama. And it nearly got her assassinated. Jonathan Daniels, a white freedom worker from Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, pulled Sales out of the line of fire. But Daniels was shot and killed. The assailant was acquitted by an all white jury. Ms. Sales has bravely been on the national scene since, dedicated to the work of racial, sexual, gender, and class reconciliation, education, and awareness. She's been a mentor to many, including members of The FOUR. Her current project, SpiritHouse, plays leading roles in public policy debates on poverty, prison industrial complex, the shrinking budget for human needs, voting rights, privacy and judicial issues, and neo-conservatism; train grassroots volunteers and staff; and houses SisterAll Programs that bring together Black women from all walks of life to renew their historical roles as a community of activists, spiritual guides, and leaders on the front lines of racial, economic, and human rights, using non-violence and participatory democracy to build up a 21st-century front-line crusade for racial justice. Among her many recognitions and awards: Certificate of Gratitude for her work on Eyes on the Prize; featured in Broken Ground: A Film on Race Relations in the South; in 1999, Selma, Alabama gave her the key to the city to honor her contributions there; 2000, Dan Rather spotlighted her on his “American Dream” series; 2009, named a HistoryMaker for her contributions to civic affairs; 2013, awarded the Samuel DeWitt Proctor Conference Living Legacies Civil Rights Recognition Award; and in 2014, Sales was inducted into the Martin Luther King Jr. Board of Preachers at Morehouse College. Ruby Sales knows our ancestors are part of our continuum. Should you wish to find your family story, advances in genealogy, DNA science and increased availability of documentation are making it possible for us to reclaim our histories.
Drew and Jarrod joins the Very Reverend Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas in conversation around her new book Resurrection Hope, the Magnificat, and our ecological crisis. This special episode was recorded live during Inverse Podcast's co-presented conference with Eastern Mennonite Seminary. Kelly Brown Douglas is an African-American Episcopal priest, womanist theologian, and the inaugural Dean of the Episcopal Divinity School at Union Theological Seminary. She is also the Canon Theologian at the Washington National Cathedral. Dean Douglas is the author of several books, including Sexuality and the Black Church: A Womanist Perspective, Stand Your Ground: Black Bodies and the Justice of God, The Black Christ, and her most recent work Resurrection Hope: A Future Where Black Lives Matter. Follow Dr. Rev. Kelly Brown Douglas @DeanKBD Follow Drew Hart on Instagram and Twitter @druhart. Follow Jarrod McKenna on Instagram and Twitter @jarrodmckenna. Discover our global community on Twitter and Instagram @inversepodcast. Become a Patron of Inverse at https://www.patreon.com/InVerse Inverse Podcast is produced by Jen Kinney @iamjenkinney
Drew and Jarrod joins the Very Reverend Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas in conversation around her new book Resurrection Hope, the Magnificat, and our ecological crisis. This special episode was recorded live during Inverse Podcast's co-presented conference with Eastern Mennonite Seminary. Kelly Brown Douglas is an African-American Episcopal priest, womanist theologian, and the inaugural Dean of the Episcopal Divinity School at Union Theological Seminary. She is also the Canon Theologian at the Washington National Cathedral. Dean Douglas is the author of several books, including Sexuality and the Black Church: A Womanist Perspective, Stand Your Ground: Black Bodies and the Justice of God, The Black Christ, and her most recent work Resurrection Hope: A Future Where Black Lives Matter. Follow Dr. Rev. Kelly Brown Douglas @DeanKBD Follow Drew Hart on Instagram and Twitter @druhart. Follow Jarrod McKenna on Instagram and Twitter @jarrodmckenna. Discover our global community on Twitter and Instagram @inversepodcast. Become a Patron of Inverse at https://www.patreon.com/InVerse Inverse Podcast is produced by Jen Kinney @iamjenkinney
“How do we really know that God cares when Black people are still getting killed? How long do we have to wait for the justice of God? I get it, that Christ is Black, but that doesn't seem to be helping us right now.” These questions from her son prompted theologian Kelly Brown Douglas to undertake this soul-searching reflection. The killing of George Floyd and the ongoing litany of Black victims raised questions about the persistence of white supremacy in this nation, leading her to reflect on how a “white way of knowing” has come to dominate American identity and even to shape the consciousness of Christians.In exploring the message of Confederate monuments and the “Make America Great Again” slogan, she examines the failures of even “good white Christians” and struggles with the hope that “Black Lives Matter,” before reaching deep into her own experience and the faith of Black folks to find her way back to Resurrection Hope. Learn more about the book: https://www.orbisbooks.com/resurrection-hope.htmlAbout the Author:The Rev. Canon Kelly Brown Douglas is the Canon Theologian at the Washington National Cathedral. In 2017, she was named Dean of Episcopal Divinity School at Union Theological Seminary, NYC. She is considered a leader in the field of womanist theology, racial reconciliation, and sexuality and the black church. Her Orbis books include The Black Christ, What's Faith Got to Do with It? and Stand Your Ground: Black Bodies and the Justice of God.
Marie Laure is a three time author with two masters in theology, one from the Episcopal Divinity School and one from Boston's School of Theology. She joins us to talk about her experience writing, "https://www.amazon.com/Return-Exile-Revelations-Anchoress-Augustine/dp/1666707635/ref=sr_1_1?crid=PP4Q9T4FP9HI&keywords=Return+from+Exile%3A+Revelations+from+an+Anchoress+in+St.+Augustine&qid=1654535815&sprefix=return+from+exile+revelations+from+an+anchoress+in+st.+augustine%2Caps%2C50&sr=8-1 (Return from Exile: Revelations from an Anchoress in St. Augustine)". We discuss what an anchorage is, who Julian of Norwich was, and how we all can relate to these periods of "in-between". Marie Laure talks about how she relates to Julian of Norwich as a woman theologian and how we all can relate to her as a people of God going through a world-wide pandemic. Be sure to check out her book and let us know what you think by emailing us at thewholechurch@gmail.com . Check out our reading list: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fCffbWx3GNt3nJtUSwlby4iJaupjoIxvQWmU1vV-N8o/edit?usp=sharing . Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/thewholechurchpodcast . Subscribe to our show: https://the-whole-church-podcast.captivate.fm/listen (https://the-whole-church-podcast.captivate.fm/listen) . Rate us & leave a review: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-whole-church-podcast-104837 (https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-whole-church-podcast-104837) . Sign up for our newsletter: thewholechurch@gmail.com . Follow us on Social: facebook.com/thewholechurchpodcast Twitter @thewholechurch Instagram @wholechurchpodcast . Make a one-time donation: Cashapp $wholechurch
The Very Revd Dr Kelly Brown Douglas, Dean of Episcopal Divinity School at Union Theological Seminary shares a lecture based on her 2021 book, 'Resurrection Hope: A Future Where Black Lives Matter'.
A weekly podcast exploring stories at the intersection of faith and culture through an inclusive Christian lens. This week Mitch and Autumn talk about the Thanksgiving holiday and the omicron variant. Later, Reverend Starlette Thomas interviews Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas about her new book, Resurrection Hope: A Future Where Black Lives Matter. Dr. Brown Douglas is Canon Theologian at the National Cathedral, Dean of Episcopal Divinity School at Union Theological Seminary in New York City.
A weekly podcast exploring stories at the intersection of faith and culture through an inclusive Christian lens. This week Mitch and Autumn talk about the Thanksgiving holiday and the omicron variant.Later, Reverend Starlette Thomas interviews Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas about her new book, Resurrection Hope: A Future Where Black Lives Matter. Dr. Brown Douglas is Canon Theologian at the National Cathedral, Dean of Episcopal Divinity School at Union Theological Seminary in New York City.
In this episode we're talking with Katya Fels Smyth about what it means to see and create change from a fuller frame. We too often see people as what is broken and our attempts to “fix” the human beings, allow problems to just get deeper. There is another way of thinking about how we orient ourselves, our public systems and our society that could give us all a fair shot. Listen in to hear more about our opportunities for creating more equitable health and wellbeing. Katya grew up in New Jersey and went to high school in Massachusetts, where she volunteered at one of the state's first shelters for homeless families. While getting a degree in biology from Harvard, Katya continued working with people who are homeless, eventually becoming co-director of one of Cambridge, MA's first emergency shelters. A hit-and-run of one of the shelter's guests, uninvestigated by police, combined with the advice and vision of other shelter guests, led her to found Cambridge-based On The Rise, Inc. in 1995. On The Rise was widely recognized for its Full Frame Approach to working with women facing homelessness, trauma and crisis. In 2007, Katya left to work on what would become the Full Frame Initiative. She has an honorary Doctorate of Divinity from the Episcopal Divinity School, and a deep belief in the power of people to do good by and for each other. Learn More: When Social Services Undermine Wellbeing, David Bornstein, New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/16/opinion/when-social-services-undermine-well-being.html Forbes-- Katya Fels Smyth https://www.forbes.com/sites/katyafelssmyth/?sh=45ffcb52306f Wellbeing Blueprint Leader Voices https://drive.google.com/file/d/10pIiJJALaFJK7l-lH_OCdN9tEUzCUGyH/view Being safe and feeling safe aren't the same thing-- and the difference will matter to kids when the school opens. - Sandy Hook, Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2020/07/08/being-safe-feeling-safe-arent-same-thing-difference-will-matter-kids-when-schools-open/
Today, we're delving into a discussion with Casper ter Kuile and Reverend Sue Phillips, two of the co-founders of Sacred Design Lab, which describes itself as a “soul-centered research and development lab.” If you're thinking, “Wait, how can you do R&D on the soul?!”, you'll want to hear what ter Kuile and Rev. Phillips have to say. Rev. Sue Phillips is a graduate of Colgate University and the Episcopal Divinity School, and she has served as a Ministry Innovation Fellow at Harvard Divinity School. Casper ter Kuile holds a Masters of Divinity and Public Policy degrees from Harvard University, and also serves as a Ministry Innovation Fellow at Harvard Divinity School. His book, The Power of Ritual was published in 2020. Learn more: Sacred Design Lab Casper ter Kuile Rev. Sue Phillips The Power of Ritual by Casper ter Kuile Subscribe to Stories of Impact wherever you listen to podcasts Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube Comments, questions and suggestions info@storiesofimpact.org Supported by Templeton World Charity Foundation
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Sacred Design Lab is a soul-centred research and development lab that explores and interprets the changing landscape of spiritual and community life. The Lab collaborates with divinely restless, intellectually curious and entrepreneurially practical leaders to help design and prototype the spiritual communities and infrastructure of the future, interpreting ancient best practice in the service of transformation. Sue Philips, one of the co-founders of the Lab says of herself that, 'I am relentlessly curious about liberating ancient wisdom to solve complex problems. I'm passionate about inspiring spiritual flourishing, designing for meaning making, and witnessing the transformation that happens when people roam around in what matters most.My wife and I share our 30-minute “family chapel” every morning, to remember who we want to be and what we care about, and to cultivate imagination for “the more beautiful world our hearts know is possible.”1I'm part business strategist, part design geek, and part monastic. On any given day I might read liberation theology, human-centered design briefs, or business school case studies. Ideally all of them side by side. I graduated from Colgate University and the Episcopal Divinity School, and taught at Harvard Divinity School, where I am a Ministry Innovation Fellow. My wife and I live in Tacoma, WA with whichever of our five children is passing through.'As we hover on the edge of the Great Turning, increasingly, we seek a spiritual foundation that is fit for purpose in the twenty-first century. In this week's podcast, we discuss how that might come about, how we might recognise broad spiritual foundations that are universal and useful to support our connection with a numinous world. Links: Sacred Design Lab: https://sacred.design
This episode is Part 2 of a conversation with Dean Emilie Townes of Vanderbilt Divinity School, Dean Kelly Brown Douglas of the Episcopal Divinity School at Union Theological Seminary, and Associate Dean Karen Massey at Mercer University McAfee School of Theology on the state of theological education. Throughout the conversation, we have been using Willie James Jennings's book, After Whiteness: An Education in Belonging, as a reference. Dr. Jennings is the former dean of Yale Divinity School. In Part 1, my guests told of their own experiences in theological education and in taking on leadership responsibility for an institution of theological education. They also provided their own assessment of the state of theological education. In this episode, Part 2, my guests describe how theological education is being done in each of their institutions in terms of curriculum design, in light of the decline of Christianity in the United States, and in the experience of the Covid pandemic. They conclude by offering their thoughts on what conversations still need to occur about theological education as we move forward into the future. The music for this episode is from a clip of a song called 'Father Let Your Kingdom Come' which is found on The Porter's Gate Worship Project Work Songs album and is used by permission by The Porter's Gate Worship Project. You can learn more about the album and the Worship Project at theportersgate.com.
All Christians should be interested in what is going on in institutions that train people for Christian ministry because what happens in those institutions--how people are trained and what they are taught--finds it way, for good or not, into churches. Back in the late 1970s and early 1980s there was such dissatisfaction with theological education that the stirrings of an extensive and extended conversation about what was wrong and what needed to be done had begun. The first significant work of that conversation to appear in print was Vanderbilt theologian Edward Farley's Theologia: The Fragmentation and Unity of Theological Education, published in 1983. Farley's assessment of the problem was that because of the impact the modern sciences, theological schools had become places that trained people in the increasing number of Biblical, historical, theological/philosophical, and practical sciences. He urged the recovery of what he called theologia which he defined as the capacity for judgment and wisdom or a habitus--a habit of mind and sapiential knowledge that arises from the experiences of a devoted life of faith. Farleys research was deep, illuminating, and perceptive. His conclusions and proposal resonated across the conversation. However, Farley's contribution had a significant blind spot. Even though no reference was made to Farley and his contribution, that blind spot was revealed and named two years later, in 1985 by the Mud Flower Collective--a group of seven feminists scholars of different races and ethnicities--in their book, God's Fierce Whimsy: Christian Feminism and Theological Education. Their assessment of the problem is that it is due to the so-deeply-embedded-that-it-goes-unnoticed legacy of colonial imperialism and white male supremacy. Their proposal was to reveal this legacy, challenge it, and correct it. It could be argued that Farley's contribution is an example of how deep and unnoticed this legacy is because he fails to even be aware of it and thus to acknowledge it. As is often the case, initial prophetic voices goes unheeded. So it was with the Mud Flower Collective's contribution. Last year, nearly forty years since conversation of the 1980s, Willie James Jennings, former dean of Yale Divinity School, has both revived that conversation about the inadequacy of theological education and the Mud Flower Collective's critique in his book, After Whiteness: An Education in Belonging. The fact of his assessment that the inadequacy of theological education is still due to the legacy of colonial imperialism and white male supremacy reveals how little has changed in forty years and how deeply the legacy in embedded. In my mind, both The Mud Flower Collective's and Jennings contributions in the accuracy of their assessments and in the way they demonstrated theological learning and inquiry, not only through critical analysis, but also the use of personal stories and poetry, are exceptional examples of the theologia Farley was seeking and proposing. To tell us of their own experiences in theological education, to provide their own assessment of state of theological education in conversation with Jennings's book, to provide us with a description of what is going on with theological education in their respective institutions, and to give us some sense of theological education's future, I have invited three deans of seminaries and divinity schools to be my guests for a two part conversation. Each are in positions to shape and guide theological programs in the schools where they are. In this episode, Part 1, we will focus on their experiences and assessments. In the next episode, Part 2, we will focus on what is happening in their institutions and the future of theological education. Dr. Emilie M. Townes is Dean of Vanderbilt University Divinity School and Distinguished Professor of Womanist Ethics and Society. The Reverend Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas is Dean of the Episcopal Divinity School at U...
In a time where monuments are being toppled, institutions and icons reconsidered, we turn to a portrait encountered by every American: "White Jesus." You know, that guy with sandy blond hair and upcast blue eyes. For On the Media, Eloise Blondiau traces the history of how the historically inaccurate image became canon, and why it matters. In this segment, Eloise talks to Mbiyu Chui, pastor at the Shrine of the Black Madonna in Detroit, about unlearning Jesus's whiteness. She also hears from Edward Blum, author of The Color of Christ: The Son of God and the Saga of Race in America, about how the image came dominate in the U.S., and psychologist Simon Howard on how White Jesus has infiltrated our subconsciouses. Lastly, Eloise speaks to Rev. Kelly Brown Douglas, womanist theologian and Dean of the Episcopal Divinity School at Union Theological Seminary, about the theology of the Black Christ. This is a segment from our October 1st, 2020 program, God Bless.
In this year of radical loss, Opening to Grief: Finding your way from loss to peace is an essential guidebook for anyone navigating grief and loss. Claire B. Willis, author, clinical social worker, ordained lay Buddhist chaplain and yoga teacher talks about her journey writing this book and shares expert counsel about the many ways to honor any form of loss you might be experiencing as 2020 comes to a close. This is an invaluable episode for closing a horrifically strange year, and doing what we can to bravely move into 2021 renewed and ready for change. https://openingtogrief.com/Claire B. Willis is a clinical social worker and an ordained lay Buddhist chaplain and yoga teacher. She has spent over two decades working with oncology patients with a focus on end of life issues, therapeutic writing and bereavement counseling. A co-founder of Facing Cancer Together: A Community of Hope, Claire is also an adjunct faculty member at the Andover Newton Theological School and a former group facilitator and instructor at The Wellness Community. She earned an M.A. from Episcopal Divinity School and a MSW and a M.Ed from Boston University. Claire lives in Brookline, Massachusetts.
Part of the Faith & Fire Conversation Series "Chaos or Community: Courageous Conversations During Chaos." Panelists: Rev. Dr. Canon Kelly Brown Douglas - Dean of the Episcopal Divinity School at Union Theological Seminary, Canon Theologian at Washington National Cathedral Rev. Dr. Stacey Cole Wilson - Executive Minister of Justice and Service, Baltimore-Washington Conference, United Methodist Church Moderators: Rev. Aundreia Alexander, Esq. - NCC Min. Christian Watkins - NCC
In this episode, Bishop Curry talks with the Very Rev. Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas, Dean of the Episcopal Divinity School at Union Theological Seminary. This audio comes from the 2020 International Black Clergy Conference, presented by The Episcopal Church's Office of Black Ministries. To Worship on the Way of Love is to gather in community weekly to thank, praise, and dwell with God. Dean Brown Douglas and Bishop Curry discuss their understanding of being Black Episcopalians, and the lessons that the whole Church can learn from the earliest days of the Black Church through to the present day. As we explore our relationships with God, as we draw closer to God, we will find ourselves, in turn, drawing closer to each other. This season of the Way of Love podcast is sponsored by Church Pension Group, a financial services organization providing employee benefits, property and casualty insurance, and publishing to The Episcopal Church. Follow CPG on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn to learn how it's been a stable presence in the Church for more than 100 years. After the Podcast Learn more about the Way of Love and creating your own rule of life based around the practices of Turn, Learn, Pray, Worship, Bless, Go, and Rest. Discover more about The Episcopal Church's Office of Black Ministries. Learn more about how Church Pension Group has been a stable presence in the Church for more than 100 years. Discover how you can Prepare to Become Beloved Community this Advent. Don't forget to post on social media how you're WORSHIPing this week, using #WayofLove.
This podcast was produced in collaboration with URI: United Religions Initiative. The Rev. Victor Kazanjian leads URl's global grassroots interfaith peacebuilding network of over 1,000 groups working in more than 100 countries and at the United Nations to build bridges of cooperation between people of all beliefs and cultures. Co-Founder of Education as Transformation Inc., an international organization that works on religious diversity and spirituality in higher education, Victor is also an author, educator, recognized thought-leader and trainer in areas of intergroup dialogue, multicultural and interreligious understanding, conflict transformation, diversity and democracy, social justice, community organizing, and peacebuilding. He holds degrees from the Episcopal Divinity School and Harvard University. Take a listen! More from URI at https://uri.org More from Religica at https://religica.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Religica.org/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/religica YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPuwufds6gAu2u6xmm8SBuw Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-religica Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3CZwIO4uGP1voqiVpYdMas?si=0k2-TSmwTkuTQC2rgdGObQ iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/religica/id1448005061?mt=2 Religica is a comprehensive online platform at the axis of religion and society that provides non-sectarian, coherent, integrated and accessible awareness about the role of religion in society, with a focus on strengthening local communities.
In this episode, Dr. Catherine Meeks interviews Bishop Barbara C. Harris. This is one of the last recorded conversations with Bishop Harris before her journey into eternity in March of 2020. Dr. Meeks spoke with Bishop Harris in November of 2019 in Atlanta at the launch of the Bishop Barbara C. Harris Justice Project honoring her legacy of dismantling racism and social injustices. Bishop Barbara Clementine Harris was born on June 12, 1930 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Harris grew up in Germantown, a neighborhood of Philadelphia. Her mother, Beatrice Price Harris, played the organ for St. Barnabas Church and her father, Walter Harris, was a steelworker. While attending Philadelphia High School for Girls, where she excelled in music, Harris wrote a weekly column called High School Notes by Bobbi for the Philadelphia edition of the Pittsburgh Courier, an African American newspaper. After graduating from high school in 1948, she attended the Charles Morris Price School of Advertising and Journalism. She earned a certificate from Charles Morris Price in 1950. In later years, Harris would study at Villanova University and the Episcopal Divinity School.As a member of the Episcopal Society for Cultural and Racial Unity (ESCRU) since the late 1950s, Harris served on a number of diocesan committees. In the 1960s, she helped to form the Union of Black Clergy and Laity which was subsequently called the Union of Black Episcopalians (UBE). She was a member of the St. Dismas Fellowship and served on the board of the Pennsylvania Prison Society. During the summer of 1964, Harris volunteered with Delta Ministries in Greenville, Mississippi, educating and registering voters. In 1974, she advocated for the ordination of the “Philadelphia Eleven,” a group of women who had been ordained priests, but were labeled "irregular" by the Anglican Communion. By 1976, the church began to admit women priests and, in October 1980, Harris was ordained as a priest. After her ordination, she served as priest at St. Augustine of Hippo Church and as chaplain of Philadelphia County Prison.In 1984, Harris was appointed executive director of the Episcopal Church Publishing Company, molding the social direction of the Episcopal Church. Known for her strong advocacy for social justice, Harris was elected in 1988 as the consecrated Suffragan Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts, becoming the first female bishop in the Anglican Communion. She served as bishop until 2002 when she retired at the age of seventy-two.
In our ongoing series based on the DBSA Wellness Wheel, hosts Maria Margaglione and Hannah Zeller welcome expert guests that shed light on how people with mood disorders can build resilience in 7 key areas of their lives. In this episode, Maria and Hannah talk with Sue Phillips, co-founder of Sacred Design Lab, where she helps people find new ways to flourish by deepening their spirituality. An ordained minister and former denominational executive in the Unitarian Universalist tradition, Sue uses ancient wisdom to help people find meaning and solve gnarly problems, especially in difficult times like these. She delights in seeing the transformation that happens when we get all up in life's biggest questions! Sue is part business strategist, part design geek, and part monastic. A graduate of Colgate University and the Episcopal Divinity School, she has also taught at Harvard Divinity School, where she is a Ministry Innovation Fellow. She lives in Tacoma, Washington with her wife Tandi Rogers.
Whiteness is more than a privilege in North America. It is a deeply seated obstacle to many. Removing it can lead to the racial justice for which so many people yearn.Learn about the history of whiteness and how the dominance and privilege of whiteness impact our desire to bring racial healing to society. The Rev. Kelly Brown Douglas, Dean of Episcopal Divinity School at Union Theological Seminary, professor, and author, leads us through an historical and sociological journey to better understand and bring about reconciliation and justice. In this class she offers four video presentations entitled:WhitenessReligionTheological ReflectionPerspectiveThis course is ideal for those seeking a deeper understanding of the effect of white privilege on American society.
This interview with Rev. Kelly Brown Douglas was recorded in 2015, shortly after the publication of her book STAND YOUR GROUND. For Rev. Douglas, the death of Trayvon Martin was her Emmit Till moment, igniting deep chords of sadness and fear for young blacks. With her 2015 book, STAND YOUR GROUND: Black Bodies And The Justice Of God, she traces the history of the stand your ground culture in America to the anglo saxon myth, and she chronicles the African American struggle to hold America accountable to its democratic ideas. In our interview Professor Brown discussed how American founding fathers were influenced by the Anglo Saxon myth, how Black leaders like Frederick Douglas and Martin Luther King challenged America to live up to its idealism, and why Americans need to understand its racialized history. Kelly Brown Douglas is the Dean of Episcopal Divinity School at Union Theological Seminary in New York City.
This interview with Rev. Kelly Brown Douglas was recorded in 2015, shortly after the publication of her book STAND YOUR GROUND. For Rev. Douglas, the death of Trayvon Martin was her Emmit Till moment, igniting deep chords of sadness and fear for young blacks. With her 2015 book, STAND YOUR GROUND: Black Bodies And The Justice Of God, she traces the history of the stand your ground culture in America to the anglo saxon myth, and she chronicles the African American struggle to hold America accountable to its democratic ideas. In our interview Professor Brown discussed how American founding fathers were influenced by the Anglo Saxon myth, how Black leaders like Frederick Douglas and Martin Luther King challenged America to live up to its idealism, and why Americans need to understand its racialized history. Kelly Brown Douglas is the Dean of Episcopal Divinity School at Union Theological Seminary in New York City.
Today’s reflection on Station 14 - Jesus is Laid in the Tomb- comes from The Rev. Charles “Chuck” Wynder, Jr. , Officer for Social Justice & Engagement on the Presiding Bishop’s Staff for The Episcopal Church. He works to build capacity for advocacy, embodied witness, and community engagement around social and racial justice in communities throughout the Episcopal Church. Chuck studied at the Episcopal Divinity School, MDiv ’12. A Truman Scholar, he is a native of Hampton, Virginia and is a graduate of Syracuse University and the University of Michigan Law School. He is married to Bethany Dickerson Wynder. They reside in Washington, D.C. where they are raising their son Charles Allen Wynder, III (Chase). Hometown is a podcast from Episcopal Migration Ministries. Check out EMM’s blog for latest updates, opportunities, and alerts: Blog: https://episcopalmigrationministries.org/blog/ Our theme song was composed and recorded by Abraham Mwinda Ikando. Find his music at https://abrahammwinda.bandcamp.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Episcopal Migration Ministries: www.episcopalmigrationministries.org, www.facebook.com/emmrefugees, Twitter & Instagram, @emmrefugees
The meditation for Thursday, April 2 From Episcopal Relief & Developments "Lenten Meditations 2020" Written by Miguel Escobar, Director of Anglican Studies, Episcopal Divinity School at Union Scripture: Isaiah 1:17 Music from the CD "Joy to the Heart: Hymns, Anthems, Psalms" by The Grace Cathedral Choir of Men and Boys (San Francisco), Benjamin G. Bachmann, Director.
The meditation for Thursday, March 26 From Episcopal Relief & Developments "Lenten Meditations 2020" Written by Miguel Escobar, Director of Anglican Studies, Episcopal Divinity School at Union Scripture: Matthew 18:1-3 Music from the CD "Joy to the Heart: Hymns, Anthems, Psalms" by The Grace Cathedral Choir of Men and Boys (San Francisco), Benjamin G. Bachmann, Director.
The meditation for Thursday, March 19 From Episcopal Relief & Developments "Lenten Meditations 2020" Written by Miguel Escobar, Director of Anglican Studies, Episcopal Divinity School at Union Scripture: Psalm 19:13-14 Music from the CD "Joy to the Heart: Hymns, Anthems, Psalms" by The Grace Cathedral Choir of Men and Boys (San Francisco), Benjamin G. Bachmann, Director.
The meditation for Thursday, March 12 From Episcopal Relief & Developments "Lenten Meditations 2020" Written by Miguel Escobar, Director of Anglican Studies, Episcopal Divinity School at Union Scripture: Psalm 139:12-13 Music from the CD "Joy to the Heart: Hymns, Anthems, Psalms" by The Grace Cathedral Choir of Men and Boys (San Francisco), Benjamin G. Bachmann, Director.
The meditation for Thursday, March 5 From Episcopal Relief & Developments "Lenten Meditations 2020" Written by Miguel Escobar, Director of Anglican Studies, Episcopal Divinity School at Union. Scripture: Deuteronomy 15:7-8 Music from the CD "Joy to the Heart: Hymns, Anthems, Psalms" by The Grace Cathedral Choir of Men and Boys (San Francisco), Benjamin G. Bachmann, Director.
The meditation for Thursday, February 27 From Episcopal Relief & Developments "Lenten Meditations 2020" Written by Miguel Escobar, Director of Anglican Studies, Episcopal Divinity School at Union Scripture: James 1:27 Music from the CD "Joy to the Heart: Hymns, Anthems, Psalms" by The Grace Cathedral Choir of Men and Boys (San Francisco), Benjamin G. Bachmann, Director.
In this second of three podcast episodes from our live show at Rooted in Jesus in Atlanta, Bishop Curry welcomes back the Very Rev. Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas, dean of Episcopal Divinity School at Union Theological Seminary. The two discuss what the love of Jesus has to do with Dean Douglas's very first childhood experiences as a theologian, as well as her advocacy for equal treatment and opportunity for all persons in society and in what we "aspirationally" call the Church. Music Credits: Ana Hernandez This episode of the Way of Love podcast is sponsored by Episcopal Church Foundation. Links Episcopal Divinity School at Union Theological Seminary Rooted in Jesus Conference Way of Love Blog Nine-Session Way of Love Curriculum More about the Way of Love
In this week's bonus episode, the first of a two-part series, Bishop Curry is interviewed by The Very Rev. Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas, Dean of Episcopal Divinity School at Union Theological Seminary. The two discuss the legacy of slavery in their childhood experiences, and how the history of racial discrimination in The Episcopal Church and Anglican Communion has shaped their ministry. Music Credits: Ana Hernandez Editorial Assistance Credit: Erin Wiens St. John Links Video Link Way of Love Blog Nine-Session Way of Love Curriculum More about the Way of Love
The Rev. Victor Kazanjian is the Executive Director of the United Religions Initiative (URI), a global grassroots interfaith peacebuilding network of more than 1,000 multifaith groups working in over 100 countries to build bridges of cooperation between people of all beliefs and cultures. Defying the conventional wisdom that issues of poverty, conflict and violence are best engaged by organizations with a heavy central infrastructure, URI’s decentralized, network-based, light-framed, shared leadership, relational organizational approach is giving people around the world the power to meet their challenges and build cohesive, connected and peaceful communities. “Peace and justice begin at the grassroots,” Victor says. “Cooperation Circles are the heart and soul of this organization, the foundation upon which a sustainable movement towards peace and justice can be built. Ultimately this effort requires work at all levels of society – local and national governments, public sector institutions such as education and social service, the private sector, and transnational organizations like the United Nations. But … while we strive to be active in all levels of peacebuilding, at its core, URI is a grassroots network.” Victor is an ordained priest in the Episcopal Church and was trained as a community organizer working to address the systemic causes of poverty and injustice through the support of community-based groups. Prior to joining URI, Victor was an influential international voice addressing the spiritual lives of students, multicultural peacebuilding programs, and all manner of transformational education. He served as Dean of Intercultural Education & Religious and Spiritual Life and Co-Director of the Peace and Justice Studies Program at Wellesley College, where he “moved religious and spiritual life from the margins of the institution to a partner in implementing the college’s core educational goals” as well as invited “all people of all beliefs (theistic and non-theistic) to work together to build community at Wellesley.” He also co-founded Education as Transformation Inc., an international organization that works on religious diversity and spirituality in higher education. Victor is an author, educator, recognized thought-leader and trainer in areas of intergroup dialogue, multicultural and interreligious understanding, conflict transformation, diversity and democracy, social justice, community organizing, and peacebuilding. He holds degrees from the Episcopal Divinity School and Harvard University, and is visiting faculty at the Malaviya Center for Peace Research at Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi, India, where he served as Fulbright Professor of Peace and Justice Studies. “As a child, I grew up as one among many. It was not unusual for me, when at my grandparents’ dinner table, to be surrounded by people of a wide variety of beliefs,” Victor described in a keynote address with Valarie Kaur to the 2018 Parliament of the World’s Religions. Victor’s grandfather, Harold Case, a progressive Methodist pluralist (before pluralism entered the interfaith lexicon), was Boston University’s president during Victor’s growing up years. President Case started an African Studies department at BU in 1953 and convinced Howard Thurman, the country’s first intentional interfaith minister, to leave San Francisco’s historic interfaith, interracial Church he’d helped found a decade earlier, to become Dean of Marsh Chapel at Boston University. Victor remembers that Dr. Thurman turned out to be “like a wonderful member of our family” during his childhood and, in the long run, “the most important spiritual influence in my life.” “These were the civil rights days in the United States, and dinner table conversations at my grandparents inevitably included updates from the front lines,” Victor recalls. “Only later in life did I realize that those conversations had included visits from Martin Luther King and Coretta Scott King, Abraham Joshua Heschel, and, most frequently and most significantly for my life, Howard Thurman, … whose friendship with my grandparents left an indelible imprint on my life and shaped my understanding of religion in ways that continue to unfold.” As Victor noted in his 2018 keynote to the Parliament of the World’s Religions, “There is no place for exclusivism in religion or politics or in our world. It has arguably been the single greatest source of suffering throughout history. Religious exclusivism – the belief that my truth is the only truth – violates the core spiritual tenets of all beliefs. The claim of exclusive knowledge of the truth is, in a religions sense, idolatry, in a political sense extremism, and in psychological sense narcissism. In all these cases, exclusivism leads to the dehumanization and exclusion, not to love and inclusion.” His deep childhood grounding in celebrating “one among many” has led Victor to study and embody deeply Gandhian principles of pluralism and grassroots change. Along with Gandhi’s grandson, he for many years led the Gandhian Legacy Tour to India and taught a January term class on “Grassroots Development, Conflict Resolution, and the Gandhian Legacy in India” while at Wellesley College. He also had the unique opportunity to teach about Gandhian perspectives on Diversity and Democracy at the Malaviya Centre for Peace Research at Benaras Hindu University while on a Fulbright. Join us in conversation with this innovative, deeply committed, and transformational change agent!
Earlier this summer, Episcopal Divinity School at Union and The Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest made a pilgrimage to Montgomery, Alabama to visit the Legacy Museum and the National Memorial for Peace and Justice. Established by the Equal Justice Initiative, these sites are our nation’s first memorials dedicated to the legacy of enslaved Black people, those terrorized by lynching and Jim Crow segregation, and the ongoing threat of police violence and mass incarceration to African American men and women. During the Pilgrimage, Kelly sat down with Rev. Anne Marie Witchge from the Church of Heavenly Rest, as well as Union students Carl Adair, Grace Aheron, and Galvin Mathis to discuss their experience on the pilgrimage.
On tonight’s programme we respond to the ever more overt racism of those advocating for social justice within the church. On this programme we look at some outrageous comments made by Kelly Brown Douglas, the inaugural Dean of Episcopal Divinity School at Union Theological Seminary in New York. Are these views mainstream, or could they […]
Today's guest in Greg Farr, archivist for the Episcopal Church in Connecticut since last October. His office is at The Commons. Greg is not entirely new to ECCT, as he helped transport and set up the archives at The Commons in Meriden from the old Diocesan House in Hartford in 2016. Before working for ECCT, Greg ran the medical library and archives of the Austen Riggs Center in Stockbridge, MA, a hospital celebratings its centennial this ,year that sponsors one of the largest - and some say finest - psychoanalytic libraries on the east coast. Greg first got into archival work at Monticello, working on the presidential catalogue of Thomas Jefferson. Greg received his Masters in Library & Information Sciences from Drexel University. In the article introducing Greg to ECCT, he said he was looking forward to advocating the history and value of archives and the knowledge maintaining history provides, especially here in Connecticut. Beyond ECCT, Greg likes to read theology and play guitar. He lives with his wife in Colebrook, which he calls the "icebox of Connecticut," and they have three grown children. Greg starts out by saying how much he enjoys being in his current position, and how he likes that ECCT's history parallels U.S. history. He talked about what's in our archives, the different types of media, and how much space it takes up. Greg shares his thoughts about how the Anglican Church, later to be The Episcopal Church, contributed, as an organization, to the development of the US. He thinks of the Church as like a quilting point. Next he shares some of the interesting finds from his work in the ECCT archives, some of which have come through requests from researchers. (Was the sexton of a St. Paul's in New Haven murdered in the 1850s? Was there an African Mission Society in the 1830s and was Frances Scott Key really on its board?) Some of Greg's work is now to convert our holdings to accommodate digital access, he said, but he still works with paper a lot. In response to a question from Alli, Greg says that there are many ways that the archives and his role as archivist can assist parishes — from providing founding documents to blueprints. He is also available to visit parishes and assist with keeping records and preservation. He suggests to parishes to keep all minutes, records, etc. Greg talks about his work with Monticello and how he went from a ticket salesperson to working on President Jefferson’s retirement library. One thing that really stood out to Greg was Jefferson’s copy of the French Encyclopedia, one of the firsts of its kind. After his work with Monticello, he went to grad school in Boston and worked with Elie Wiesel, which shaped his understanding of memory and identity. His love for archives came from a project he worked on at Episcopal Divinity School.
The Very Rev. Kelly Brown Douglas, Ph.D. is Dean of Episcopal Divinity School at Union Theological Seminary visiting Virginia Theological Seminary as the guest preacher for the eucharist and commemoration of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
An Episcopal priest, author, retreat leader, and climate activist, Margaret Bullitt-Jonas serves as Missioner for Creation Care for both the Episcopal Diocese of Western Massachusetts and Mass. Conference, United Church of Christ. She seeks to inspire and support a wave of religious activism to address the climate crisis, deepen reverence for God's creation, and create a more just and sustainable society. After graduating from Stanford University (B.A. with honors in Russian literature) and Harvard University (Ph.D. in comparative literature), Margaret turned her life in a new direction: she entered seminary, earned the M.Div. from Episcopal Divinity School, and was ordained in the Episcopal Church. Her first book, the memoir Holy Hunger: A Woman's Journey from Food Addiction to Spiritual Fulfillment (Vintage, 2000), describes how, during her years at Harvard, she overcame her food addiction and found her way to God. Shua - شعا ع www.lightupwithshua.com - Podcast http://bit.ly/2nc9tZM - Youtube channel http://apple.co/2BteyA3 - iTunes https://goo.gl/wcF8ZS - Tunein.com https://www.instagram.com/lightupwithshua/
An Episcopal priest, author, retreat leader, and climate activist, Margaret Bullitt-Jonas serves as Missioner for Creation Care for both the Episcopal Diocese of Western Massachusetts and Mass. Conference, United Church of Christ. She seeks to inspire and support a wave of religious activism to address the climate crisis, deepen reverence for God's creation, and create a more just and sustainable society. After graduating from Stanford University (B.A. with honors in Russian literature) and Harvard University (Ph.D. in comparative literature), Margaret turned her life in a new direction: she entered seminary, earned the M.Div. from Episcopal Divinity School, and was ordained in the Episcopal Church. Her first book, the memoir Holy Hunger: A Woman's Journey from Food Addiction to Spiritual Fulfillment (Vintage, 2000), describes how, during her years at Harvard, she overcame her food addiction and found her way to God. Shua - شعا ع www.lightupwithshua.com - Podcast http://bit.ly/2nc9tZM - Youtube channel http://apple.co/2BteyA3 - iTunes https://goo.gl/wcF8ZS - Tunein.com https://www.instagram.com/lightupwithshua/
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Cracking The Monolith Bill Rankin is the author of a 1994 book on social change with the same title as his sermon with the subtitle, “The Struggle for the Soul of America: A Peace and Justice Manifesto.” Bill is a 20-year friend of John and Gwen Buehrens, an Episcopal priest holding a doctorate in social ethics, the former Dean of Episcopal Divinity School, and, with his wife, Sally, was recently honored by Duke University for community service in global health. He is President Emeritus of thegaia.org, The Global AIDS Interfaith Alliance. We will mark both the spring equinox and Palm Sunday. Rev. Dr. William Rankin, guest preacher Rev. John Buehrens,Senior Minister Rev. Alyson Jacks, Associate Minister Kat Liu, Environmental Justice Working Group Chair Jonah Berquist, Reflection Mark Johnson, piano Andrés Vera, cello Randy Adams, piano Galen Workman, Board Secretary Jonathan Silk, OOS, Sound & Worship Archives/Podcast
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Cracking The Monolith Bill Rankin is the author of a 1994 book on social change with the same title as his sermon with the subtitle, “The Struggle for the Soul of America: A Peace and Justice Manifesto.” Bill is a 20-year friend of John and Gwen Buehrens, an Episcopal priest holding a doctorate in social ethics, the former Dean of Episcopal Divinity School, and, with his wife, Sally, was recently honored by Duke University for community service in global health. He is President Emeritus of thegaia.org, The Global AIDS Interfaith Alliance. We will mark both the spring equinox and Palm Sunday. Rev. Dr. William Rankin, guest preacher Rev. John Buehrens,Senior Minister Rev. Alyson Jacks, Associate Minister Kat Liu, Environmental Justice Working Group Chair Jonah Berquist, Reflection Mark Johnson, piano Andrés Vera, cello Randy Adams, piano Galen Workman, Board Secretary Jonathan Silk, OOS, Sound & Worship Archives/Podcast
Associate Professor of New Testament Giovanni Bazzana discusses his recent publication with two respondents. The respondents will be Shaye J.D. Cohen, Littauer Professor of Hebrew Literature and Philosophy and Chair of the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at Harvard University; and Lawrence Wills, Ethelbert Talbot Professor of Biblical Studies at the Episcopal Divinity School. Learn more about Harvard Divinity School and its mission to illuminate, engage, and serve at www.hds.harvard.edu.
John B. Carman, Parkman Professor of Divinity and Professor of Comparative Religion Emeritus at HDS, speak about his recently co-authored book Christians in South Indian Villages, 1959–2009: Decline and Revival in Telangana. Sathianathan Clarke, Bishop Sundo Kim Chair for World Christianity and Professor of Theology, Culture and Mission at Wesley Theological Seminary, and Christopher Duraisingh, Visiting Professor in Applied Theology at the Episcopal Divinity School, will serve as the respondents. Learn more about Harvard Divinity School and its mission to illuminate, engage, and serve at www.hds.harvard.edu.
Doctors of the USA welcomes Claire Willis, LICSW, author of the book “Lasting Words: A Guide to Finding Meaning Toward the Close of Life” and co-founder of Facing Cancer Together in Newton, MA, a non-profit community that provides support, wellness and educational services to all people affected by cancer, regardless of their capacity to pay, to talk about end of life issues and concerns which she discussed lengthily in her book. Listen in as she guides the listeners through their personal journeys to gratitude, hope, forgiveness, wisdom, prayer and ultimately, saying good-bye.For over 20 years, Claire Willis has led groups for people living with life threatening illnesses. In therapeutic writing and other support groups, members seemed to gravitate towards a few essential themes as they sought to gracefully close out their lives. Almost universally, group members expressed the need and desire to feel known by family members and loved ones. They wanted to be remembered, to feel that their lives had made a difference. They wanted to pass on important life lessons to the people they cared most about.Claire began her professional life as a clinical social worker. For years, she worked with people with cancer at the Wellness Community in Newton and later co-founded another non-profit, Facing Cancer Together in Newtonville, MA, where she continues to run support and educational programs. In addition to her group work, she teaches yoga, is an ordained lay Buddhist chaplain, and an adjunct faculty member at Andover Newton Theological School. She holds an MA from the Episcopal Divinity School and an MSW and M. Ed from Boston University. She maintains a small private practice in Brookline, Massachusetts.Check out the Lasting Words website.
Doctors of the USA welcomes Claire Willis, LICSW, author of the book “Lasting Words: A Guide to Finding Meaning Toward the Close of Life” and co-founder of Facing Cancer Together in Newton, MA, a non-profit community that provides support, wellness and educational services to all people affected by cancer, regardless of their capacity to pay, to talk about end of life issues and concerns which she discussed lengthily in her book. Listen in as she guides the listeners through their personal journeys to gratitude, hope, forgiveness, wisdom, prayer and ultimately, saying good-bye.For over 20 years, Claire Willis has led groups for people living with life threatening illnesses. In therapeutic writing and other support groups, members seemed to gravitate towards a few essential themes as they sought to gracefully close out their lives. Almost universally, group members expressed the need and desire to feel known by family members and loved ones. They wanted to be remembered, to feel that their lives had made a difference. They wanted to pass on important life lessons to the people they cared most about.Claire began her professional life as a clinical social worker. For years, she worked with people with cancer at the Wellness Community in Newton and later co-founded another non-profit, Facing Cancer Together in Newtonville, MA, where she continues to run support and educational programs. In addition to her group work, she teaches yoga, is an ordained lay Buddhist chaplain, and an adjunct faculty member at Andover Newton Theological School. She holds an MA from the Episcopal Divinity School and an MSW and M. Ed from Boston University. She maintains a small private practice in Brookline, Massachusetts.Check out the Lasting Words website.
Morning Prayers service with speaker Diane D'Souza, Director of Lifelong Learning and Director of The Mission Institute, Episcopal Divinity School, Cambridge, MA on Tuesday, September 17, 2013.
Author Annamarie Pluhar has written Sharing Housing: A Guidebook for Finding and Keeping Good Housemates. She offers workshops and coaching that support people in their quest for good housemates. Her website www.sharinghousing.com is a companion to her book “Sharing Housing, A Guidebook for Finding and Keeping Good Housemates”. The website offers commentary, links to resources, an interviewing checklist and downloadable worksheets for homesharers everywhere. Annamarie Pluhar became an expert on sharing housing through personal experience combined with expertise in group process and interpersonal relations. A facilitator and training professional, she has worked with clients in Fortune 100 firms as well as non-profits. Early in her career, she was a consultant with Rath & Strong Inc., on the vanguard of the Total Quality movement. She has trained hundreds of cross-functional teams in soft skills and teamwork. Currently, Annamarie designs and delivers training for corporate clients and federal agencies. She is a graduate of Vassar College and holds a Masters in Divinity from the Episcopal Divinity School. Annamarie is the owner of Pluhar Consulting.
Author Annamarie Pluhar has written Sharing Housing: A Guidebook for Finding and Keeping Good Housemates. She offers workshops and coaching that support people in their quest for good housemates. Her website www.sharinghousing.com is a companion to her book “Sharing Housing, A Guidebook for Finding and Keeping Good Housemates”. The website offers commentary, links to resources, an interviewing checklist and downloadable worksheets for homesharers everywhere. Annamarie Pluhar became an expert on sharing housing through personal experience combined with expertise in group process and interpersonal relations. A facilitator and training professional, she has worked with clients in Fortune 100 firms as well as non-profits. Early in her career, she was a consultant with Rath & Strong Inc., on the vanguard of the Total Quality movement. She has trained hundreds of cross-functional teams in soft skills and teamwork. Currently, Annamarie designs and delivers training for corporate clients and federal agencies. She is a graduate of Vassar College and holds a Masters in Divinity from the Episcopal Divinity School. Annamarie is the owner of Pluhar Consulting.
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