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SUMMARY:Pulpit+ Exchange: What's a Theologian For?
DESCRIPTION:March 2024 // “What’s a Theologian For?” \nwith\nDr. Daniel Black\nProfessor of African American Studies\nat Clark Atlanta University\nAbout the Evening’s Lecture\nWhat is the role of a theologian in today’s world? Join us for an unforgettable evening with Dr. Daniel Black—award-winning novelist\, professor\, activist\, mentor\, and public speaker—as he explores this provocative question and offers his unique perspective on the intersections of theology\, culture\, and the human experience. \nDr. Black’s literary works\, including Perfect Peace\, The Coming\, and Don’t Cry for Me\, have garnered critical acclaim for their poetic brilliance and unflinching exploration of identity\, resilience\, and community. His most recent work\, Black on Black\, is a passionate collection of essays described as “a tour de force” by renowned scholar Dr. Eddie Glaude. Whether through his novels\, essays\, or public speaking\, Dr. Black invites audiences into deep reflection on love\, justice\, and the possibility of transformation in our collective lives. \nAbout Dr. Daniel Black: \nDr. Daniel Black is a celebrated author and scholar whose body of work has been heralded as both visionary and deeply rooted in the traditions of African American storytelling. His novels\, including Perfect Peace (hailed as an American literary classic by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Alice Walker) and The Coming (praised as “brilliant” and “powerful” by National Book Award winner Charles Johnson)\, delve into themes of human dignity\, identity\, and the enduring spirit of community. \nIn addition to his prolific writing career\, Dr. Black is a professor of African American Studies at Clark Atlanta University and the founder of the Ndugu-Nzinga Rites of Passage Nation\, a mentoring society for people of African descent. His thought leadership extends beyond academia\, with diversity consulting work for companies like Google\, AT&T\, and the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. \nBorn in Kansas City\, Kansas\, and raised in Blackwell\, Arkansas\, Dr. Black’s academic journey took him to Clark College (now Clark Atlanta University)\, where he earned the prestigious Oxford Modern British Studies fellowship\, and Temple University\, where he studied under Black Arts Movement poet laureate Sonia Sanchez \nRegister HERE.\nLivestream Link\nAbout Pulpit+ Exchange\nIliff’s Pulpit+ Exchange Series (supported by the Pathways for Tomorrow Initiative from Lilly Endowment Inc.) provides space for a diverse array of ordained clergy and lay leaders to gather for a meal and grapple with challenging issues. One of the main goals of the Pulpit+ Exchange is to build congregations of people who will authentically study\, worship\, walk\, and act together across differences to create a just and equitable world. \nAbout the Evening’s Agenda\nIn person & online\nLight meal: 5:00 – 5:45 PM (MST)\nLecture: 5:45 PM\nQ&A and discussions with Dr. Black & colleagues to follow
URL:https://www.iliff.edu/event-calendar/pulpit-exchange-whats-a-theologian-for/
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SUMMARY:March Renewal: Looking into The Future
DESCRIPTION:  \nMarch Renewal Session: The Future of Loving our Immigrant Neighbors with Mekela GoehringWed. March 19 at 12:00 pm MT via Zoom\nRegister Now \nAs the world around us shifts and new policies attack the most vulnerable members of our communities\, how can we love and support our immigrant and migrant neighbors? What steps can we take to protect the rights of our community while pushing for a safer future? \nJoin us for our March Renewal Session as Mekela Goehring\, Executive Director of the Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network\, shares about her work and the ways you can support immigrant populations in your community. \nAbout the Speaker: Mekela Goehring\, Esq.\, Executive Director\, Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network\nMekela Goehring has served as RMIAN’s Executive Director since 2005. She began working at RMIAN in 2003 as the organization’s first detention staff attorney\, representing detained clients before the Executive Office for Immigration Review\, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services\, and the Board of Immigration Appeals. She is a frequent speaker on issues involving immigration law and policy\, and works with numerous committees and groups to expand access to justice for individuals in immigration proceedings in Colorado and beyond. Mekela has served as an adjunct professor for externships at the University of Colorado Law School. \nPrior to working at RMIAN\, Mekela clerked for Judge Casebolt at the Colorado Court of Appeals. Mekela’s passion for working for social justice through the legal system began during fellowships at Community Legal Services in Yuma\, Arizona\, and Colorado Legal Services in Denver\, Colorado. Mekela graduated summa cum laude from the University of Colorado at Boulder and earned her J.D. from the University of Colorado Law School. She was admitted to the Colorado bar in 2002. Mekela has been a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association since 2003. \nIn 2013\, the American Immigration Lawyers Association awarded Mekela the Arthur C. Helton Human Rights Award for her outstanding service in advancing the cause of human rights. In 2018\, the University of Colorado Law School awarded Mekela the Dean’s Choice—Dean Edward C. King Making a Difference Award. In her free time\, Mekela enjoys spending time with her husband\, two children\, and all their animals in the Colorado outdoors. \nAbout Renewal\nThe Renewal Conference is Iliff’s annual community gathering to share our work\, hear timely messages from a variety of experts\, and spend time in fellowship. \nThis year\, our Renewal sessions focus on Looking to the Future.We are always considering the future. As individuals\, as members of groups\, as citizens\, we are often asking\, What will tomorrow bring? How will our world\, our country\, our institutions look in the coming years? And how can we shape that future to make it better?  \nIn the midst of so many uncertainties\, this Renewal season will focus on the question of what is coming next and how we can work for a better future. We will discuss topics ranging from artificial intelligence to religious institutions to politics and government. What can we expect as we watch these spaces change over the weeks\, months and years\, and what can we do? Join us for the 2024-2025 Renewal season as we learn about what tomorrow may hold and what we can do to enact justice today.
URL:https://www.iliff.edu/event-calendar/march-renewal-2025/
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SUMMARY:Pulpit+ Exchange "Religion in Diaspora: Africa-Inspired Religious Traditions in Cuba" with Dr. Shanti Zaid
DESCRIPTION:March 31\, 2025\n5:00 pm-7:00 pm\nShattuck Hall and Online\nRegister Here\n\n\nAbout the Event\nJoin us for a conversation on “Religion in Diaspora: Africa-Inspired Religious Traditions in Cuba.” Dr. Shanti explores religion produced in diaspora and offers an overview of two Africa-inspired religious traditions of Cuba\, how they developed as part of a larger African Diaspora\, and some dynamic attributes of their practice that support Cuban communities of African descent. \nAbout the Speaker\nDr. Shanti Zaid works at Denver’s Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library\, producing public historical programming on the Black experience in the Rocky Mountain West. He has a background in university teaching and international research on African Diaspora religions\, and earned doctorate degrees in African American & African Studies and Cultural Anthropology from Michigan State University. \n\n\nAbout Pulpit+ Exchange\nIliff’s Pulpit+ Exchange Series (supported by the Pathways for Tomorrow Initiative from Lilly Endowment Inc.) provides space for a diverse array of ordained clergy and lay leaders to gather for a meal and grapple with challenging issues. One of the main goals of the Pulpit+ Exchange is to build congregations of people who will authentically study\, worship\, walk\, and act together across differences to create a just and equitable world. \nAbout the Evening’s Agenda\nIn-person & online\nLight meal: 5:00 – 5:45 PM (MST)\nLecture: 5:45 PM\nQ&A and discussions with Dr. Black & colleagues to follow \nUnable to attend in person?\nRegister to receive the event live stream link.
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