African American Readings of St. Paul with Dr. Lisa Bowens

Trinity Retreat Center (West Cornwall, CT)
May 5-7
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Event Title
African American Readings of St. Paul with Dr. Lisa Bowens
When does it start?
05/05/2023
When does it end?
05/07/2023
Event Host and/or Location
Trinity Retreat Center (West Cornwall, CT)
What kind of event is it?
Retreat
Event Details
How have African Americans throughout history utilized the Apostle Paul and his letters in their writings to protest and resist oppression? How has Pauline scripture been a part of the black protest tradition? This retreat will be an opportunity to journey through the centuries by engaging select portions of works by black authors who lived from the 18th to the 20th century.

The genres discussed will include sermons, enslaved petitions, and autobiographies of free blacks and the formerly enslaved. Participants will rediscover figures they may know and discover some they do not know, and they will also have a chance to discuss and reflect upon how these writers may offer interpretive ways forward for our own contexts. How can scripture speak to us in liberative ways today? Come for powerful conversations and stimulating teaching.

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