This is Woman's Work

 
Description

The exploitation of black women’s labor has a long history and is even more visible now in the era of pandemic, considering who is “essential workers.” Womanism speaks to this. The School of the Prophets is where womanism is more than a siloed school of thought. Womanism is integral to how theological education is shaped and experienced. This intergenerational panel of four womanist scholars represent many disciplines, including homiletics, ethics, religion and psychology. The panelists speak out of the urgency and import of the times and proclaim hope in the midst of the pandemic. 

Panelists

emilie m. townes
Dean of the Divinity School
E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Professor of Womanist Ethics and Society

Phillis I. Sheppard
Associate Professor of Religion, Psychology, and Culture

Lisa L. Thompson
Associate Professor and the Cornelius Vanderbilt Chancellor Faculty Fellow of Black Homiletics and Liturgics

Stacey Floyd-Thomas
E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Chair in Ethics and Society
Associate Professor of Ethics and Society  

Registered participants are invited to attend a panel discussion/talk-back hosted by Melanie Jones (VDS alumna) and Erica Johnson (VDS student) on Wednesday, June 17th, at 12 PM Central. More information will be distributed prior.