Featured Events
Washington, D.C.
March 25-28, 2011
Description: Come to the 9th annual Ecumenical Advocacy Days, as we explore Development, Security & Economic Justice: What’s Gender Got to Do with It?Join faith-based advocates from across the U. S. in the nation’s capital March 25-28, 2011 to be inspired and equipped to speak boldly on behalf of people-centered sustainable development and economic justice, physical safety, security and peacemaking, with a particular focus on those most impacted — women, girls and families. Experts will train participants on policy issues and advocacy, culminating on Monday with lobby visits on Capitol Hill.
April 1-2 in Indianapolis, IN, April 3-4 in Chicago, IL
Description: Dr. Rebecca Parker, President of Starr King School, and Dr. Rita Nakashima Brock, Starr King Visiting Scholar, will present a series of lectures and workshops in Chicago and Indianapolis in April. Parker and Brock are co-authors of the recently published, critically acclaimed book ""Saving Paradise: How Christianity Traded Love of this World for Crucifixion and Empire" (Beacon Press). In their lectures and workshops, the authors will explore the themes in their book, including how early Christian communities understood salvation and shaped themselves as the body of Christ that fed the hungry, healed the sick, and resisted imperial violence and oppression.
