Events

An application-based summer seminar directed by Robert Chao Romero.

“Deconstruction” is a popular term among young people who grew up in the Christian church. In this public lecture, Robert Chao Romero will consider the challenge of widespread deconstruction while offering a hopeful path forward. Expanding on Phyllis Tickle’s analogy of the church having a rummage sale of ideas every few centuries, Romero invites us to consider the contributions of Latina/o theology and the history of the Brown Church as valuable resources for reconstruction on the other side of deconstruction.

Los salmos siempre han ocupado un lugar especial en la vida cristiana. Como predicadores, esta serie de sermones para todo el año no solo nos permite releer salmos conocidos y apreciados, sino también acercarnos a otros que conocemos poco, pero que tienen mucho para enseñarnos y desafiarnos. Sus lecciones para la vida se examinan en el contexto de quienes habitamos el mundo de habla hispana con sus singulares desafíos. La sabiduría de los salmos nos enriquece durante todo el año litúrgico cristiano.

An application-based summer seminar directed by Mark Glanville.

Join us for an evening of music and spoken word as Mark Glanville, accompanied by a jazz trio, reflects on how preaching and worship can form deeper churches in a post-Christian context. As Glanville will show, preaching and worship are designed to shape us not just as individuals, but as communities of God’s people bearing witness to Jesus in our particular neighborhoods. Further, preaching and worship form us as communities of tenderness who display the redeeming love of Jesus. This follows the pattern of the Bible, in which each book was written to nourish the ancient community of God’s people as it lived in contrast to the surrounding empires.

Anchored by an evening concert of psalm-based works, the Psalmody in Color festival includes a day of educational programming that engages scholars, musicians, clergy, and community members in dialogue about the role of psalmody in Black musical expression. Participants will encounter the psalms as a living and evolving art form rooted in scripture, shaped by history, and brought to life through the artistry of Black composers.