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18th Annual Empty Bowls
Our 18th Annual Empty Bowls features handcrafted bowls by the San Antonio Potters Guild and San Antonio Glass Art Guild. For each bowl purchased for $25, guests will also enjoy delicious soup and bread from local restaurants, catering companies and hotels. Since 2000, Empty Bowls has raised more than $500,000 to support families and individuals right here in San Antonio who are homeless or on the brink of housing disaster. New for 2018! These experiences may be purchased online. VIP…
Find out more »***IN HOUSTON***: Pax Christi Texas State Conference w/Paul Chappell
Pax Christi Texas State Conference: Paul K. Chappell of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, “Warrior Strategies for Waging Peace in a Time of Nuclear Weapons.”
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Religion, Race, and the Civil Rights Movement
with Lauren Turek How did ideas about race and religion intertwine during the U.S. civil rights movement? In this course, we will reach back into history to look at how religious ideas helped to create modern notions of race. We will trace how Americans incorporated these notions into the legal system of slavery. We will also consider how African Americans drew on beliefs about freedom and dignity rooted in religious traditions to resist their subjugation. We will analyze historical documents,…
Find out more »Womanism, Biblical Interpretation, and Social (In)Justice
Womanist and African American biblical interpretation affirms that context always matters when doing biblical interpretation. Biblical interpretation is an interested and subjective political act. How we interpret the biblical text and from what perspective matters. The perspectives of communities of color matter. Our interpretations impact how we see and (de)value ourselves and others, how we interact with our fellow human beings, and how we do ministry. The people of God are called to engage in the work of liberation and…
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