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The 2023 Lowrie Lecture with Dr. Shively T.J. Smith
November 14, 2023 @ 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Memphis Theological Seminary is pleased to virtually welcome Dr. Shively T.J. Smith as the speaker for the 2023 Lowrie Lecture
Tuesday, November 14 at 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm CST on Zoom
See the link to register below.
A link to the Zoom webinar will be sent at noon (CST) on the day of the event to registrants. If you register after this point, the link will be sent to you before the event begins.
Shively T. J. Smith, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of New Testament at Boston University School of Theology. She authored Strangers to Family: Diaspora and 1 Peter’s Invention of God’s Household and Interpreting 2 Peter through African American Women’s Moral Writings. In addition to biblical studies, she is a Howard Thurman scholar, having written articles like ““Thurman-eutics: Howard Thurman’s Clothesline for the Interpretation of the Life of the Mind and Journey of the Spirit.” A sought-after speaker, teacher, commentator, and scholar, Dr. Smith has presented for the History Channel’s documentary series, “Jesus, His Life;” scholarly panels broadcasted on CSPAN; and the National Museum of African American History and Culture (among other spaces). She is the resident scholar for the historic church of Frederick Douglass and Paul Laurence Dunbar, “the Cathedral” of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, Metropolitan AME Church (Washington, DC).
This event is worth 1 colloquia credit for MTS MDiv and MACM students. To receive credit, they must **register with their MTS email addresses**, indicate on this form that they are seeking colloquia credit, and attend the Zoom webinar.