Memphis Theological Seminary

The 2023 Holmes-Todd Lectures with Dr. Christopher Carter and Dr. Melanie L. Harris
2023-02-02 18:00 - 19:30 UTC
Memphis Theological Seminary is pleased to virtually welcome Dr. Christopher Carter and Dr. Melanie L. Harris for a combined lecture and dialogue with each other on ecology and intersectionality. Thursday, February 2 at 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm CST on Zoom.
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.
Dr. Carter’s talk is entitled, “Environmental Justice in Times of Catastrophe.”
Rev. Dr. Christopher Carter’s research, teaching, and activist interests are in Black, Womanist, and Environmental ethics, with a particular focus on race, food, and nonhuman animals. His publications include The Spirit of Soul Food (University of Illinois Press, December 2021), “Blood in the Soil: The Racial, Racist, and Religious Dimensions of Environmentalism” in The Bloomsbury Handbook on Religion and Nature (Bloomsbury, 2018) and the co-edited volume The Future of Meat Without Animals (Rowman & Littlefield, 2016). In them, he explores the intersectional oppressions experienced by people of color, non-human nature, and animals. Currently he is an Associate Professor of Theology at the University of San Diego, Lead Pastor of The Loft at Westwood United Methodist Church, and he is also on the board of directors of Farm Forward, an anti-factory farming non-profit.
Dr. Harris’s talk is entitled, “EcoMemory, Ecowomanism and Healing Practices.”
Dr. Melanie L. Harris is Professor of Black Feminist Thought and Womanist Theology jointly appointed with Wake Forest School of Divinity and the African American Studies program at Wake Forest University. Dr. Harris is also the Director of the Food, Health and Ecological Well-Being Program. Her research and scholarship critically examines intersections between race, religion, gender and environmental ethics. She is the author of many scholarly articles and books including Gifts of Virtue: Alice Walker and Womanist Ethics (Palgrave), Ecowomanism: Earth Honoring Faiths (Orbis) and co-editor of Faith, Feminism, and Scholarship: The Next Generation (Palgrave) as well as numerous journal articles and book chapters. Dr. Harris earned her Ph.D. and M.A. degrees from Union Theological Seminary in The City of New York, an M.Div. from Iliff School of Theology, and a B.A. from Spelman College.
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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.

Discussions with the Dean: A Spirituality of Creation Care with Dr. Robert Gottfried
2022-11-28 19:00 - 20:00
MTS Academic Dean Dr. Peter Gathje hosts authors of new books for discussions about how their work relates to Scholarship, Piety, and Justice.
On Monday, November 28 at 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm (CST), Dr. Gathje hosts Dr. Robert Gottfried, author of Living in an Icon: A Program for Growing Closer to Creation and to God (Church Publishing, 2019).
Dr. Gottfried is the Certificate Program Director of the Center for Deep Green Faith and Professor Emeritus of Economics and Founding Director Emeritus of the Center for Religion and the Environment at The University of the South in Sewanee, TN.
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 or sign-in if they attend in-person.
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.
**PLEASE DO NOT FILL OUT THE REGISTRATION FORM MORE THAN ONCE. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR REGISTRATION STATUS, PLEASE CONTACT NBRASFIELD@MEMPHISSEMINARY.EDU**
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2022 Ingram Lectures with Dr. Dwight Anthony Radcliff, Jr.
2022-10-13 18:00 - 19:30
Memphis Theological Seminary is pleased to welcome Dr. Dwight Anthony Radcliff, Jr., Senior Pastor of The Message Center and the Academic Dean for the Pannell Center for Black Church Studies at Fuller Theological Seminary, as the Ingram lecturer for 2022.
“We Have Been Missional: The Implications of James Evans’ Historic Work for a Contemporary Black Missiology”
Thursday, October 13 at 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm CDT on-campus (in Hamilton Chapel) and on Zoom. (The link to join the Zoom event will be emailed at 12:00 noon CDT on the day of the event to registrants.)
Dr. Dwight A. Radcliff, Jr., is the Senior Pastor of The Message Center and the Academic Dean for the Pannell Center for Black Church Studies at Fuller Theological Seminary. As a pastor and church planter, Dr. Radcliff started The Message Center, a multi-cultural, multi-generational church in 2006, and he mentors a host of pastors and church planters. He has received recognition from state and federal officials for his work in the church and community. As an academic, he holds an M.Div. and a Ph.D. from Fuller Seminary. His published research examines the impact of Hip Hop culture on African American preachers and builds a missiological hermeneutic. In 2019 he was appointed to the faculty of Fuller as assistant professor of mission, theology and culture; making him the first African American professor in the history of the School of Intercultural Studies. Dr. Radcliff speaks to diverse groups across the country and internationally on a range of topics including preaching, culture, theology, mission, and church planting. He is a thoughtful scholar, an insightful teacher, and an anointed preacher who understands the importance of scripture and relevance to culture. However, his commitment to his family is his first ministry. He and his wife DeShun have been married for 24 years, and they have two daughters.
Please to click here to register. (Please register whether you are planning to attend on-campus in Hamilton Chapel or on Zoom.)
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 the registration form that they are seeking colloquia credit, and attend the Zoom webinar or sign-in if they attend in person.
