NO MATTER WHO YOU ARE OR WHERE YOU ARE ON LIFE'S JOURNEY,
YOU ARE INVITED AND WELCOME HERE.
NO MATTER WHO YOU ARE OR WHERE YOU ARE ON LIFE'S JOURNEY,
YOU ARE INVITED AND WELCOME HERE.
CONFRONTING RACISM: Building Beloved Community Through Lived
Join our Reverend, Rev. Dr. Stephen G. Ray Jr at his Talk,
"Building Beloved Community Through Lived Experience"
at Congregation Mishkan Israel
Part of Confronting Racism — a special program
Sunday, February 8, 3-4:30 pm
785 Ridge Road, Hamden, CT 06517
The Senior Minister of the historic United Church on the Green in New Haven, will discuss the roots of the Civil Rights Movement in the common Black-Jewish experience of migration to escape oppression, and how an understanding of this history can help to reconceive a future Black-Jewish partnership.
The Rev. Dr. Ray, Ph.D. in Theology and African-American Studies, Yale University and M.Div., Yale Divinity School has a long, distinguished career in theological education and pastoral service, in Connecticut, Chicago and nationally. He has written and lectured broadly in the areas of Theology, African American religion, human rights, Black-Jewish relations and the intersection of religion and politics. He has had a particular interest in the study of the Holocaust. Alongside his pastoral work, Rev. Ray notes a current focus on reinvigorating the public square as a place for all, and on reclaiming a vital expression of progressive religion in that project.
This event is free and open to all congregations.
PREACHERS AND PREACHING
Online on Monday, February 9, 12 pm
Tune into PREACHING AND PREACHERS as Reverend Stephen Ray, PhD discusses "Lessons for Today's Battles" with Dr. Martha Simmons and Reverend Cheryl Townsend Gilkes, PhD.
Watch the discussion on Facebook and on Youtube!
Faith Under Fire
On Zoom Thursday, February 12, 7 pm
"Faith Under Fire: The Impact of Christian Nationalism on LGBTQ Communities"
As Christian Nationalism gains visibility in American public
life, its theological claims and political agendas have
profound implications for LGBTQIA+ individuals and
communities of faith. This 90-minute webinar examines how
the fusion of religion and nationalism shapes public policy,
church culture, and social attitudes toward sexual and
gender diversity.
The first 60 minutes feature a moderated panel discussion, including our Pastor, Rev. Dr. Stephen Ray, Sr.
The last 30-minutes will offer a training to equip participants with a deeper understanding of the intersections between faith, power, and identity—and with practical tools to engage in faithful resistance and radical inclusion.
Register at www.lincollective.org
Presented by the Lavender Interfaith Collective (LInC)