Contemplative prayer fuels action in the world, and when it is fully rooted in God, leads to a deeper concern for social justice. Come and be empowered to consider a variety of ways in which our justice work might be anchored in the depths of God’s love for us and for our world.
All are welcome to attend this conference in person or online.
(all times are in EST)
6:30–8 p.m. | Opening Panel
Location: Theron Room in the Theodore Sedgwick Wright Library or YouTube Livestream
8–8:15 p.m. | Break
8:15–9:30 p.m. | Opening Night Jazz Concert (Jazz improvisation as liberative justice)
Location: Princeton Theological Seminary Chapel or YouTube Livestream
9:30–10 a.m. | Saturday Morning Plenary
Location: Princeton Theological Seminary Chapel or YouTube Livestream
10:15–11:15 a.m. | Selection of Workshops (Workshop 1)
“Shake Hands with the Devil” facilitated by Andrew Skotnicki
Location: Theron Room in the Theodore Sedgwick Wright Library or Zoom Livestream
or
“Repairers of the Breach: A Contemplative Politics for Our Time” facilitated by Leonard McMahon
Location: The Cooper Conference Room at The Erdman Center (in-person only)
OR
10:15 a.m.–12:45 p.m. | “Brokenness to Beauty: Kintsugi” facilitated by David Kim
Location: Gambrell Room in Scheide Hall (This workshop is only offered once & in-person)
11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. | Selection of Workshops (Workshop 2)
“Shake Hands with the Devil” facilitated by Andrew Skotnicki
Location: Theron Room in the Theodore Sedgwick Wright Library (in-person only)
or
“Repairers of the Breach: A Contemplative Politics for Our Time” facilitated by Leonard McMahon
Location: The Cooper Conference Room at The Erdman Center or YouTube Livestream
12:30–2 p.m. | Lunch Break
2–3 p.m. | Selection of Workshops (Workshop 3)
“Ignatian Imaginative Contemplation as Resistance” facilitated by Fr. Rob McChesney
Location: The Cooper Conference Room at The Erdman Center or YouTube Livestream
or
“God Dwells in the Thick Darkness: Listening and Wrestling with the Divine Antagonist” facilitated by Shann Ray
Location: Theron Room in the Theodore Sedgwick Wright Library (in-person only)
or
“Finding, Holding, and Being ‘Center’: God-Self Integration as Liberative Justice for Marginalized Peoples” facilitated by adwoa Lewis-Wilson
Location: Gambrell Room in Scheide Hall or Zoom Livestream (This workshop is only offered once)
3:15–4:15 p.m. | Selection of Workshops (Workshop 4)
“Ignatian Imaginative Contemplation as Resistance” facilitated by Fr. Rob McChesney
Location: The Cooper Conference Room at The Erdman Center (in-person only)
or
“God Dwells in the Thick Darkness: Listening and Wrestling with the Divine Antagonist” facilitated by Shann Ray
Location: Theron Room in the Theodore Sedgwick Wright Library or Zoom Livestream
4:30–5 p.m. | Closing Plenary: “Gathering the Graces + Commissioning”
Location: Princeton Theological Seminary Chapel or Zoom Livestream
Conference Fees:
This conference is free for PTS students, faculty and staff, but registration is required.
Online registration closes on April 21.
Vaccines and a booster are required to attend events on campus. Our health and wellness protocols regarding COVID-19 change based on the guidance of our local health departments officials and numbers of cases in our region. As a result, protocols are fluid and requirements regarding the use of face coverings, distance, and testing may change. For the latest guidelines, click here.
This conference is co-sponsored by the following ministries and organizations:
The Society for the Study of Christian Spirituality
The Spirituality Institute for Research and Education
Goldenwood NYC
The Betsy Stockton Center for Black Church Studies
The Center for Asian American Christianity
Hispanic Theological Initiative
The Center for Theology, Women, and Gender
The Overseas Ministries Study Center
All Saints’ Church
The Theology Lab at Highrock Online
Soulcare at Highrock Online
Oasis Ministries for Spiritual Development
