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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 PanelLocation: 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 PlenaryLocation: 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 SkotnickiLocation: Theron Room in the Theodore Sedgwick Wright Library or Zoom Livestreamor“Repairers of the Breach: A Contemplative Politics for Our Time” facilitated by Leonard McMahonLocation: The Cooper Conference Room at The Erdman Center (in-person only)
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10:15 a.m.–12:45 p.m. | “Brokenness to Beauty: Kintsugi” facilitated by David KimLocation: 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 SkotnickiLocation: 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 McMahonLocation: The Cooper Conference Room at The Erdman Center or YouTube Livestream12:30–2 p.m. | Lunch Break
2–3 p.m. | Selection of Workshops (Workshop 3)
“Ignatian Imaginative Contemplation as Resistance” facilitated by Fr. Rob McChesneyLocation: The Cooper Conference Room at The Erdman Center or YouTube Livestreamor“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-WilsonLocation: 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 McChesneyLocation: 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 RayLocation: 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
Bo Karen LeePresider
Lisa Marie BowensPanelist
Shane ClaibornePanelist
Haejin Shim FujimuraPanelist
Makoto FujimuraPanelist
David KimWorkshop Leader
adwoa Lewis-WilsonWorkshop Leader
Juliet LiuPanelist
Robert McChesneyWorkshop Leader
Leonard McMahonPanelist/Workshop Leader
Shann RayPanelist/Workshop Leader
Andrew SkotnickiPanelist/Workshop Leader
Caz Tod-PearsonPanelist
Karen Hernandez-Granzen
Luke Powery
Emily “Z” Zinsitz
David Bennett ThomasPiano
Jasyn BrazobanTrombone
Shanon ChuaVocalist
Cornell FieldsPiano/Speaker
Jason FraticelliBass
George RabbaiTrumpet
Satchel SchwartzDrummer
Conference Fees:
This conference is free for PTS students, faculty and staff, but registration is required.Online registration closes on April 21.
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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 SpiritualityThe Spirituality Institute for Research and EducationGoldenwood NYCThe Betsy Stockton Center for Black Church StudiesThe Center for Asian American ChristianityHispanic Theological InitiativeThe Center for Theology, Women, and GenderThe Overseas Ministries Study CenterAll Saints’ ChurchThe Theology Lab at Highrock OnlineSoulcare at Highrock OnlineOasis Ministries for Spiritual Development
