White Supremacy and American Christianity – October 2022
White Supremacy and American Christianity – April 2022
Saturday, April 9, 2022
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About the Speakers
Robert P. Jones, Ph.D., is the author of White Too Long: The Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity, which won a 2021 American Book Award. He is the founder and CEO of the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI), a nonpartisan organization dedicated to conducting independent research at the intersection of religion, culture, and politics. He also writes a weekly #WhiteTooLong newsletter at robertpjones.substack.com, which provides ongoing reflections and resources for those dedicated to the work of truth-telling, repair, and healing from the legacy of white supremacy in American Christianity.
Fr. Bryan Massingale, S.T.D., is the author of Racial Justice and the Catholic Church and the James and Nancy Buckman Professor of Theological and Social Ethics, as well as the Senior Ethics Fellow in Fordham’s Center for Ethics Education. Fr. Massingale is a noted authority on social and racial justice issues, particularly in Catholic spaces. His writing has been featured in U.S. Catholic, America, and National Catholic Reporter, and he has held numerous leadership positions and consultancies with organizations like the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Black Catholic Theological Symposium, National Black Catholic Congress, and the Catholic Theological Society of America.
Marcia Chatelain, Ph.D., is the winner of the 2021 Pulitzer Prize in History for her book Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America. She is a professor of history and African American studies at Georgetown University and the leading organizer behind the #FergusonSyllabus, an online educational resource that has shaped educational conversations about racism and police brutality since 2014.
Additional support from:
Bay Area Conference of Religious, Associates, Affiliates, and Friends
Center for Faith, Justice, and Reconciliation
Columban Center for Advocacy and Outreach
Comboni Missionary Sisters
Congregation of Divine Providence, Melbourne, Kentucky
Congregation of St. Joseph
Dominican Sisters of Peace
Faith in Public Life
Indiana Catholic Conference
Leadership Conference of Women Religious
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns
National Black Sisters Conference
Pax Christi USA
Pax Christi USA (Ambassador of Peace)
Presbyterian Church (USA), Office of Public Witness
Presbyterian Mission Racial Equity & Women’s Ministries, African American Intercultural Support Office
Social Action Linking Together (SALT)
Sisters of Charity of New York
Sisters of Mercy of the Americas, Institute Justice Team
Sisters of Mercy of the Americas, Institute Office of Anti-Racism and Racial Equity
Sisters of Providence, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana
Sisters of St. Francis, Clinton, Iowa
Sisters of St. Joseph of Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania
Sisters of the Living Word
Sisters of the Precious Blood
Sisters of the Presentation, BVM
University of Notre Dame, Center for Social Concerns
U.S. Federation of the Sisters of St. Joseph
Ursuline Sisters of Cleveland