The GTU community is invited to WSR's annual student conference. Lunch and refreshments will be provided, but please RSVP to wsr@ses.gtu.edu if possible for numbers.
If you can't make it in person, please watch our live-stream!
- Morning Livestream link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uj7Avp40qA4
- Afternoon Livestream link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g49RK4cwbE0
Event Schedule:
Session 1: Historical [Re]considerations (9-10:30am)
Presenters:
- Laura Dunn: Yoginī-s in the Flesh: Power, Praxis and the Embodied Divine Feminine
- Hanna Kang: Marian veneration in Latin American context
- Mahjabeen Dhala: Five Foundational Women in the Qur’an : Rereading their Stories from a Shia Female Perspective
Break: 10:30am-11:00am
Session 2: Ethical Demands (11:00am-12:30pm)
Presenters:
- Keyona Saquile Lazenby: "Eco-womanist Ethics and African Spirituality" -An Answer to Carceral Antil-Ecology
- Sheryl Johnson: Stewardship is not (just) Personal, it is Political
- Marcia L. Ledford: The Persistent Widow through Latina Eyes
Lunch: 12:30pm-1:15pm
Session 3: Women Witness (1:15-2:45pm)
Presenters:
Marinda, KengFan Chan: Mission and Discipleship of Female Catholic Christians in the Asian Context
Joy Barnitz: Women of Spirit and Power: Could Sister Fidelma be real?
Oyasuuru Ifawarinwa (Leslye M. Huff): The Making of an American Mystic: Reverend Dagmar Braun Celeste's Ever-Ascending Spirals on the Journey Toward the Beloved Community
All are welcome to attend this conference featuring a variety of student papers!
Questions: Contact Sheryl Johnson, wsr@ses.gtu.edu
