Lecture Series

Race, Ethnicity, and the Work of Spiritual Care

Sponsored by the Fetzer Institute, this spiritual care lecture series treats the historical development and current work of chaplains of color and spiritual care in the US. The series is part of a pilot project to support and build networks for spiritual care providers of color and will focus on the expertise, compassion, and care chaplains of color bring to their work; their experiences as people of color in this work; and opportunities for everyone to unite in action around disparities in access to spiritual care. The project also supports the development of a stronger pipeline into the professional for persons of color interested in spiritual care. We encourage participants to form their own organizational listening groups for the lecture series as we expect each lecture to generate many ideas that can be adapted to your own work spaces.

SESSION ONE: Conversation Circles as a Model to Support Chaplains of Color

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October 26, 2021, 12-1 PM Eastern

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Su Yon Pak
Senior Director and Associate Professor of Integrative and Field-based Education
Union Theological Seminary

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Kirstin Boswell
University Chaplain and Dean of Multifaith Engagement
Elon University

SESSION TWO: History, Present, and Future of Chaplains of Color

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November 18, 2021, 1:30-2:30 PM Eastern

Aja Antoine, sociologist of chaplains of color, PhD student at Berkeley

Aja Antoine
Lab Research Associate and PhD Student
University of California at Berkeley

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Wendy Cadge
Lab Director and Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Brandeis University

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Barbara Savage
Geraldine R. Segal Professor Emerita of American Social Thought and Professor of Africana Studies
University of Pennsylvania

SESSION THREE: Experiences from Chaplains of Color in the Field

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December 16, 2021 1-2 PM Eastern

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Tahara Akmal
Clinical Pastoral Education Manager and Chaplain
MedStar Washington Hospital Center

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Charles Lattimore Howard
University Chaplain and Vice President for Social Equity and Community
University of Pennsylvania