Thursday Lunch – Past Events
formerly “Fellowship & Fare Series”
2018-2019
September 20,2018- Dr. Cristian De La Rosa “Our Lady of Guadalupe as a Resource for Latinx Women”
September 27, 2018- Kara Jackman “Seeking a Contended Peace: My Faith Journey”
October 4, 2018- Dr. Nicolette Manglos-Weber “Global Evangelical Churches and their Ambivalence Towards Women”
October 11, 2018- BU STH Library “What You Didn’t Know About the Theology Library”
October 18, 2018- Leticia “Lety” Trujillo “Meeting my Mexican Family for the First Time”
October 25, 2018- Rev. Dr. Karen Coleman “Overlapping Oppressions in the Church”
November 1, 2018- Sadiqa Delaney “From Tragedy to Triumph”
November 8, 2018- Eileen Daily “Religious Art in Spain”
November 15, 2018- Shelton Oakley Hersey “What I’ve Learned about Whiteness”
November 29, 2018- Bishop Susan Hassinger “Faith in the Face of Fear”
December 6, 2018- Dashinika Poindexter “Just Because You are in the Storm, does not mean the Storm has to be inside of You.”
January 31, 2019- Anna Howard Shaw Staff “Reflections on the Journey So Far”
February 7, 2019- Sagar Rajpal “The Divine Feminine in Hinduism”
February 14, 2019- Nora De Arco “No es Fácil: Getting to Experience Cuba as a Local”
February 21. 2019- Ana Maria Rodriguez “Working With Ex-Combatants”
February 28, 2019- Anna Howard Shaw Staff “What is the Way Forward”
March 7, 2019- Nina Levine “How my Passion for Food and Community became a Part-time Social Media Business”
2017-2018
September 21, 2017- EunSu Kim “Be Healthy for Your Life”
September 28, 2017- Kara Jackman “Recovering From It All”
October 5, 2017- Matthew Lewellyn-Otten “This Ain’t A Man’s World: How Women Have Shaped My Call to Ministry”
October 26, 2017- Lance Laird “Research on Muslim Women and Domestic Violence in Boston”
November 2, 2017- Rev. Rachel Fisher “Part-time Pastor, Full-time Mom: Work-life Integration”
November 9, 2017- Steven Bingaman “Prison Ministry”
November 16, 2017- Amy Tighe “Study Break: Relaxing with Laughter Yoga and Folk Tales”
November 30,2017- Judith Oleson “Women’s Leadership Circles and Spiritual Practices”
January 25, 2018- Bria Belim “Living Through Different Types of Pain”
February 1, 2018- Hazel Johnson “I Give Myself Away: Servant Leadership in the Face of Uncertainty”
February 8, 2018- Sheila Otieno “Shell Shocked: Living my Best Academic Life”
February 15, 2018- Godwin Nnanna “Naija Yearning:When Religion Brings Peace, not War”
February 22, 2018- Susie Jostyn “Emergence Into Light”
March 1, 2018- Dr. Eileen Daily “Loving People With Developmental Disabilities”
March 15, 2018- Olusegun Osineye “Articulating a Road-map for a Distinct African Civilization in the 21st Century”
March 22, 2018- Bishop Susan Hassinger “In the Midst of New Dimensions: Where are We?”
April 5, 2018- Rev. Dr. Anne Marie Hunter “What does #AndSoIStayed have to do with Ministry?”
April 19, 2018- Sherma Simpson “Essentials of Prayer”
2012-2013
January 31, 2013 – Elizabeth Fonferek, “Turning Inward: Cultivating the Interior”
February 14, 2013 – Anna Howard Shaw Birthday Celebration
February 21, 2013 – Stefanie Ruper, “Your Cultured Body: Self-love, Nutrition, and Food in America Today”
February 28, 2013 – Dr. Anjulet Tucker, Fellowship and Fare (Q&A)
March 7, 2013 – Dr. Cristian De La Rosa, Fellowship and Fare (Q&A”)
March 21, 2013 – Rev. Ted Karpf, “My Work with HIV and AIDS in the U.S. and Around the World”
March 29, 2013 – Rev. LaTrelle Miller Easterling, “Empower the Women, Save the World”
April 4, 2013 – Samantha Ball, “Communities of Mourning, Communities of Hope: Transforming Trauma”
April 25, 2013 – Robin Olson and Chris Evans, “Shared Covenants of Ministry and Marriage”
May 2, 2013 – JanJay Innis, “All the Single Ladies: Debunking Myths and Embracing Singleness as a Gift”
2011-2012
September 22, 2011 – Dr. Courtney Goto, “Learning Self-care: The Case of the Bumbling Goddesses”
October 13, 2011 – Stephanie Riley, “Approaching Shame: The Confrontation with a Personal and Political Affect”
October 20, 2011 – Derrick Muwina, “Women Ordination in the Anglican Communion: An African Perspective”
October 27, 2011 – Rev. Gail Avery, “Many Paths, One Journey: Finding Our Way Along Dark Pathways”
November 3, 2011 – Dean Hill, “The Partnership of the Gospel”
November 10, 2011 – Rev. Dr. Pamela Lightsey, “Networking Finesse: Collaborating Without Cronyism”
November 17, 2011 – Rev. Marion Grant, “Statistics and Stories Related to The Status of Women Clergy in The New England Conference”
December 1, 2011 – Rev. Dr. Robin Olson, “Imagination and Images of God: A Welcome Partnership”
February 2, 2012 – Dr. Amy Limpitlaw, “Living Without Regrets”
February 9, 2012 – David Scott, “The Uplift of Women: Missions and Women’s Rights”
February 12, 2012 – Dr. Christopher Evans, “Living into my Vocation: My Journey as a Historian”
February 16, 2012 – Rev. Dr. Wanda Stahl, “All Is Well, As Will Be Well”: Wisdom from Julian of Norwich for Contemporary Life and Ministry
March 1, 2012 – Kasey Cox and Kelly Hill, “Reflections on Israel/Palestine”
March 8, 2012 – Rev. Michelle Walsh, “Personal Experiences with Race, Class, and Gender in Urban Community Ministry”
March 22, 2012 – Micah Christian, “Mothering the Poor: Reflections on the Work of Catholic Women Missioners”
April 5, 2012 – Dr. M. Thomas Thangaraj, “Women Who Shaped My Life”
April 19, 2012 – Pastor Andrew Kjorlaug and Bonnie Gatchell, “Going into the Strip Club: Route One Ministries”
April 26, 2012 – Anna Howard Shaw Center End of Year Celebration
2010-2011
September 23, 2010 – Donna Johnson, “Life is a Fairytale: 7 Magical Keys for Transforming Your Life”
September 30, 2010 – Amanda Norris, “‘Eminem’s Been Reading My Bible!’ A Sermon for Women With No Names”
October 14, 2010 – Michael Mercier, “A Mid-Term Reprieve: Now Is Our Salvation Closer Than When We First Matriculated”
October 21, 2010 – Andrew Tripp, “Phallocracy in Alan Moore’s From Hell“
October 28, 2010 – Dan Kim, “The Korean American Church: Korean? American? Both? Neither?….Church?”
November 4, 2010 – Xochitl Alvizo, “Con-Questioning Mary Daly: Building on the Wisdom of our Foresisters”
November 11, 2010 – Rev. Holly Benzenhafer Redford, “Dreaming Dreams and Seeing Visions: A Conversation on Reclaiming Spiritual Language about Mystical Experience”
November 18, 2010 – Bishop Susan Hassinger, “When ‘Being First’ Is Not the Last Word”
December 2, 2010 – Meredith Hoxie, “Reflecting on World AIDS Day”
February 10, 2011 – “Jeffrey Rickman and Monica Yungeberg, “State of the Union: Women in American Pulpits”
February 17, 2011 – Patricia Hatch, “Including Female Voices: Raising Awareness”
February 24, 2011 – “Insung Ko: God as Mother, focusing on the book of Isaiah”
March 3, 2011 – Casey Conway, “The Youth-Led Interfaith Movement”
March 10, 2011 – Rev. Shandi Mawokomatanda, “Between Babel and Pentecost: Principles and Practices for Moving from Coexistence to Communion in Multicultural Communities”
March 24, 2011 – Christine Nakyeyune, “Considering the Self: The Self in Realizing the Potentials for Women”
March 31, 2011 – Shirley Paulson, “Celebrating Women’s History Month: Mary Baker Eddy”
April 7, 2011 – Dr. Shelly Rambo, Maya Dietz, and Irene Willis, “On the Front Lines: Women, Faith, and the Military”
April 14, 2011 – Rev. Hope Luckie, “Spiritual Ecumenism in University Chaplaincy”
April 21, 2011 – Annah Undenge, “African Women and Challenges of Domestic Violence”
April 28, 2011 – Jennifer Quigley, “Inclusive Wedding Liturgies: From Obedience to Partnership”
May 5, 2011 – Dr. Walter Fluker, “THE MLK-IDEAL: Where Do We Go From Here?”
2009-2010
September 17, 2009 – Marla Marcum, “New Spiritual Disciplines in Covenant with God, Creation and Future Generations”
September 24, 2009 – Deborah Chi, “Is desiring for ‘Perfect’ futile?”
October 1, 2009 – Kasey Cox, “Building Peace: The Value of Women & Education (Reflections on Three Cups of Tea)”
October 8, 2009 – Arthur Koh Swee-Leong, “Women In Our Lives”
October 15, 2009 – Dr. Anjulet Tucker, “So you Want a Ph.D? Tips for Women Considering a Career in the Academy”
October 22, 2009 – Rev. Annie Britton, “The ‘ins’ and ‘outs’ of BEing the Inclusive Church” &
Tallessyn Grenfell-Lee, “The Way We Are Created: Eco-feminist Explorations of Bodily Hair”
November 5, 2009 – Rev. Samuel Johnson, “The Relationship between Global and Feminist Theology and Pedagogy”
November 12, 2009 – Dr. Jennifer Knust, “Counting Time: On Being a ‘Young’ Woman in the (Christian) Academy”
November 19, 2009 – Patricia Hatch, “From Seeker to Inspirational Preacher: One Women’s Journey”
February 4, 2010 – Joy Perkett, “Domestic Violence: Not Just a Women’s Issue”
February 11, 2010 – Rachel Vogelzang, “Notes of Faith”
February 18, 2010 – Tendy Moyo: “Jesus and the Gospels: Art and Music Meditation”
February 25, 2010 – Philomena Hare: “Rural Salvadorian Women – Uncelebrated Strengths”
March 18, 2010 – Rev. Victoria Glaskell, “Yea, the Work of our Hands: Traditional Craft as Spiritual Practice and Sanity-Saving Product”
March 25, 2010 – Dr. Karen Westerfield Tucker, “When the Cradle is Empty: Rites for Miscarriage and Stillbirth”
April 1, 2010 – Caleb Acton, “Appropriation or Appreciation: Where Do We Draw the Line? AKA Cautions Against Presumptuous Borrowing”
April 8, 2010 – Rev. Jean Halligan Vandergrift, “Changing Church: Why should we and how?”
April 15, 2010 – Chihoon Jeong: “Not Aid, Trade: My Fair-Trade Campaign Experiences in Korea”
April 22, 2010 – Dean Mary Elizabeth Moore, “Women in Leadership: Charismas and Challenges”
Older events
April 2, 2009 – Lauren Nofsinger, “Mary Baker Eddy: Her Significance for Women and the Church”
October 4, 2007 – Rev. Newsome-Camara, “Experiencing Shekinah”
February 1, 2007 – Women in the Public Eye
February 14, 2006 – Dr. Gina Cogan, “The Ordination of Women in Buddhism”
January 26, 2006 – Eriko Sase, “I Don’t Want to be Troublesome to my Family”
February 9, 2006 – Rev. Laurel Scott, “Interesting and Surprising Things About Urban Ministry”
February 2, 2006 – Q&A with Rev. Aida Irizarry-Fernandez
February 23, 2006 – Sakena Young-Skaggs, “AME Preaching Women: Sisters in the Spirit”
March 23, 2006 – Dr. Karen Westerfield Tucker, “A Reflection on 28 Years of Parish Ministry, Campus Ministry, and The University”
April 20, 2006 – Dr. Shelly Rambo, “Inclusive Language”
November 28, 2005 – Michael J. Fulhage, “Accidental Exclusion?”
October 20, 2005 – Dr. Jennifer Knust, “Abandoned to Lust: Sexual Slander and Ancient Christianity”
November 17, 2005 – Susan Amick, Relaxation and Guided Imagery