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Reverend Amelita Grace G. Cajiuat, (STH’05,’06) Lives a Life of Music, Ministry, and Praise in Kenosha
This was originally published by Kenosha News on December 11, 2022 and can be found here. Excerpt from the article: When she was 5 years old, Grace Cajiuat sang her first solo. From there, as she grew up, Cajiuat became more involved in music. At age 6, she began piano lessons and at age 10 […]
Anastasia Kidd (STH ’04, ’18) Publishes Fat Church: Claiming a Gospel of Fat Liberation
Anastasia Kidd (STH ’04, ’18) published Fat Church: Claiming a Gospel of Fat Liberation. The book overview states: Anti-Fatness Affects Us All Whether your body is small or large, aged or young, disabled or abled, toned or soft, lithe or stiff—or somewhere in-between—anti-fatness affects us all, because it is intended to. Fat Church critiques anti-fat prejudice and […]
Reverend Dr. Nelson Cowan (STH’19) Hired as Director of the Samford Center for Worship and the Arts
This was originally published by Samford University School of Arts on December 9, 2022 and can be found here. The Nelson R. Cowan will join the team in January 2023 as director. He comes to Samford after serving as senior pastor at Christ United Methodist Church in Neptune, FL. He brings extensive pastoral and worship […]
Reverend Vernon Kerri Walker, Jr., (STH’16) in The Guardian on Climate Change
This was originally published by The Guardian on December 8, 2022 and can be found here. Excerpt from the article: “Being socially isolated while trying to deal with an extreme weather event can be deadly, particularly for those who are more susceptible to dying from extreme weather,” said the Rev Vernon Walker, a co-author […]
Chasity Jones (STH’22) Publishes Black Gold: The Road to Black Infinity
Chasity Jones (STH’ 22) published Black Gold: The Road to Black Infinity on December 1, 2022. The book overview states: The project is a collection of poems during a period of liberation and the beginning of a process called decolonizing my mind (bell hooks, Sisters in the Yam). As a southern belle from Bible Belt […]
Reverend Mariama White-Hammond (STH’17) Condemns Racism in Front of Prince William and Kate after Royal Scandal
This was originally published by Page Six on November 18, 2022, and can be found here. A black reverend spoke out about the “legacy of colonialism and racism” in front of the Prince and Princess of Wales — just hours after a royal racism scandal erupted back in the UK. Reverend Mariama White-Hammond, the city’s Chief of […]
Ashley Popperson (STH’14) is New Associate Minster at Old South Church in Boston
This was originally published by Old South Church in Boston, and can be found here. Dear Old South Church in Boston, At the culmination of this wondrous season, we’ll hear again the beloved phrase “tidings of great joy which shall be to all people” – the Christmas angels’ song of annunciation to the shepherds as […]
Jamie Webster (STH ’17) is the New Interim Campus Minister at Maryville College
This was originally published by The Highland Echo on November 18, 2022, and can be found here. An excerpt from the article: A native Tennessean, Webster holds a Bachelor’s in History with a minor in Religious Studies from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, where she also completed a post-baccalaureate in Elementary Education. Eight years […]
Students of a Harvard Kennedy School Course Created by Reverend Cornell Brooks (STH ’87) Campaign to Honor the Memory of Callie House
This was originally published by the Harvard Kennedy School on October 14, 2022, and can be found here. Excerpt from the article: Callie House, a pioneering civil rights leader at the turn of the 20th century, founded the National Ex-Slave Mutual Relief, Bounty, and Pension Association- but was later wrongfully accused of mail fraud and […]
Ludwig Noya (STH ’18) Gave Lecture on “Reconsidering the Liberative Aspect of Sabbath”
This was originally published by the Spectrum on November 2, 2022, and can be found here. “Reconsidering the Liberative Aspect of Sabbath” with Ludwig Noya On October 30, Noya gave a presentation based on his dissertation project, “Rest as a Site of Struggle: Reconsidering the Sabbath Transgression Narratives in the Hebrew Bible.” He is a […]