That’s the advice of Dr. Amos Yong, Professor of Theology and Mission, and Dean of the School of Mission and Theology, at Fuller University.��

Dr. Yong will share his vision with the Saint Paul community during an upcoming lecture entitled “The Holy Spirit and People of Other Faiths: Relational Christian Witness in the 2020s.” Sponsored by the �ԹϺ����� Evangelical Society, the event takes place via Zoom on February 15 at 11 a.m. Central Standard Time. Those wishing to participate may .��

Interreligious dialogue, , involves intentionally seeking positive interactions between people from different faith communities. It includes sharing and respecting diverse perspectives while pursuing common goals. Interreligious dialogue has also been instrumental in achieving social justice throughout history. The U.S. Civil Rights Movement, as well as the fight to end apartheid in South Africa, included Christians, Jews, Muslims and members of many other faith traditions.��

Dr. Yong calls on Christians in the 2020s to lead with the Holy Spirit when engaging in interfaith conversations. This enables us to more effectively navigate through a world of increasing religious diversity. According to , 63% of U.S. adults identify as Christian, a decrease of 12 percentage points from 2011. At the same time, those identifying with no faith tradition have increased to 29% of the adult population. This group includes atheists, agnostics and those with no specific beliefs in particular. Another 6% identify with a religion other than Christian, including Judaism, Islam, Buddhism and Hinduism.��

Born in Malaysia as the son of a Pentacostal preacher, as a Malaysian Chinese American Christian coming of age in an interreligious setting. He reminds us of how the Acts 2 narrative teaches that the Body of Christ is already constituted in many languages and cultures throughout the world.��

Dr. Yong’s message has increasing relevance as we find ourselves interacting with the religious other in our day-to-day lives. It is paramount for faith leaders and lay persons alike to acquire the language, theological understanding and spiritual skills for engaging in meaningful interactions with those of different faiths and those with no faith.��

We look forward to hearing from Dr. Yong and encourage you to join us for this engaging presentation. You may . Call us at 913-253-5000 if you have questions about this or other upcoming activities at Saint Paul.

Dr. Bretherton is a Professor of Theological Ethics at Duke Divinity School and Senior Fellow of the Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University.

The lecture will take place in Wesley Covenant Chapel, at the seminary’s Kansas Campus, at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, October 9. Online registration is .

About Dr. Bretherton

Dr. Bretherton’s has focused on the intersection between Christianity and radical democracy, poverty, interfaith relations and globalization

He has also examined a number of critical topics including Christian ethics, Christian political thought and the relationship between Christianity and capitalism. Other interests include moral theology, political theology and practices of social, political and economic witness.

His most recent book, Resurrecting Democracy: Faith, Citizenship and the Politics of a Common Life (2015), uses a case study of community organizing in London to assess the construction of citizenship as identity, shared rationality and performance.

Other books published include Christianity & Contemporary Politics: The Conditions and Possibilities of Faithful Witness (2010) and Hospitality as Holiness: Christian Witness Amid Moral Diversity (2006).

His work has appeared in academic journals Modern Theology, Journal of the American Academy of Religion and Studies in Christian Ethics, as well as popular publications The Guardian, The Times and ABC Religion and Ethics.

Dr. Bretherton has worked with a variety of faith-based organizations and NGOs around the world, especially in Central and Eastern Europe.

About the Wayne E. Drake Peace Lecture

The Peace Lecture is a continuing lecture series focusing on two of the founding principles of the seminary — peace and justice rooted in the Christian faith.

Topics and speakers come from a wide array of professions, as well as denominations, as we seek to explore the peace that is needed in our times. Saint Paul invites leaders that represent peace and justice issues in national and international ways.

The Peace Lecture was established by a lay Christian in the hopes that topics and speakers will appeal and relate to the laity as well as the academic community. The donors, Don and Janet Beets, created the award to honor PFC Wayne Drake (1922-1943) who served in World War II and died as a Japanese prisoner of war in Luzon, Philippines on September 7, 1943. Drake served in the Hq. Co. 31st infantry, Philippine Division, U.S. Army.

We look forward to welcoming everyone to experience this engaging presentation. For more information on the 2018-2019 lecture series and other upcoming events, check out the Saint Paul calendar online.

, a regular on BET, CNN, MSNBC, and TV One, will moderate the panel as each person recalls the emotions, politics, and social contexts surrounding the era when civil rights victories occurred. A question and answer time will follow.

Location/Date/Time

The panel discussion will be held at St. James United Methodist Church at at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 6, 2016.

View Via Video-Stream!

Interested but unable to attend in person? Connect to the lecture via live video-stream at 7:00 p.m.

Featured speakers:

 Mary Jean Eisenhower

has served as the U.S. Ambassador to Belgium and is the Chief Executive Officer of People to People International.�� Mrs. Eisenhower is the granddaughter of the 34th President, Dwight D. Eisenhower, who is considered by some historians as the unsung hero of Civil Rights.�� President Eisenhower on September 23, 1957, ordered Federal troops to escort 9 black students who sought to enter the all-white Central High School of Little Rock, Arkansas.

Kathleen Neal Cleaver

is a Professor of Law at Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia.�� A native of Texas, Kathleen, in 1967 joined the Black Panther Party and married the Minister of Information for the party, who is the best-selling author of the book “Soul on Ice” Eldridge Leroy Cleaver.

Clifton Truman Daniel

is the oldest grandson of former U.S. President Harry S. Truman.�� He is a lecturer, and published author.�� His grandfather, President Truman, issued the Executive Order 9981 on July 26, 1948 that abolished racial segregation of the U.S. military.�� Although it is not widely known, President Truman convened the President’s Committee on Civil Rights in 1946.

Moderator:

Angela Rye

is Principal and CEO of Impact Strategies who also served as the Executive Director and General Counsel of the 112th Congressional Black Caucus.�� She earned a Law Degree from Seattle University School of Law.�� Mrs. Rye, never a reluctant proponent of her commitment to social economic change, appears regularly on BET, CNN, MSNBC, and TV One, where she is called upon to analyze the complex national political issues and offer her view on contemporary political matters.

More recently, Forbes has been President and Founder of the Healing of the Nations Foundation, a national and global ministry for spiritual renewal and holistic health. The foundation is a non-partisan, interfaith, not-for-profit organization for the promotion of a holistic understanding of health and wellness. It seeks to broaden the awareness of the interrelatedness of physical, emotional, mental, spiritual, and community health.

Dr. Forbes came to speak at an afternoon luncheon for pastors and at the Saint Paul Peace Lecture with the lectures entitled, “Justice Calls Our Name: What is Our Response?”

A group of multi-denominational and multicultural pastors and community leaders from both sides of the state line were in attendance at the Clergy Leader Peace Luncheon at . The local leaders had a beneficial discussion as Dr. Forbes asked a question and opened the floor for input. The lunch was a collaboration with �ԹϺ����� and Saint Paul doctoral alums: Rev. Dr. Mark R. Holland, Mayor/CEO of the Unified Government of Wyandotte County/KCK and Rev. Dr. Emanuel Cleaver III, Senior Pastor of St. James United Methodist Church, KCMO.

Dr. Forbes gave the Saint Paul Peace Lecture that evening at . “It is time to initiate a movement for a revolution of values in regards to the triple evils of bigotry, greed & violence,” said Dr. Forbes. The Saint Paul Peace Lecture is endowed by a donor in memory of his adopted brother PFC Wayne Drake who served in WWII and died as a prisoner of war. It is especially meaningful that he chose �ԹϺ����� to host the lecture on peace and justice issues as both topics are foundational to the seminary. Each year faculty are evaluated on ways that they incorporate those topics into their research and teachings.

�ԹϺ����� presents the 2015 Cleaver Lecture in Religion and Public Life with Dr. Michael Eric Dyson on April 29th at 7:00 p.m.

Don’t miss out on a great opportunity to see Dr. Michael Dyson present a lecture titled, “Policing the Black Body: Fast Terror and Slow Terror in America.”  This event is free and open to the public!  Dr. Dyson is currently University Professor of Sociology at Georgetown University and NPR host of the “Michael Eric Dyson Show”.

The lecture will take place at in Kansas City, Missouri at 7:00 p.m.�� The lecture is free and open to the public with a reception following.

Dr. Dyson blends scholarly insight with popular culture and provides commentary on modern social and intellectual thought.�� He makes use of cultural criticism, race theory, religion, philosophical reflection, and gender studies.

He has been named by Ebony as one of the hundred most influential black Americans, is the author of , including Holler if You Hear Me, Is Bill Cosby Right? and I May Not Get There With You: The True Martin Luther King Jr.

�ԹϺ����� Cleaver Lecturer will be Dr. Dyson on April 29.