An Anti-Racist Faith Lecture Series: Worship & Anti-Racism Language by Rev. Dr. Cláudio Carvalhaes

SPC is excited to host a lecture series that will continue our anti-racist faith formation. An Anti-Racist Faith seeks to inform and undergird the work to which we are called, opposing racism endemic to our society, while promoting racial tolerance that strengthens the fabric of our common life. From a policy statement adopted in 1999 by the General Assembly of the PC(USA), entitled Facing Racism, “We believe antiracist efforts are an essential aspect of Christian discipleship, without which we fail to proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ. We believe our work is inherently intersectional in dismantling all systems of oppression, and so, we desire to come together in ways that can transform lives and perpetuate values that will change both church and society.” To this end, we’ve invited speakers with expertise in biblical studies, Presbyterian church history, liturgy and theology, to bring this anti-racist work into conversation with Scripture, church and denominational history, and our practice of worship.

 

Rev. Dr. Cláudio Carvalhaes / The capstone to our lecture series will be to welcome the Rev. Dr. Cláudio Carvalhaes (Union Theological Seminary) on Sunday, November 21, who will lead us in a conversation at 3:00 pm in the Fellowship Hall, focusing on anti-racist language and practices of worship. Originally from Brazil, Cláudio Carvalhaes is an ecologist, artist, liturgist and theologian. Currently he is the Associate Professor of Worship at Union Theological Seminary – New York City. He is the editor of Liturgies from Below: Prayers from People at the Ends of the World and has recently published Praying With Every Heart – Orienting Our Lives to the Wholeness of the World.