Living in a Time of Pandemic: Who is God calling us to be?

Presented by The Anglican Theological Review, Bexley Seabury Seminary Federation, and the CEEP Network

Living in a Time of Pandemic: Who is God calling us to be? What is God calling us to do?

Thursday, May 28th

3:00-4:30pm EDT

As the pandemic of coronavirus and COVID-19 has unfolded around us, we face serious questions:

• How do we balance the need to reopen economies with the need to “flatten the curve” and protect the vulnerable?

• Given that both the economic shutdown and the virus have inflicted greater suffering on certain populations, and laid bare many layers of inequality, how can we work to remedy this?

• What are the “street level” realities people are facing in various contexts that need to be clearly stated?

• How does our faith in Jesus Christ inform our responses to these questions?

• Through all of this, who God is calling us to be, and what God is calling us to do?

To explore these and related issues, we have assembled a team of presenters known for their work in theology and theological ethics, to reflect theologically on the perils and promises we face.

Presenters include:

• Kelly Brown Douglas, Dean, Episcopal Divinity School at Union Seminary; New York, New York
• Elisabeth Kincaid, Assistant Professor of Ethics and Theology, Nashotah House; Nashotah, Wisconsin
• Gawain De Leeuw, Rector, St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church; White Plains, New York
• Selina Stone , Tutor and Lecturer, Political Theology, St. Mellitus College; London, United Kingdom

The session will be moderated by Micah Jackson, President of Bexley Seabury Seminary Federation.