Doing Theology in Pandemics:

Facing Viruses, Violence, and Vitriol

A Public Lecture Series - Wisdom and Insights from Leading Theologians

A PROJECT OF

WITH GENEROUS SUPPORT FROM

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH

Sustaining Practices for Care and Leadership

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COVID-19 and George Floyd: Implications for How We Understand Moral Suffering and Human Nature

Presented by
Dr. Rita Nakashima Brock Ph.D.

You Can’t Do This Alone: Leadership in Times of Crisis

Presented by
Dr. Patrick B. Reyes and
Christina Amalia Repoley

Religious, spiritual, and moral stress of religious leaders in a time of pandemic: Spiritual self-care

Presented by
Rev. Dr. Carrie Doehring

Mourning, Lamentation, Ritualizing, and Meaning Making

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Mourning, raging, loving, learning: embodied theologies during the COVID-19 pandemic

Presented by
Rev. Gabriella Lettini, Ph.D.

Interfaith Rituals of Mourning: Sacred Resistance to State Violence in Times of Corona

Presented by
Najeeba Syeed, J.D.

Re-Storying and the Joy of Becoming: Healing Cultural Trauma During Social Crisis

Presented by
Rev. Dr. Danjuma Gibson, Ph.D.

Narratives of Resistance and Resilience

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Ignorance Ain’t Bliss: Purposeful Enlightenment as Resistance to Being Dumbed Down

Presented by
Pamela Ayo Yetunde, J.D., Th.D.

Readings for Resilience: Biblical Reflections on the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond

Presented by
Rabbi Dr. Rachel S. Mikva, Ph.D.

Traumatized Bodies and the Slow Work of Theology

Presented by
Shelly Rambo, Ph.D.

Making Room for Feeling and Healing

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#BlackFearsMatter: Honoring African Americans’ Fear & Caring for The African American S.E.LF. During A Crisis

Presented by
Rev. Danielle J. Buhuro, D.Min., BCC

Clearing: Making Room for Black Healing

Presented by
Rev. Dr. Stephanie M. Crumpton

Apocalyptic Emotions and the Practice of Care

Presented by
Rev. Dr. Cody J. Sanders, Ph.D.

Contributors

A PROJECT OF

WITH GENEROUS SUPPORT FROM

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH

PROJECT DIRECTOR - Rev. Zachary Moon Ph.D., Associate Professor of Theology and Psychology, Chicago Theological Seminary
PRODUCER - Rev. Katie Givens Kime, Ph.D., Director of Religion and Civic Engagement, Odyssey Impact

For more information on this project, email Zachary Moon: zachary.moon@ctschicago.edu