February 12-13, 2019
Sponsors:
Beeson Divinity School of Samford University
Institute of Anglican Studies at Beeson
Institute on Religion and Democracy
Sponsors:
Beeson Divinity School of Samford University
Institute of Anglican Studies at Beeson
Institute on Religion and Democracy
The Institute on Religion and Democracy and the Institute of Anglican Studies at Beeson Divinity School of Samford University will host the Racial Reconciliation and the National Covenant conference at Samford, Feb. 12-13. This event will bring Protestants, Catholics and Jews together to answer the question, How does thinking about God change the way we think about race?
Talks at the conference will address covenant and race in the Hebrew Scriptures, exile and return from slavery, white supremacy, Martin Luther King Jr.’s appeal to the national covenant, and many other subjects.
Speakers include former gang member and Pentecostal minister Eugene Rivers, Seymour Institute Executive Director on Black Church and Policy Studies Jacqueline Rivers, economist Glenn Loury, former civil rights leader Robert Woodson, and activist Alveda King.
Conference Schedule
All sessions except one will be held in the Brock Forum in Dwight Beeson Hall. The Tuesday Chapel, however, will be held in Hodges Chapel at Beeson Divinity School.
| Tuesday, February 12 | Schedule of Events |
|---|---|
| 7:15 am – 8:00 am | Registration and refreshments |
| 8:00 am – 8:10 am | Introductions |
| 8:10 am – 8:15 am | Opening prayer (Ronald Sterling, Senior Pastor of St. John AME Church, Birmingham) |
| 8:15 am – 8:35 am | Covenant, race, and the nations (Joshua Berman, Bar-Ilan University) |
| 8:35 am – 8:55 am | Exile and judgment (R. Mitch Rocklin, Tikvah Fund) |
| 8:55 am – 9:15 am | The Puritans and Jonathan Edwards (Gerald McDermott, Beeson Divinity School) |
| 9:15 am – 9:35 am | The Founders, American Revolution, & the Early Republic (Joshua Mitchell, Georgetown University) |
| 9:35 am – 9:50 am | Break with refreshments |
| 9:50 am – 10:35 am | Panel discussion led by Jason Wallace |
| 11:00 am – 12:00 pm | Chapel led by Prof. Robert Smith (Beeson Divinity School) |
| 12:00 pm – 2:30 pm | Lunch; participant dining passes to be used at The Caf, adjacent to Dwight Beeson Hall |
| 2:30 pm – 2:50 pm | Exile and return (Glenn Loury, Brown University) |
| 2:50 pm – 3:10 pm | Martin Luther King, Jr., and the national covenant (Rev. Eugene Rivers, National Ten Point Leadership Foundation) |
| 3:10 pm – 3:30 pm | Race and school choice (Robert Woodson, Woodson Center) |
| 3:30 pm – 3:50 pm | Little black lives matter (Alveda King, Priests for Life) |
| 4:00 pm – 4:45 pm | Panel discussion led by Keith Elder |
| 4:45 pm | Adjourn |
| 6:30 pm | Dinner banquet (by invitation only) |
| Wednesday, February 13 | Schedule of Events |
|---|---|
| 8:00 am – 8:05 am | Introductions |
| 8:05 am – 8:10 am | Opening prayer (Rev. Katherine P. Jacob, Cathedral Church of the Advent) |
| 8:10 am – 8:30 am | Black churches and the American covenant (Derryck Green, National Leadership Network of Black Conservatives) |
| 8:30 am – 8:50 am | White churches and the American covenant (Mark Tooley, president, Institute on Religion and Democracy) |
| 8:50 am – 9:10 am | The black family (Jacqueline Rivers, Seymour Institute on Black Church and Policy Studies) |
| 9:10 am – 9:30 am | Racial supremacy and covenantal reconciliation (Carol Swain, political scientist, James Madison Society at Princeton) |
| 9:30 am – 9:50 am | Concluding remarks (Timothy George, Dean, Beeson Divinity School) |
| 9:50 am – 10:30 am | Break with refreshments |
| 10:30 am – 11:30 am | Panel discussion led by Christson Adedoyin11:30 am – 11:40 am |
| 11:30 am – 11:40 am | Adjourn |
Courtyard by Marriott
500 Shades Creek Parkway (Lakeshore Drive)Courtyard by Marriot offers a special Racial Reconciliation Conference group block rate for $120.00 per night. Guests can go online via the reservation link provided for you below. Reservations must be made up to the scheduled cut-off date of Monday, January 14th in order to receive the group discount.
*Click here to book your group rate for Racial Reconciliation Conference Room Block
