BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20171105T010000 RDATE:20180311T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:America/Chicago CST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20181104T010000 RDATE:20190310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:America/Chicago CST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20191103T010000 RDATE:20200308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:America/Chicago CST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20201101T010000 RDATE:20210314T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:America/Chicago CST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20170925T000000 RDATE:20171105T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/Chicago CDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20180311T030000 RDATE:20181104T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/Chicago CDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20190310T030000 RDATE:20191103T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/Chicago CDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20200308T030000 RDATE:20201101T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/Chicago CDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bbdc34ec284a13b583723656990b6633 CATEGORIES:Community Calendar SUMMARY:Lisa Sharon Harper to Speak at Greenville College DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:
Greenville University is excited to welcome Lisa Sharon Harper, author a nd internationally recognized Christian justice leader, to campus Wednesday , September 26, for the third annual Andrews Lecture in Christian Unity.
The lecture takes place a t 7 p.m. in Whitlock Music Center and is open to the public.
Harper’s lecture topic, “The Very Goo d News About Race and Christian Unity,” recalls the title of her popular bo ok The Very Good Gospel: How Everything Wrong Can Be Made Right em> (WaterBrook, 2016) which is assigned reading for most Greenville Un iversity freshmen and seniors this year. She will discuss the subject of he r book at a chapel service at 9:30 a.m. on September 26, also in Whitlock.< /p>
Harper co-founded and served as executive director of NY Faith & Just ice from 2007 to 2011. The organization identifies itself as “a growing mov ement of churches, organizations, and individuals dedicated to following Ch rist, uniting the church, and ending poverty in New York through spiritual formation, education and direct advocacy.” Harper then served as the chief church engagement officer with Sojourners f rom 2011-2017. Her work has taken her to Croatia, Australia, Germany, Irela nd, South Africa and next year to Brazil.
Harper has already partnere d with Greenville University to act as visiting professor for a series of < a href="http://www.greenville.edu/news/experiential-learning-justice-minist ry-pilgrimage-a-success">Justice Ministry courses offered through G.U.’ s School of Adult Studies and Bastian School of Theology, Philosophy and Mi nistry. Each course centers around a pressing national issue and immerses s tudents in educational experiences through readings, lectures and travel to relevant historic locations.
"The Bastian School is blessed by Lisa' s partnership in the development of much-needed education for the 21st cent ury church,” says Ben Wayman, Andrews Chair in Christian Unity at G.U. “Th e Justice Ministry courses are the fruit of her courageous leadership and f aithful discipleship. We are excited to welcome her as our Andrews Lecturer in Christian Unity as she helps our academic community of faith see more c learly the full range of God's love for the whole world."