Issue: Summer 2014 | Posted: June 2, 2014
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Town and Gown series focuses on racial reconciliation
Sephira Shuttlesworth
Union’s Town and Gown series celebrated Black History Month with a series of lectures focusing on Great Commandment thinking and action.
The series, entitled “Christian Perspectives on Education, Race and Justice,” presented speakers such as Roland Porter, a retired faculty member and pastor of Jackson’s Agape Christian Fellowship Church, and Sephira Shuttlesworth, a Union alumna and wife of the late civil rights leader Fred Shuttlesworth.
Jacqueline S. Taylor, assistant dean of students and director of the Vocatio Center for Life Calling and Career, acted as the course convener and discussion leader.
“I wanted to ensure that the open dialogue continued as a part of our efforts over the past several years to address issues of racial reconciliation through (a) Christian worldview,” Taylor said.
Taylor structured the discussions within legal, social, theological and ethical contexts. Frank Anderson, associate professor of ministry and missions at the Olford Center campus, led a summary discussion of the previous presentations on the final night.
The Town and Gown series is an ongoing opportunity for community members interested in various topics to attend lectures and participate in discussions in a classroom setting. The sessions are free and open to the public.