10th Annual HESED X: Where Faith & Justice Meet

It is our distinct honor and pleasure to formally invite to host the historic student-organized 10th HESED Lecture at Austin Seminary, the first of which was organized in 2014, and scheduled to be held on campus from Friday, March 3rd to Saturday, March 4th, featuring the Rev. Dr. Stephen Ray as our distinguished Keynote Lecturer & Preacher! What is the HESED Lecture Series? The purpose of the HESED Lecture Series at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary is to promote awareness and church involvement in the area of social justice, thus enabling hesed, which is Hebrew for love in action. This lectureship was a grassroots effort started by Austin Seminary students of the (then) African American Student Group and Hispanic Student Association in 2014 to bring scholars from Black, LatinX, and other marginalized communities to Austin Seminary’s campus. These voices had been under-represented in other lecture series on campus and students hoped their voices would deepen the community’s conversations in response to issues of justice. Apart from the keynote, the event will feature an exciting Friday night worship service, engaging and interactive workshops, community activism exhibition and expo, alumni panel, lunch, as well as other opportunities to fellowship, learn, worship, and to grow together in this important work as faith leaders and as an aspiring Beloved Community. Though the lecture and other parts of the event will be on campus, there will be livestreamed portions for attendees online, more detail for which can be found on the registration page below. Registration comes with a free lunch on Saturday! To Register (Free), or For More Information, Visit: www.austinseminary.edu/hesed About HESED X In 2023, we celebrate HESED’s tenth lecture series, hence the name HESED X. This year's HESED focuses on the theme of "Cages." While "cages" can evoke the dehumanization of those in detention, we are focusing on the more abstract idea of dehumanization all oppressed people feel when placed in cages of racism and injustice. These cages aren’t easily broken, but they can be stretched and weakened as the people within create community and work towards the incremental change—change that we have experienced and celebrate as a seminary community. Questions arise for us: How do we work within cages to create that community? How do we bend the bars to reach out and form collaborative relationships with others? How do we reconcile the cages of our culture with our interior freedom in God? We encourage you as well to freely share this event with all whom may benefit from it within your circles of connection and extended networks, and have attached flyers to help you share this with all whom you’d like. Visit www.austinseminary.edu/hesed directly or contact [email protected] for more information! We look forward to having you as our guests for this historic event, not just in the history of the HESED Lecture Series, but even more so within the life of Austin Seminary. If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us at [email protected].

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