C. Shelby Rooks Lecture with Dr. Keri L. Day

CTS is excited to announce Keri L. Day as our 2021 Rooks lecturer for Thursday, October 14, at 6:00 pm.

Keri L. Day

Keri Day is an Associate Professor of Constructive Theology and African American Religion at Princeton Theological Seminary in Princeton, NJ. She earned an M.A. in Religion and Ethics from Yale University Divinity School and received her Ph.D. in Religion from Vanderbilt University. Her academic research focuses on how African American theology and black religious thought address global economics, especially among women of the African Diaspora. Her articles and essays on religion, culture, and economics have been published in several nationally regarded journals. She has authored three academic books, Unfinished Business: Black Women, The Black Church, and the Struggle to Thrive in America (2012); Religious Resistance to Neoliberalism: Womanist and Black Feminist Perspectives (2015); and Notes of a Native Daughter: Testifying in Theological Education (2021). She currently has her next book, Azusa Reimagined: A Radical Vision of Religious and Democratic Belonging, under contract with Stanford University Press, which will be published summer of 2022. She has also been recognized by ABC News as one of six black women at the center of gravity in theological education in America.

Alongside her scholarship, she also engages public policy leaders. She has participated in White House briefings in Washington D.C. to discuss issues related to economic policy, religious freedom, faith-based initiatives, human rights efforts, and peace building efforts around the world. She has been a guest political commentator on KERA/NPR, DFW/FOX News, and HuffPost Live with Marc Lamont Hill on issues related to faith and politics. She has written for the New York Daily News, The Christian Century, The Feminist Wire, and The Huffington Post.

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Donations for this event benefit the Center for the Study of Black Faith & Life (CSBFL). Founded in 2007, CSBFL connects with the larger Black Faith Community to inspire and encourage religious leaders committed to addressing the forces of oppression and dehumanization of the African American community and the world. CSBFL offers both degree and non-degree concentrations, along with the annual C. Shelby Rooks lecture that brings together the community to engage in religious and theological reflection on issues relevant to African American faith, freedom, and justice. Supporting CSBFL is easy. Share this event and our crowdfunding page on your social media!