Brooks Lecture: The Soft Bigotry of Interreligious Space...and Beyond

The 2021 Brooks Lecture will be presented by Dr. Larycia Hawkins, Assistant Professor in the departments of Politics and Religious Studies at the University of Virginia, in a virtual event on April 13 at 7:00 PM CT.

This event is free to attend, but registration is required: Register Here

About the Speaker: Dr. Larycia Hawkins is Assistant Professor, jointly appointed in the departments of Politics and Religious Studies at the University of Virginia. Her publications include Prophetic and Priestly: The Politics of a Black Catholic Parish and Jesus and Justice: The Moral Framing of the Black Agenda. Previously, she founded and directed the Peace and Conflict Studies Center at Wheaton College, where she was the first Black woman to receive tenure in the school’s history. In 2015, Dr. Hawkins and Wheaton parted ways after she wore a hijab during Lent in embodied solidarity with Muslim women and posted online that Muslims and Christians worship “the same God.” She was the subject of the 2018 documentary film Same God, which chronicled that journey. Dr. Hawkins is a faculty fellow at the Miller Center, the Religion Lab, and the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture.

This event is sponsored by the Department of Religious Studies, UNO. Thank you to Tri-Faith Initiative for helping to spread the word about this event.

About the Lecture: The Rabbi Sidney and Jane Brooks Lecture is an annual endowed lectureship in honor of Rabbi Sidney H and Jane Brooks. The event, organized by the Department of Religious Studies at UNO, aims to bring speakers of national and international prominence to speak about topics related to social justice and/or interfaith connections.