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My Madonna Cries: Black Theology, Grief, and Resurrection Hope
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ANNUAL WOMEN IN THEOLOGY AND MINISTRY LECTURE
My Madonna Cries: Black Theology, Grief, and Resurrection Hope
Thursday, April 30, 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. ET
Presenter: Amey Victoria Adkins-Jones, assistant professor of theology and Africana studies, Emory University
Location: TML Auditorium, Theology and Ministry Library, Brighton Campus
Free of charge - attend in person or virtually - advance registration required
In this lecture, Rev. Dr. Adkins-Jones thinks through the significance of the Black Madonna as Mater Dolorosa. She explores the theological significance of grief, legibility, and loss as necessary reminders of the risk of loving others, while offering the resources of Black Mariology for the sacred work of cultivating care and giving life in a world committed to death.
Sponsored by the Boston College Clough School of Theology and Ministry