Author: Wendland-Cook

Date: OCTOBER 6, 2021

Resource Type: Webinar

Details:

10 years ago, a movement of working class people occupied our cities protesting the previous decades of austerity, inequality, and neoliberal policies. Join us as we gather a group of scholars and activists reflecting on the legacy of the Occupy Wall Street movement on the occasion of its tenth anniversary. What role has religion played in the movement? What lessons have we learned and what has changed? How has the spirit of Occupy remained with us, and what kind of solidarities are both needed and possible in this moment? Joerg Rieger and Kwok Pui Lan's book Occupy Religion: Theology of the Multitude (2012) will serve as a backdrop for the conversation.

Featuring:

• Obery Hendricks, Visiting Professor of Systematic Theology, Union Theological Seminary

• Kwok Pui Lan, Dean's Professor of Systematic Theology, Candler School of Theology

• Nathan Schneider, Professor of Media Studies, University of Colorado Boulder

Moderated by Joerg Rieger, Founding Director, Wendland-Cook Program in Religion and Justice and Distinguished Professor of Theology, Vanderbilt University Divinity School

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