The program adapts Cole Arthur Riley's Bla ck Liturgies: Prayers\, Poems\, and Meditations for Staying Human (Penguin Random House | Also: Black Liturgies on Instagram) into a type of spiritu al&mdash\;not religious&mdash\;&ldquo\;liturgy&rdquo\; that draws quotes a nd insights from Black intellectuals\, ancestors\, authors\, and mentors. It also features some short passages and reflections from the book itself.
\nCole Arthur Riley describes her hope for Black Liturgies: to prov ide safe harbor for people who have &ldquo\;escaped the trauma of white Ch ristian nationalism\, religious homophobia and transphobia\, biblical able ism\, and ecclesial misogyny &hellip\; people &ldquo\;healing from spiritu al spaces [and practices] that were more violent than loving\, more tyrann ical than liberating.&rdquo\; (xii). Thus\, the program centers Black ance stors who were also queer\, indigenous\, nonbinary\, disabled and/or other historically disenfranchised identities.
\nProfessor Rossing from G onzaga University will be facilitating this gathering.
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