NOLS is excited to present Wisdom Keepers\, a new PBS Books 8-episode fi lm series that celebrates knowledge\, storytelling\, and resilience within communities across America. As part of a national initiative\, the Librar y invites viewers to reflect\, listen\, and engage in meaningful discussio ns about belonging\, hope\, and the pursuit of wisdom.
\nWisdom Keepers aims to explore the perspectives that help us understand our identity and direction\, especially during these turbulent times. The seri es features interviews with some of the world's most insightful thinkers\, mystics\, historians\, ethicists\, faith leaders\, and scientists. They t ackle life's fundamental questions that most of us rarely have the time to consider in our busy lives. Attendees will be invited to participate in a guided discussion focused on ways to strengthen bonds within our communit y.
\nWhether you come to listen\, share your perspective\, or reflec t on the ideas presented\, this program offers an opportunity to engage in meaningful conversation.
\nEpisode 4: Rev. Kelly Brown Douglas - The Search for Meaning
In this episode of Wisdom Keepers\, Host Ray Suarez spe
aks with Rev. Kelly Brown Douglas\, Episcopal Priest and Public Theologian
\, about the search for the meaning\, and the duty of faith and religious
leaders to create a vision for a better and more just world. Wisdom Keeper
s seek s to revisit the perspectives that help us make sense of who we are
and where er are going in these turbulent times.
About Re v. Kelly Brown Douglas\, PH.D: \; \;The Rev. Kelly Brown Douglas\, Ph.D.\, is Interim President of the Episcopal Divinity School. S he served as Dean at Union Theological Seminary and Professor of Theology from 2017 to 2023\, and holds the Bill and Judith Moyers Chair in Theology . Additionally\, she is the Canon Theologian at the Washington National Ca thedral and Theologian in Residence at Trinity Church Wall Street. Previou sly\, she was a Professor at Goucher College and the Howard University Sch ool of Divinity\, and she also taught at Edward Waters College. Ordained a s an Episcopal priest in 1983\, she holds a master&rsquo\;s degree and a P h.D. in systematic theology from Union. Douglas has authored six books\, i ncluding Sexuality and the Black Church\, Stand Your Ground\, and Resurrection Hope\, the latter winning the 2023 Graweme yer Award in Religion. Her scholarship focuses on womanist theology\, sexu ality\, and the Black church.
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