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We are living in volatile, uncertain, and polarized times. Yet generations of Christians before us also faced difficult and sometimes seemingly impossible obstacles. Join Catherine Gonzalez, Justo Gonzalez, and William Yoo on September 10 at 2:00 pm via Zoom for a conversation that engages lessons from our past as well as our present challenges and possibilities of Christian ministry. These three church historians will look back to identify the biggest changes that they have observed in Christianity and look ahead to envision how Christian leaders today may find hope, inspiration, joy, and liberation in our work across churches, seminaries, and other ministries. This virtual event includes ample opportunity for participants to address the speakers with questions.
Catherine Gunsalus González, Ph.D., Professor Emerita, 1974-2002 Professor of Church History at Columbia Theological Seminary. After receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in history and government from Beaver College (now Arcadia University) in 1956, Dr. González then earned a Bachelor of Sacred Theology degree in student work from Boston University School of Theology in 1960 and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in systematic theology and history of doctrine from Boston University in 1965. When she joined Columbia Theological Seminary’s faculty in 1974, she became the first full-time female faculty member, and in 1974, she became the first woman to preach on The Protestant Hour, now called Day1. She has also led and served on a variety of denominational committees for the Presbyterian Church, US and United Presbyterian Church, USA and was very influential on a national level for the Presbyterian church and in fostering interfaith relationships. She has served as a consultant to the National Council’s Committee on Future Ecumenical Structure, on the National Council’s Faith and Order Commission, and as a member on the General Assembly Committee on Jewish–Christian Relationships.
Justo Luis González is a Cuban American historical theologian and Methodist elder. He is a prolific author and an influential contributor to the development of Latin American theology. González taught at the Evangelical Seminary of Puerto Rico for eight years, followed by another eight years at Candler School of Theology of Emory University in Georgia. Now retired, he also served as adjunct professor of history at Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Georgia, and at the Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta, Georgia. He is also a retired member of the Rio Grande Conference of the United Methodist Church. He is a leading voice in the growing field of Hispanic theology.
William Yoo teaches at Columbia Theological Seminary as Associate Professor of American Religious and Cultural History. He is the author of several books, including What Kind of Christianity: A History of Slavery and Anti-Black Racism in the Presbyterian Church and the forthcoming title, Reckoning with History: Settler Colonialism, Slavery, and the Making of American Christianity.
Please RSVP to andrewsm@ctsnet.edu for the Zoom link.
