Women-Church Convergence Panel

“How equality can flourish in a multi-racial, multi-cultural, multi-national, multi-generational church. What does this church look like physically, spiritually, doctrinally?”

The panel discussion in this video was held on Saturday, April 6, 2019, at the Swarthmore Meeting House in Swarthmore, PA. It was co-sponsored by the Southwestern Pennsylvania Women’s Ordination Conference (SEPAWOC) and the Women-Church Convergence.

Panelists (in order of speaking):

Mariam Williams, writer, dancer, arts educator
Marian Ronan, Research Professor of Catholic Studies, New York Theological Seminary
Kathleen Grimes, Assistant Professor of Theological Ethics, Villanova University
Sonja Spoo, Associate Campaigns Director, UltraViolet

Moderator:

Mary E. Hunt, co-director, Women’s Alliance for Theology, Ethics, and Ritual (WATER)

Please feel free, indeed encouraged to share this video with individuals and groups that wish to contemplate the provocative title question. SEPAWOC and Women-Church Convergence look forward to your feedback.

Special thanks to our speakers and to our videographer, Gary Reed.

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Women-Church Convergence Panel - April 6, 2019