An emerging movement seeking the transformation of theological practice through the application of mimetic theory. |
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Lynching, Scapegoating & Actual Innocence |
Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
June 4-6, 2013 |
Sixth Annual Conference |
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THEOLOGY & PEACE CONFIRMS SPEAKERS FOR THE 2013 CONFERENCE! |
A gathering for all Christians, theologians, pastors, activists and others, to develop
the insights of mimetic anthropology toward the formation of a theology,
community and practice of peace. |
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Dr. Julia Robinson |
Dr. Robinson teaches at UNC Charlotte. She uses Girard in her courses, has presented
twice at COV&R conferences on the theme of lynching, and is recognized as a
significant voice applying mimetic theory in the traumatic area of race in the
United States. Her forthcoming book is entitled "Race, Religion, and the Pulpit:
The Making of Urban Detroit." |
Rev. Paul Nuechterlein |
Paul is Senior Pastor at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Portage, Michigan. He has been applying Rene Girard's mimetic theory to scripture
since 1992, and in 2000 he launched the website Girardian Reflections on the Lectionary. He has presented numerous workshops on mimetic theory and scripture. Paul is passionate
about dismantling racism, especially through the work of Crossroads Antiracism Organizing & Training. |
Christine Mumma teaches at UNC's School of Law and is executive director of the N.C.
Center on Actual Innocence (nccai.org), which coordinates the work of North Carolina law school Innocence Projects.
She has championed multiple criminal justice reform initiatives, and reresented
several North Carolina citizens who have been exonerated after serving
years in prison for crimes they did not commit. |
Christine Mumma |
Vince Bantu has a ThM in Church History from Princeton Theological Seminary and an
MDiv from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary's Center for Urban Ministerial
Education. He and his wife Diana pastor DC Shalom Church, a small, multiethnic
fellowship in DC. Vince has been involved in CCDA since 2004, led workshops at
several conferences, participated in the Emerging Leaders Cohort and is a founding
member and contributing author of CCDA's Theological Committee. |
Vince Bantu |
Dr. Kelly Douglas |
Dr. Kelly Douglas teaches at Goucher College, Maryland. She has published numerous
books focusing on the black body experience, and she uses Girard as one of the
few white thinkers able to illuminate this experience. Her latest publication,
"What's Faith Got To Do With It?: Black Bodies/Christian Souls" explores the
black body as the key reality where struggle for black identity, faith and freedom
takes place. |