Upcoming Speakers
Between History and Hope: Discernment for Mortals
Featuring: James K.A. Smith
October 18, 2022, 6:00 pm
Location: VUCA, Duesenberg Recital Hall
James K.A. Smith is professor of philosophy at Calvin University and serves as editor in chief of Image journal, a quarterly devoted to “art, mystery, and faith.” He is the award-winning author of a number of books, including Who’s Afraid of Postmodernism?, How (Not) To Be Secular, You Are What You Love, On the Road with Saint Augustine, and, most recently, How to Inhabit Time: Understanding the Past, Facing the Future, Living Faithfully Now. His essays and criticism have appeared in LitHub, America, Christian Century, and the Los Angeles Review of Books, as well as the Wall Street Journal and New York Times.
Website: http://www.jameskasmith.com
Twitter: @james_ka_smith
Shoutin’ in the Fire
Featuring: Danté Stewart
November 17, 2022, 6:00 pm
Location: VUCA, Duesenberg Recital Hall
Danté Stewart is a writer and speaker whose voice has been featured on CNN, The Washington Post, Christianity Today, Sojourners, The Witness: A Black Christian Collective, Comment magazine, and more. He is the author of the debut memoir Shoutin’ in the Fire. As an up and coming voice, he writes and speaks into the areas of race, religion, and politics. He received his B.A. in Sociology from Clemson University. He is currently studying at the Candler School of Theology at Emory University in Atlanta, GA.
Website: https://blueflowerarts.com/artist/dante-stewart/