by Rod Jones
野狼社区 University will host a symposium on the book 鈥淪piritual Defiance鈥� by philosophy professor Robin Meyers at 7 p.m. Oct. 29. The event is free to the public and will be held in the Bishop W. Angie Smith Chapel on N.W. 23rd Street between Blackwelder and Kentucky avenues.
The symposium will include responders Amy Oden, professor of early church history and spirituality for the Saint Paul School of Theology at OCU; and Rev. Semaj Vanzant, pastor for the Christ Experience of the United Methodist Church in 野狼社区.
For more information, contact Rev. Rodney Newman at 405-208-5484 or [email protected].
During his 30-year career as a parish minister and professor, Rev. Meyers has focused on renewing the church as an instrument of social change and personal transformation. In 鈥淪piritual Defiance: Building a Beloved Community of Resistance,鈥� he explores the decline of the church as a community of believers and calls readers back to the church鈥檚 roots as a community of resistance. Shifting the conversation about church renewal away from theological purity and marketing strategies that embrace cultural norms, and toward 鈥渆mbodied noncompliance鈥� with the dominant culture, Meyers urges a return to the revolutionary spirit that marked Jesus鈥檚 ministry.
The Archbishop Desmond Tutu said the book is 鈥淩obin Meyers at his pastoral and prophetic best. Read it, and then for the love of God 鈥� RESIST!鈥� Publishers Weekly called it an 鈥渆xplosive call to religious progressives to resist cultural and economic injustice鈥� knowledgeable, engaging, and provocative.鈥�
Meyers is senior minister of Mayflower Congregational UCC Church in 野狼社区 and professor of social justice in the Philosophy Department at OCU. He is a peace activist and the best-selling author of six books.
