Lowell Lecture

STH Lowell Lecture featuring Dr. Lee H. Butler, Jr. | "Stop Listening with Your Eyes: Transcending Stereotypes Wrapped in Color Consciousness"

Date & Time

March 15, 2022

Location

Boston University Photonics Colloquium Room
Boston University
Photonics, Colloquium Room
8 St. Mary’s Street, 9th Floor, Boston, MA Boston, MA 02215
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Speaker(s)

Lee H. Butler, Jr., Ph.D., is Vice-President of Academic Affairs and Academic Dean, and the William Tabbernee Professor of the History of Religions and Africana Pastoral Theology at Phillips Theological Seminary in Tulsa, OK. Prior to joining Phillips, he was the Distinguished Service Professor of Theology and Psychology at the Chicago Theological Seminary (CTS) for 24 years. In 2006, he was promoted to the rank of full professor and became the first African American to achieve this rank at CTS. He is the founder of the Center for the Study of Black Faith and Life at CTS. He is co-editor of The Edward Wimberly Reader: A Black Pastoral Theology (Baylor University Press, 2020), the author of Listen, My Son: Wisdom to Help African American Fathers (Abingdon Press, 2010), Liberating Our Dignity, Saving Our Souls (Chalice Press, 2006), A Loving Home: Caring for African American Marriage and Families (Pilgrim Press, 2000), and numerous articles. He is a Past-President of the Society for the Study of Black Religion, a member of the American Academy of Religion, the Society for Pastoral Theology, and the Association of Black Psychologists. An ordained minister of the American Baptist Churches/USA since 1988, he is a preacher-scholar-teacher of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. He received his Bachelor of Arts from Bucknell University, Master of Divinity from Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Master of Theology from Princeton Theological Seminary, Master of Philosophy and Doctor of Philosophy from Drew University.

Presenting Organization

Boston University School of Theology

Topics

Theology

Contact

Andrew Kimble (aekimble@bu.edu, 6173538972)

Thanks to the generous support of the Lowell Institute, BU School of Theology (STH) is able to host our bi-annual Lowell Lecture, which features a renowned speaker in a field related to theological studies. This semester, we're pleased to welcome Lee H. Butler, Jr., Ph.D. whose lecture is titled, "Stop Listening with Your Eyes: Transcending Stereotypes Wrapped in Color Consciousness." This special event will be hosted in person on Tuesday, March 15 from 6 - 8pm EST. Livestream information will be sent to those who register.