DATE/TIME: Thursday, October 2, 2014, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, Long Hall, Room 210
The Office of Continuing Education is excited to offer a free lecture in conjunction with the annual gathering of the Presbyterian Social Ethics Network at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. Rebecca Todd Peters, professor of religious studies and director of the Poverty and Social Justice program at Elon University, will be the presenter for this social ethics event.
The lecture topic will be, "Solidarity Ethics: Transformation in a Globalized World," based on material from her most recently published book of the same title (Fortress Press), in which Todd Peters argues for an ethic of solidarity as a new model for how people of faith in the first world can live with integrity in the midst of global injustice and shape a more just future.
This event is free and open to the public. Parking is available on the Seminary campus and there will be signs on campus directing guests to the lecture location.
To ensure ample seating and refreshments, we would appreciate your registration by clicking HERE.
Speaker Bio
Rebecca Todd Peters is professor of religious studies and director of the Poverty and Social Justice program at Elon University. Her work as a feminist social ethicist is focused on globalization, economic, environmental, and reproductive justice. Her book, In Search of the Good Life: The Ethics of Globalization (Continuum, 2004), won the 2003 Trinity Book Prize. She has also co-edited four books including Justice in a Global Economy: Strategies for Home, Community and World (WJK, 2006) and To Do Justice: A Guide for Progressive Christians (WJK, 2008). She is the past president of the American Academy of Religion, Southeast Region and was Elon University’s 2011-2012 Distinguished Scholar. Ordained in the PCUSA, she has been active denominationally and ecumenically for more than 20 years and currently represents the PCUSA as a member of the Faith and Order Standing Commission of the World Council of Churches. She is a graduate of Rhodes College (B.A.), and Union Theological Seminary in New York (M.Div., Ph.D., Christian social ethics). Her latest book Solidarity Ethics: Transformation in a Globalized World was published in January with Fortress Press.