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Racial Healing and Reconciliation: The Inner and Outer Journey

by Dr. Dann Wigner on 2018-03-06T11:20:00-06:00 in American Studies, Religious Studies, School of Theology | 0 Comments

Catherine Meeks, Ph.D, executive director of the Absalom Jones Center for Racial Healing, will talk about her work on racial reconciliation and healing in the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta and across the Episcopal Church on March 6, 2018, at 7 p.m. in Gailor Auditorium. 

Dr. Meeks also will join a panel of four College and School of Theology faculty for a public conversation. A light reception and book-signing will follow.

Dr. Meeks's appearance is sponsored by the Beecken Center of the School of Theology, in partnership with the University of the South's Project on Slavery, Race, and Reconciliation.


Are you interested in researching this subject further?

If so, you might want to check out these wonderful resources:

Provides access to scholarly journals and magazines that explore cultural differences, contributions, and influences in the global community. The database is good for social science, history and interdisciplinary coursework.
 
Brings together all known legal materials on slavery in the United States and the English-speaking world. This includes every statute passed by every colony and state on slavery, every federal statute dealing with slavery, and all reported state and federal cases on slavery. Also has hundreds of pamphlets and books written about slavery--defending it, attacking it or simply analyzing it. Also includes every English-language legal commentary on slavery published before 1920, which includes many essays and articles in obscure, hard-to-find journals in the United States and elsewhere.

We also have many Research Guides for subjects and classes in the area of Religious Studies. For instance, you might check out our guide: American Religious History: Contact, Exchange, Migration.


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