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American philosopher, political activist and author Cornel West<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Philosopher, political activist and author Cornel West will\njoin professors from UCCS and Colorado College for a virtual conversation raising\npublic awareness of the socio-political challenges facing the United States\nduring the 2020 election year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the virtual event, \u201cAn Afternoon with Cornel West: Race, Religion, and Politics in a Year of Global Calamity,\u201d West will join Jeffrey Scholes, associate professor of religious studies (UCCS), Stephany Rose Spaulding, associate professor and director of women\u2019s and ethnic studies (UCCS) and Christopher Hunt, assistant professor of religion (CC). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The scholars will articulate what is at stake in this year\u2019s election while considering the systems that have brought Americans to its current historical moment \u2013 marked by a global pandemic, uprisings for racial justice and a radically polarized U.S. American electorate. Of particular relevance to many members of the Colorado Springs community, the scholars will also examine the place of religion in the Trump era, highlighting the concurrent white evangelical and Black prophetic traditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The event is open to the general public. It will take place Oct. 15, 2020 from 1-2:30 p.m. Register in advance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Register for the event<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Cornel West<\/strong> is professor of the practice of public philosophy\nat Harvard University and professor emeritus at Princeton University. West\ngraduated magna cum laude from Harvard in three years and obtained his M.A. and\nPh.D. in philosophy at Princeton. He has written 20 books and has edited 13. He\nis best known for his classics, \u201cRace Matters\u201d and \u201cDemocracy Matters,\u201d and for\nhis memoir, \u201cBrother West: Living and Loving Out Loud.\u201d His most recent book, \u201cBlack\nProphetic Fire,\u201d offers an unflinching look at nineteenth and twentieth-century\nAfrican American leaders and their visionary legacies. West is the co-host\nalong with Tricia Rose of The Tight Rope, a weekly podcast where they welcome\nlisteners and guests as thought collaborators with revered hosts and public\nintellectuals. West is a frequent guest on the Bill Maher Show, CNN, C-Span and\nDemocracy Now. He has a passion to communicate to a vast variety of publics in\norder to keep alive the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. \u2013 a legacy of telling\nthe truth and bearing witness to love and justice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stephany Rose Spaulding<\/strong> is a well sought out keynote speaker, respected commentator on social and political issues and a popular diversity, equity and inclusion workshop facilitator. Drawing on her thorough academic training as a critical race and gender scholar, as well as her work in public advocacy, she is a refreshing voice in justice and liberation practices. She is a tenured associate professor and chair of women’s and ethnic studies at UCCS and the founder of the Truth and Conciliation Commission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jeffrey Scholes<\/strong> is associate professor of religious studies\nin the philosophy department and the director of the Center for Religious\nDiversity and Public Life at UCCS. He has written books and articles on American\npolitical theology and on the relationship between religion and popular\nculture, primarily the sporting world in the United States. He has two books\ncoming out in 2021: \u201cChristianity, Race, and Sport\u201d and \u201cReligion and Sport in\nNorth America\u201d (co-edited with Randall Balmer).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christopher Hunt<\/strong> is assistant professor of religion\nat Colorado College. A scholar of African American Religions, his research\nbrings an interdisciplinary lens, including African American religious history,\nBlack studies, contemporary theology (particularly Black, womanist and queer\ntheologies) and queer studies to bear in exploring the relationship of religion\nto varying socio-political phenomena, particularly gender, sexuality and race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This event is supported by The UCCS Center for Religious\nDiversity and Public Life, The UCCS Heller Center, The UCCS Women’s and Ethnic\nStudies Program, The UCCS Philosophy Department, The CC Cultural Attractions\nFund, The CC Political Science Department, The CC Religion Department and the\nCC Chaplin’s Office.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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