Watch a recording of this event here. As the U.S. grapples with demographic changes and calls for a racial reckoning, Robert P. Jones, author of White Too Long: The Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity (2020), will engage in a moderated conversation with Christian Theological Seminary Dean of Faculty Leah Gunning Francis (Ferguson and […]
ASL Interpreted. Close out the Spirit & Place Festival with a Public Conversation featuring culinary historian and author Michael Twitty and the hosts of Black Girls Eating for this LIVE AUDIENCE podcast recording! In his first book, The Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African American Culinary History in the Old South, Twitty traces his ancestry […]
ASL Interpreted. Artwork is audio described. What might a psychology scholar, local creative, and best-selling author and storyteller have to say about GRATITUDE? Join us and find out! This year’s Public Conversation features Dacher Keltner who is the founder of the Greater Good Science Center and author of Awe: The Science of Everyday Wonder and […]
Community Forum & River Clean Up. Attend one or both gatherings. Join Sea Scope’s youth Eco-Warriors for a two-part event exploring environmental justice, community dialogue, and a Fall Creek cleanup. Facilitated by local experts and inspired by Laudato Si, this experience blends spiritual reflection and action. Connect with neighbors of Martindale-Brightwood and our living earth—come […]
ASL Interpretation provided by IU Indianapolis's American Sign Language/English Interpreting Program students Gather around a (fake!) campfire to hear true tales rooted in family, place, and culture. Hear stories from Lithuania, El Salvador, Ukraine, Greece, the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, and more! Then, join a guided conversation exploring how storytelling shapes identity, preserves memory, and […]
"This is an interesting planet. It deserves all the attention you can give it." — Marilynne Robinson, Gilead This quote captures the heart of Gilead, Robinson’s Pulitzer Prize–winning novel that invites us to behold the world with reverence and attention. In a time when speed and distraction dominate our days, Gilead offers a counter-testimony: that […]
