EDS Colloquia are dynamic, virtual hubs where the public are invited to witness and participate in rigorous theological discourse with renowned experts. Colloquia further EDS' legacy of progressive education and innovative, inclusive pedagogy. Through these virtual events, EDS fosters transformative conversations that incubate ideas, shift theological narratives, and inspire action for justice. EDS Colloquia are offered in tandem with our public, virtual, non-credit courses, in this case "Decolonizing Christian Discourse: Approaches to Liberating Theology and Church Practice" with Dr. Oluwatomisin Oredein.
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Books
- Theopoetics in Color: Embodied Approaches in Theological Discourse edited by Oluwatomisin Olayinka Oredein and Lakisha R. Lockhart-Rusch with a chapter from Dr. Tamisha Tyler
- Tomorrow's Child: Imagination, Creativity, and the Rebirth of Culture by Rubem A. Alves, a Brazilian forerunner of the liberation theology movement and theopoet
- Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds by adrienne maree brown
- Earthseed #1: Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler
- Earthseed #2: Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler
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- Earthseed is a religion inspired by the science fiction of Octavia Butler, specifically her books, Parable of the Sower (1993) and Parable of the Talents (1998).
The recording for this conversation will be available soon.
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Dr. Tamisha Tyler
Dr. Tamisha Tyler is a theopoet, scholar, and artist who currently serves as a visiting assistant professor of theology and culture and theopoetics at Bethany Theological Seminary who earned her PhD from Fuller Theological Seminary. Her scholarly and teaching interests include theopoetics methods, Afrofuturism, and the fiction of Octavia Butler.
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Dr. Oluwatomisin Olayinka Oredein
Oluwatomisin Olayinka Oredein is a proud daughter of the late Olugbenga and Iyabo Oredein, a tremendously blessed sister, aunty, and friend, a poet and creative writer, and Assistant Dean for Strategic Initiatives and Theological Imagination and Associate Professor in Black Religious Traditions and Constructive Theology and Ethics at Brite Divinity School in Fort Worth, TX. Her scholastic and creative work engages theopoetics, womanist thought, Black literature, social ethics, notions of liminality, and cultural inquisition. Her curiosities are drawn to the "why's" behind the "what's" humanity does and finds itself within.
She is the author of The Theology of Mercy Amba Oduyoye: Ecumenism, Feminism, and Communal Practice, a Notre Dame Press monograph that links how the events and pursuits of Mercy Amba Oduyoye's life inform her ecumenical path and the formation of African women's theology. Oredein is also the co-editor of the anthology Theopoetics in Color: Embodied Approaches to Theological Discourse the first theopoetic work featuring all racially and ethnically minoritized scholars. She is currently working on a book examining an ethic of care from a theo-ethical perspective.
Learn more about her on her website.