Programs

This program on April 3, 2025 operated under Chatham House Rules, featured experts in global aid, philanthropy, and disaster response.

This webinar analyzed the war on Gaza and Israeli-Palestinian conflicts from an Anglican perspective, examining Anglican mission and colonial legacy in the Middle East, and responses of Anglican churches from different parts of the Anglican Communion to the current crisis.

In a political climate where forced pregnancy is increasingly common and pregnant women are dying as a result of being refused life-saving medical care, what is God calling us to do?

In a cultural context where the Bible has become a weapon, join us to talk with biblical scholar, Dr. Angela Parker about how and why Christians interpret the Bible in so many different ways. What does it mean for our faith and life to informed by and rooted in scripture for people who don’t quote scripture all the time?

As immigration enforcement intensifies, faith communities must be informed, prepared, and ready to act. This conversation provided space to address concerns, share resources, and ensure that churches remain places of refuge and justice.

EDS hosted one of the founding mothers of the Reproductive Justice movement, Dr. Toni Bond, to discuss the deep connections between reproductive justice and sexual justice and why it is important to keep both at the forefront of our work for a just society that honors and respects the imago Dei in each of us.

This Lent, the Episcopal Divinity School (EDS) community joined together in season of reflection, repentance, and action in conversation with the powerful book "So We and Our Children May Live: Following Jesus in Confronting the Climate Crisis", by Sarah Augustine and Sheri Hostetler ’90.

EDS is pleased to support the Small Churches, Big Impact podcast for its fourth season examining the unique and essential roles of congregational leaders in small churches in advancing social justice in their communities.

The Rev. Carter Heyward discusses how the rise of white Christian nationalism and Project 2025 might impact reproductive freedom and abortion access across the country.

With the inauguration of Donald Trump as the President, the U.S. has entered a new political landscape with drastic consequences for the US and the world. This webinar explores how churches and Christian organizations can resist Empire, witness to the power of the Gospel, and respond to challenges of our time.

This course, presented in partnership with the Iona Collaborative at Seminary of the Southwest, addressed the challenges of slavery, racism, and reparation in The Episcopal Church through careful engagement with the Christian scriptures.

In this course, which took place from February 4 - March 11, 2025, students examined how Christianity has been used in public debates about abortion, reframed the issue as a question of reproductive justice, and explored the church’s role in changing the public narrative about abortion in the country.

This Advent season, join us in reading "Trash" by Cedar Monroe, '13. Through poignant narratives, Monroe highlights the struggles of unhoused people and community fights against eviction. On December 12 at 3 PM ET, we’ll discuss the book with Monroe.

On November 6th, the day after the election, hundreds of people came to the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine at 7 PM for an Interfaith Vigil for the Healing of the World. We gathered across differences to ease each other’s fears, trust that there is always a path forward together, and proclaim a message of hope and peace.

On October 30 from 7-8pm ET, join Bishops Mariann Budde of Washington, DC, Andy Doyle of Texas, and Jennifer Baskverville-Burrows of Indianapolis for a conversation about sharing our Christian values in the public square.