Trinity Institute (2015–2018)
Trinity Institute was an annual theological conference, organized and sponsored for almost a half-century by Trinity Church Wall Street. Sessions focused on emerging and inclusive theological perspectives that engaged participants in inquiry, dialogue, and reflection. Below are video highlights from the most recent four conferences.
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Water and Justice
November 18, 2016
The Rev. Fletcher Harper is executive director of GreenFaith, a multi-faith environmental agency. In advance of the annual theological conference of...
Understanding Our Sacred Oceans
November 15, 2016
The five oceans---Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic, and Southern---cover almost 71 percent of planet Earth. Professor Jame Schaefer of Marquette...
Water is Life
November 4, 2016
The Rev. Winnie Varghese was one of more than 500 clergy from 20 faith traditions who stood with the Standing Rock Nation in its protest against the...
Our Sacred Oceans
October 26, 2016
The first in a series of TI Dialogues on "Water Justice" called Our Sacred Oceans featured, among others, Dr. Vaughan Turekian, Science and Technology...
Southern Africa: Hoping for Rain
October 17, 2016
Drought is one of the water-related crises being explored at Trinity Institute 2017, the theological conference whose theme is “Water Justice.” For...
A Disappearing Island
September 15, 2016
Isle de Jean Charles, Louisiana can lay claim to a very distinct character: its small community is primarily indigenous people who have historically...
A Conversation with Jim Wallis
February 28, 2016
A Conversation with Jim Wallis on America's Original Sin
“If white Christians acted more Christian than white, black parents would have less to fear for their children,” says respected public theologian and New York Times bestselling author Jim Wallis in his latest book, America’s Original Sin: Racism, White Privilege, and the Bridge to a New America.
Discovery Class: A Look in the Mirror
January 24, 2016
The Epiphany Discovery series explores histories, identities, and personal stories that inform Trinity's commitment to racial reconciliation today.
Dialogue & Q&A
January 23, 2016
Kelly Brown Douglas (Professor and Director of the Religion Department at Goucher College, Baltimore, MD, Stand Your Ground: Black Bodies and the...
Trinity Institute: "Soul Searching in a Culture of Control" - Kelly Brown Douglas
January 23, 2016
As Michelle Alexander argues in The New Jim Crow, “Our prison system is a unique form of social control, much like slavery and Jim Crow, the systems...
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