Rockwell Lecture Series

Emma Wild-Wood, a senior lecturer in African Christianity and African Indigenous Religions in the School of Divinity at the University of Edinburgh and co-director of the Centre for the Study of World Christianity, presented at talk titled, "The ‘grammar of similarity’ in ‘All nations’ Christianity in East Africa" on March 11, 2021. Her talk, co-sponsored by the Department of History, was part of the Department of Religion's Rockwell Lecture Series on Black Lives Matter, a lecture series sponsored by the Rockwell Foundation.

Rhonda V. Magee, professor of law at the University of San Francisco, presented a talk titled "From 'A Change is Gonna Come' to 'Freedom!': Faith Songs, Buddhism and the Practices of Liberation in the Black Human Experience" on Feb. 25, 2021. Her talk was part of the Department of Religion's Rockwell Lecture Series on Black Lives Matter, a lecture series sponsored by the Rockwell Foundation. Rice University Religion Professor Anne Klein introduced Professor Magee.

Stephen Finley '09, Biko Gray ’17 and Margarita Guillory ’11 participated in an alumni panel discussion on Feb. 22, 2021 as part of the Department of Religion's Rockwell Lecture Series on Black Lives Matter, a lecture series sponsored by the Rockwell Foundation. Rice University Religion Professor William Parsons provide welcome and introductory remarks.

Ann Gleig, associate professor of Religion and Cultural Studies at the University of Central Florida and author of "American Dharma: Buddhism Beyond Modernity", presented a talk titled “The Dukkha of Racism: Racial Justice Work in American Convert Buddhism.” Her Feb. 10, 2021 talk was part of the Department of Religion's Rockwell Lecture Series on Black Lives Matter, a lecture series sponsored by the Rockwell Foundation. Rice University Religion Professor Anne Klein introduced Professor Gleig.

On Nov. 5, 2020, Jan Willis, a professor emeritus at Wesleyan University and noted scholar, activist and Buddhist teacher, presented a talk titled "Stayed on Freedom; Our Black Experience in the U.S." as part of the Department of Religion's Rockwell Lecture Series on Black Lives Matter, a lecture series sponsored by the Rockwell Foundation. Rice University Religion Professor Anne Klein introduced Professor Willis.

On Oct. 22, 2020, Adilifu Nama, professor of African American Studies at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, presented a talked titled "Confronting Race in Popular Culture" as part of the Rice University Department of Religion's Rockwell Lecture Series on Black Lives Matter, a lecture series sponsored by the Rockwell Foundation. Jeffrey J. Kripal, the J. Newton Rayzor Chair in Philosophy and Religious Thought in the Department of Religion, and the Associate Dean of Faculty and Graduate Studies in the School of Humanities, introduced Professor Nama.

Kirsten Pai Buick, professor of Art History at the University of New Mexico, presented a talk on Oct. 6, 2020, titled "At E.A.S.E.: Representation and the Limits of Social Justice." The presentation, part of the Department of Religion's Rockwell Lecture Series on Black Lives Matter, a lecture series sponsored by the Rockwell Foundation, was moderated by Marcia Brennan, the Carolyn and Fred McManus Professor of Humanities and Professor of Art History and Religion.

On Oct. 1, 2020, Lewis R. Gordon, Professor and Head of the Philosophy Department at UCONN-Storrs, presented a talk titled "Fighting Against Racism for Democracy" as part of the Department of Religion's Rockwell Lecture Series on Black Lives Matter, a lecture series sponsored by the Rockwell Foundation. Anthony Pinn, the Agnes Cullen Arnold Professor of Humanities, Professor of Religion and Director of the Center for African and African American Studies, introduced Professor Gordon.