Intersections with Rev. Dr. Pamela Lightsey

Rev. Dr. Pamela Lightsey has a stellar history as a senior administrator and scholar in higher education. She currently serves The post Intersections with Rev. Dr. Pamela Lightsey appeared first on Queer Theology.

An episode of the Queer Theology podcast, hosted by Queer Theology / Brian G. Murphy & Shannon T.L. Kearns, titled "Intersections with Rev. Dr. Pamela Lightsey" was published on January 23, 2022 and runs 48 minutes.

January 23, 2022 ·48m · Queer Theology

Summary

Rev. Dr. Pamela Lightsey has a stellar history as a senior administrator and scholar in higher education. She currently serves as Vice President for Academic Affairs at Meadville Lombard Theological School and Associate Professor of Constructive Theology. Before her appointment at Meadville, she was Associate Dean at Boston University School of Theology. She is also an ordained elder in the Northern Illinois Conference of the United Methodist Church. Dr. Lightsey is a womanist theologian who has lectured at schools within and outside the continental United States. She has served as co-chair of the American Academy of Religion’s Womanist Approaches to Religion and Society Group. She is currently a member of the Workgroup on Constructive Theology. Dr. Lightsey is an honorably discharged veteran of the United States Army. She served as a member of the original executive committee for the Soul Repair Project, which studies the role of moral injury in military veterans. Pamela’s several publications include the full manuscript, “Our Lives Matter: A Womanist Queer Theology” (Wipf and Stock, 2015), Transforming Service: Reflections of Student Services Professionals in Theological Education. Editors Shonda R. Jones & Pamela R. Lightsey. (Wipf and Stock, 2020), “I’m Black. I’m Queer Lesbian. I’m Methodist. I’m Thriving, Irregardless.” in I’m Black. I’m Christian. I’m Methodist. (Nashville, Abingdon Press, 2020). “Blinking Red: The Escalation of a Militarized Police Force and Its Challenges to Black Communities” (Lexington Books, 2019), in Feminist Praxis Against U.S. Militarism (New York: Lexington Books, 2019). Pamela is the mother of two adult children, one grandson and one adult goddaughter, and her son. They are her central sources of joy and hope. Find more of Pamela: Web: https://onenabi.net/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/OneNabi If you want to support the Patreon and help keep the podcast up and running, you can learn more and pledge your support at patreon.com/queertheology. If you’d like to be featured in future episodes, email your question or Bible passage suggestion to [email protected]. The post Intersections with Rev. Dr. Pamela Lightsey appeared first on Queer Theology.

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