T
he Grass is Brown on this Side of the Fence: Reading the Bible from our Own Perspective
Hispanic Theology Conference
Friday, April 22, 2016 12:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Organization: La Comunidad
Location:
Yale Divinity School
409 Prospect Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Street Parking and onsite Parking, free
Cost/Costo: Free / Gratis
Schedule:
- Registration 12:30pm – 1:00pm
- Dr. Nora Lozano 1:00pm – 1:50pm (English only session)
- Dr. Daisy Machado 2:00pm – 2:50pm (English only session)
- Dr. Justo Gonzalez 3:00pm – 3:50 bilingüe sesión (Spanish / English)
- Question and Answer Session 4:00pm – 5:00pm
- Reception 5:00pm – 6:00pm
Conference keynote speakers:
Justo L. González ’61, Ph.D.
The Rev. Dr. González is a retired member of the Río Grande Conference of the United Methodist Church and ordained Methodist clergy. His more than a hundred books, translated into ten different languages, include the three-volume A History of Christian Thought, and the two-volume The Story of Christianity. Dr. Gonzalez was previously on the faculty of the Candler School of Theology at Emory University and at the Evangelical Seminary of Puerto Rico.
Nora O. Lozano, Ph.D.
Dr. Lozano is Professor of Theological studies at Baptist University of the Américas, and executive director and co-founder of the Latina Leadership Institute in San Antonio, Texas. Dr. Lozano is also part of the Baptist World Alliance Commission on Doctrine and Christian Unity and was a member of the Baptist World Alliance delegation.
Daisy L. Machado, Ph.D.
Dr. Machado serves as Professor of Church History at Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York. Dr. Machado is the first U.S. Latina ordained in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in 1981 in the Northeast Region and has served inner city congregations in Brooklyn, Houston, and Fort Worth.
For information about this conference or to register email us at sergio.buezos@yale.edu.