About The Event
Jim Wallis will speak about his latest book AMERICA'S ORIGINAL SIN: RACISM, WHITE PRIVILEGE, AND THE BRIDGE TO A NEW AMERICA at Calvin College on Monday, September 12. He will be followed by responses from local thought leaders providing perspectives on racism in Grand Rapids and on campus, and then the panel will respond to questions from the audience.
>> A book signing will follow the event.
JIM WALLIS is a bestselling author, public theologian, preacher, and activist. He is the founder and leader of Sojourners, a publishing platform, organization, and global network whose mission is to put faith into action for social justice. He recently served on the White House Advisory Council on Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships and currently serves on the Global Agenda Council on Values of the World Economic Forum. Jim is the author of 12 books, including AMERICA'S ORIGINAL SIN: RACISM, WHITE PRIVILEGE, AND THE BRIDGE TO A NEW AMERICA and GOD'S POLITICS: WHY THE RIGHT GETS IT WRONG AND THE LEFT DOESN'T GET IT.
MIKA EDMONDSON is the pastor of New City Fellowship OPC, a church plant in Southeast Grand Rapids. He recently earned a PhD in systematic theology from Calvin Seminary, where he wrote a dissertation on Martin Luther King Jr.'s theology of suffering.
ELISHA MARR is an assistant professor of sociology at Calvin College. Her research interests include the intersections of race, class, and gender; transracial adoption; and media and popular culture.
This event is free and open to the public thanks to the generous sponsorship of the following organizations:
Calvin College Department of Sociology & Social Work Heyns Fund
Calvin Center for Faith & Writing
The Paul B. Henry Institute at Calvin College
Calvin College Office of the Provost
Calvin College Student Life Division
Calvin College History Department
Brazos Press