Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary

Academic Programs > Katie Geneva Cannon Lecture 2007

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March 16, 2007

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Accommodations:
Please make your own reservations for overnight accommodations at Laws Lodge, 502.992.0220.
Rooms are $65.83 (tax included) per person. Rooms may be shared, and rollaways and cots are available for an additional $10 per night. Make requests when reserving your room.

Sponsors: This event is sponsored by the
Women's Center at Louisville Seminary

Katie Cannon photo The Katie Geneva Cannon Lectureship is an annual program of The Women’s Center at Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary presented by a woman scholar who belongs to a racial ethnic minority in the United States and who raises a critical voice against the dominant oppressive structures and ideologies of the era. In naming the lectures after Dr. Cannon we intend to honor one of the Black Women pioneers, the first to enter ordained office in the Presbyterian denomination (PCUSA — 1974) and a “mother” of womanist theology, who through her writing and speaking has done much to address the dynamics of racism, sexism, and classism in the church and in the world.

The Katie Geneva Cannon lecture will be presented by Dr. Wil Gafney, Associate Professor of Hebrew and Old Testament, The Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia.

Dr. Gafney is a member of the historic African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas in Philadelphia, Pa. Established in 1792, it is the first Episcopal church in the U.S. founded by and for African Americans. She is also a member of the Dorshei Derekh Reconstructionist Minyan of the Germantown Jewish Center in Philadelphia. Dr. Gafney is particularly interested in how Jews and Christians interpret the texts they hold in common. Among her other interests are feminist biblical studies, rabbinic studies, and issues in translation. Her projects include an exploration of motherhood in messianic genealogies in “Mother Knows Best: Messianic Surrogacy and Sexploitation in Ruth” in a forthcoming volume of Semeia on motherhood and a commentary on the book of Numbers in the “African Women’s Bible Commentary.” Her series of Bible studies in Genesis was published in the Abingdon Pastor’s Bible Study, Volume III, in April 2006. Listen to the lecture.

SCHEDULE

Sunday March 25	5:30 p.m.	Dinner (registration required) —Gardencourt, Great Hall, Brown, Norton, and Anderson Rooms.
	7:30 p.m.	Lecture — Reading and Writing Against the Odds: Daughter Disciples of a Sister-Scribe Leaving a Mark in the Scriptures of Israel, The Rev. Dr. Wil Gafney. Listen to the lecture.
	9:15 p.m.	Reception
Monday March 26	9 a.m.	Worship — The Rev. Angela Cowser Listen to the sermon.
	10 a.m.	Workshop — The Rev. Dr. Wil Gafney
	12 noon	Lunch and Reception — Women’s Center, Nelson Hall
	1:30 p.m.	Seminar — Debriefing the Pastoral Experience with Dr. Elizabeth Johnson Walker.
	2:45 p.m.	Closing — Women’s Center, Nelson Hall

PROGRAM DETAILS

Reading and Writing Against the Odds: Daughter Disciples of a Sister-Scribe
Leaving a Mark in the Scriptures of Israel
This lecture by Dr. Wil Gafney will pay homage to the accomplishments of Dr. Katie Geneva Cannon as a
scholar, preacher, and theologian by reflecting on the herstory of female scribes in the biblical text and the ancient Near East.

Shepherding Sheep and Herding Homefronts: Womens’ Cryptic Vocations in the Scriptures of Israel
Conceived in honor of the installation of The Most Rev. Katharine Jeffers Schori, Presiding Bishop and Primate of the Episcopal Church in the United States, this workshop, led by Dr. Gafney, will explore the metaphor of “shepherding” for ordained ministry through biblical narratives of female shepherds. The metaphor will be extended to women who guide, govern, protect, and build cities in the text.

Elizabeth Walker photo Debriefing the Pastoral Experience
A time for women to compare notes and discuss their lives as women in the clergy. The seminar will be led by
Dr. Elizabeth Johnson Walker, and is open to all women who work as ordained professional ministers. Dr. Walker is Associate Professor of Pastoral Care and Counseling at Louisville Seminary. A member of the United Methodist Church, she is the first African American woman to be ordained and hold membership in the Alabama West Florida Conference.

Angela Cowser photo Worship with Angela Cowser
Rev. Angela Cowser holds degrees from Brown University (BA, political science), University of Chicago
(MA international relations), and Louisville Seminary (MDiv ’05). She currently serves as Associate Pastor of
Multi-Cultural Ministries at Eastminster Presbyterian Church in Nashville, Tenn., and is a PhD student in ethics,
homiletics, and practical theology at Vanderbilt University. Listen to the sermon.

Clemette Haskins photo Liturgist: Clemette Haskins
Clemette Haskins is a first-year MDiv student from Bowling Green, Ky. Prior to following God’s call to ministry, Haskins was a Division I women’s basketball coach at two universities. In recent years, she has led Bible studies and served as interim pastor for a church in Bowling Green.

Silent Auction
During the event, a silent auction will be held to raise funds for the lectureship as an ongoing program of The Women’s Center. Donate items by March 23, 2007.Items may include crafts, pieces of art — homemade or acquired — liturgical tools, pottery, stoles, etc., decorative household items, and others. If you are interested in donating an item, contact the Women’s Center student coordinator Sarah Bishop: sbishop@lpts.edu or Johanna Bos: jbos@lpts.edu.