Trinity Wall Street Comes To Sewanee

The Beecken Center of The School of Theology will host the live and interactive broadcast of a diverse group of scholars, faith leaders, and economists as they offer strategies for developing a more just economy and instill the confidence to take action for social change at Trinity Institute’s 44th National Theological Conference, "Creating Common Good: A Practical Conference on Economic Equality."  The conference will take place from Jan.

22–25.

Conference participation at The School of Theology’s Hargrove Auditorium is open to anyone interested in a practical, theological perspective on economic inequality and is ideal for seminarians, students, and young church leaders looking for thought-leadership from experts and activists in this field of social justice.  

Courtney Cowart, director of The Beecken Center, said, “Trinity Church Wall Street has a long history of ethical leadership in the area of economic justice. This year’s Trinity Institute, however, is extraordinary for the wisdom that has been gathered in the keynote speakers and the practical work that the small groups will do on how each of us can make a difference.”  

Keynote speakers and panelists include Dr. Cornel West, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, Barbara Ehrenreich, Rachel Held Evans, and Robert Reich, to name a few. West, author of The Rich and the Rest of Us, will offer an opening keynote building the framework of the conference. Archbishop Welby will consider when inequality becomes sinful and talk about the common good. Ehrenreich, author of Nickel and Dimed, is set to discuss the class divide in American society, delving into issues such as immigration, poverty, gender, and mobility.  

“Trinity Institute’s 44th National Theological Conference recognizes that many of us feel fearful and hopeless about economic inequality in the U.S.,” said Bob Scott, director of Trinity Institute. “As we look to the Church in seeking change, this theological conference will bring together action-oriented experts to provide hopeful, clear, practical tools that communities can use to make a positive impact.”