Spirituality and Social Activism: In a Time of Trauma

3 credits · Graduate School

Spirituality and Social Activism is a practice-theo-pastoral-reflection course where we will focus on the need to amplify the need for sustaining spiritual practices in a time of spiritual, communal, and cultural trauma in the work of social transformation. Drawing on life - our own and cultural figures, film, music, news/social media, guest speakers, and auto-ethnography, this course will embody a commitment to intersectionality, justice, and deep heart work. Wisdom will be sought from the spiritual practices we do together and the social activism we do in the age of virtual reality and global crisis. The class will gather on May 18th for a Virtual Retreat 9:00-3:00 pm and will meet from 9-12 for the remainder of the class for discussion, spiritual practice, planning, and engaging in social activism in this current space of spiritual, communal, and cultural trauma. [3] Ms. Sheppard