Luncheon with Dr. William Yoo
Mon, Nov 11
|People’s Church
Time & Location
Nov 11, 2024, 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM
People’s Church, 200 W Grand River Ave, East Lansing, MI 48823, USA
Guests
About the event
The Justice League of Greater Lansing Michigan is honored to host a special luncheon featuring Dr. William Yoo, Associate Professor of American Religious and Cultural History at Columbia Theological Seminary. Dr. Yoo is renowned for his work on the transnational histories of American Protestant world missions and Korean American immigrant religious communities. His latest book, What Kind of Christianity: A History of Slavery and Anti-Black Racism in the Presbyterian Church (2022), offers a critical exploration of the complex legacies of slavery and racial injustice in American Presbyterianism.
Event Details:
Date: Monday, November 11, 2024
Time: 12:00 – 3:00 PM
Location: People’s Church, 200 W. Grand River Ave, East Lansing, MI
Itinerary:
Lunch: 12:00 – 12:45 PM
Presentation by the Justice League of Greater Lansing Michigan: 1:00 – 1:50 PM
Remarks by Dr. William Yoo (from his book): 2:00 – 2:30 PM
Audience Q&A: 2:30 – 3:00 PM
Don’t miss this opportunity to engage with Dr. Yoo as he discusses the deep-rooted histories of racial injustice, settler colonialism, and slavery in the U.S., while exploring Indigenous, Black, and Asian American theologies of freedom and resistance.
RSVP Required:Please RSVP to Mary Ann Larzelere at malarz@aol.com