The Office of the President will be hosting Lisa Sharon Harper at The Seattle School to speak on the Christian call to engage the tragedies in Gaza. Our intention is to encourage our community to consider the critical humanitarian issues and wrestle with the call of leaders, therapists, pastors, theologians, and caregivers at this time. We’ll also be exploring an understanding of the conflict and our national and religious connections to it in light of the Kingdom of God. 

Drawing from historical insights, international law, and the teachings of Jesus, Lisa will guide us through the roots of the Gaza crisis to envision practical steps for engagement, rooted in the theological vision of the Kingdom of God. After Lisa’s talk, theology and psychology faculty members of The Seattle School will engage in a panel discussion with Lisa to speak to the roles of community, grief, and justice. 

The event will be recorded for those unable to attend on campus. If you would like to be sent a notification when the recording is ready, please complete this form.  

About Lisa Sharon Harper: Lisa Sharon Harper is the founder and president of Freedom Road, a groundbreaking consulting group that crafts experiences that bring common understanding and common commitments that lead to common action toward a more just world. Lisa is a public theologian whose writing, speaking, activism, and training has sparked and fed the fires of re-formation in the church from Ferguson and Charlottesville to South Africa, Brazil, Australia, and Ireland. Lisa’s book, Fortune: How Race Broke My Family And The World--And How To Repair It All was named one of the “Best Books of 2022” and The Very Good Gospel was named 2016 “Book of the Year” by Englewood Review of Books. The Huffington Post identified Lisa as one of 50 Women Religious Leaders to Celebrate on International Women’s Day. Lisa is host of the Freedom Road Podcast, cohost of The FOUR Podcast and author of her weekly column on Substack, “The Truth Is…”.