See No Stranger Book Club
Mostly VirtualFaith Commons has been facilitating intentional work with Valarie Kaur and her Revolutionary Love Project. We are looking forward to scheduling in-person events with Ms. Kaur in fall of 2022. […]
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Public Lecture & Book Signing with Valarie Kaur
Temple Emanu-El 8500 Hillcrest Road, Dallas, TX, United StatesValarie Kaur will be coming to Dallas to teach us and inspire us toward revolutionary love. Ms. Kaur is a renowned civil rights leader, lawyer, award-winning filmmaker, educator, innovator, and best-selling author of SEE NO STRANGER. She leads the Revolutionary Love Project to reclaim love as a force for justice. Valarie burst into American consciousness […]
Revolutionary Love Project Intensive Workshop with Valarie Kaur
Paul Quinn CollegeAuthor and activist Valarie Kaur is coming to Dallas on September 9, 2022 for an intensive workshop. Tickets for this workshop are $250. A copy of See No Stranger is included with this ticket purchase, as well as a box lunch. The workshop is being held September 9 at 11:00 a.m. at Paul Quinn College in […]
Screening of “Boycott” Documentary & Panel Discussion
SMU Dedman School of Law, Underwood Law Library Building 6550 Hillcrest Avenue, Dallas, TX, United StatesFaith Commons will screen the documentary “Boycott” in partnership with the Dedman School of Law First Amendment Clinic on Sunday, October 23 at 4 p.m. at SMU’s Underwood Law Library. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion on current threats to free expression and the First Amendment. Boycott traces the impact of state […]
The T.B. Maston Foundation Award Dinner
Wilshire Baptist Church 4316 Abrams Rd, Dallas, TexasPlease join us for The T.B. Maston Foundation Award Dinner. Thursday, October 27, 2022 @ 6pm Wilshire Baptist Church 4316 Abrams Rd., Dallas, Texas 75214 This biennial celebration honors those leading work in the area of Christian Ethics. This year, The T.B. Maston Foundation will recognize the work of Faith Commons and its leaders—Rev. Dr. […]
Confronting Our Global Ecological Crisis
Southern Methodist University 5901 Bishop Blvd, Dallas, TX, United StatesJoin us for this colloquium bringing religious leaders, scholars, and scientists together to address the crisis we face as a community on earth heading towards destruction. When: Tuesday, November 1, 2022 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Where: Prothro Great Hall, Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX
Revolutionary Love Project Intensive Workshop with Valarie Kaur
Paul Quinn CollegeAuthor and activist Valarie Kaur is coming to Dallas on September 9, 2022 for an intensive workshop. Tickets for this workshop are $250. A copy of See No Stranger is included with this ticket purchase, as well as a box lunch. The workshop is being held September 9 at 11:00 a.m. at Paul Quinn College in […]
6th Annual MLK Teach-In
Friendship West 2020 West Wheatland Rd, Dallas, TexasDr. Mason co-presents with Dr. Frederick D. Haynes, III, at the 6th Annual MLK Teach-in. As you are aware, the MLK Teach-In focuses on King’s faith that led him into the streets to protest and into the corridors of power to influence public policy and provide ways for people to live out their faith in […]
A Global Moment in Time: Peace and Justice
World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth 325 N. St. Paul, Suite 4200, Dallas, TexasThis hybrid Global Moment in Time special initiative includes a virtual component in Fall 2021 and an in-person component in Spring 2023. Both components will examine ways to build peace and justice at local and regional levels around the world. Participants will learn how leaders and organizations in the United States actively engage in mediating […]
Baptist House of Studies hosts Sacred Speech Writing Workshop
Baptist House of StudiesSacred Speech: A Writing Workshop for Pastors, Prophets, and Poets is for anyone with a story to tell or an interest in how writing can connect us with each other and the divine. Baptist House of Studies | Perkins School of Theology Our keynote speakers will be Jonathan Merritt, an award-winning faith and culture writer, and Erin Lane, an […]
Interfaith Luncheon: Interfaith Peacebuilding in Israel and Palestine
Wilshire Baptist Church 4316 Abrams Rd, Dallas, TexasFaith leaders of the Dallas/Fort Worth area are invited to join Faith Commons and Churches for Middle East Peace for a luncheon and conversation about the importance of Interfaith Peacebuilding in Israel and Palestine. We will hear a short message from three esteemed Palestinian Christian leaders from Bethlehem-- Rev. Dr. Mitri Raheb, Rev. Dr. Munther […]
What Kind of Baptist? The Importance of Public Witness in a Secular Age
Wake Forest UniversityRev. George A. Mason, Ph.D., founder and president of Faith Commons is a featured speaker for the 2022-2023 James and Marilyn Dunn Chair in Baptist Studies Lecture Series "What Kind […]