Making Wisdom Visible: Black Women’s Literature as Embodied Mediated Knowledge

September 24, 2009, 3:00 p.m.

A renowned author and teacher, Dr. Cannon was the first African American woman to earn the PhD degree from Union Theological Seminary in NYC and the first to be ordained in the United Presbyterian Church (USA). She is the Annie Scales Rogers Professor of Christian Ethics at Union Theological Seminary and the Presbyterian School of Christian Education in Richmond, Virginia. Presented as part of the activities of the Accent on Christian Faith Week, sponsored by the Willis D. Weatherford Jr. Campus Christian Center (CCC).