Yeazel Speaker Series – April 22nd 3:30pm

Religious Literacy & the Courage to Belong: Bridge-Building in a Polarized Public Square

April 22nd 3:30pm

Divinity/Religious Studies Building, Lower Auditorium Rev. Dr. Jenny Shultz-Thomas Senior Minister, Countryside Community Church Tri-Faith Commons, Omaha, Nebraska

Rev. Dr. Jenny Shultz-Thomas is Senior Minister of Countryside Community Church, located on the Tri-Faith Commons, one of the nation’s leading interfaith initiatives bringing Jewish, Christian, and Muslim communities into sustained relationship. A graduate of Emory University’s Candler School of Theology, her work focuses on religious literacy, public theology, and the role of faith in shaping civic life and bridge-building across difference. She is a theologian, teacher, and public leader committed to equipping communities to engage religious diversity with intellectual depth, moral courage, and compassion.

Sponsor: WFU Department for the Study of Religions