Faith and Race--An Ongoing Conversation with Bishop Trevor Alexander, Rev. Andries (Dries) Coetzee, and Dr. Doshie Piper

Saturday, November 21, 2020
10:30 AM 11:30 AM 10:30 11:30

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3 Saturdays, Sept. 12, Oct. 17, and Nov. 21, 2020

10:30-11:30 am

TUITION: $10 (for all three discussions) before Sept. 7, $15 after

Join us for these important conversations, which will explore how faith has shaped, and continues to shape, race relations. Three organizing topics will ground each discussion:

September 12—The Role of Love
October 17—The Role of Justice
November 21—The Roles of Confession and Forgiveness, of Reconciliation and Healing

Bishop Trevor Alexander was born in Romford, Essex, in England. Bishop Designate Trevor holds an undergraduate degree in Psychology (with an emphasis on family) from the University of the Incarnate Word (UIW), as well as a Masters of Arts in Pastoral Ministry from Oblate School of Theology and a Doctor of Divinity degree from St. Thomas Christian College and Seminary in Jacksonville, Florida. He is currently the Protestant Chaplain at UIW, where he also teaches as adjunct faculty. He is senior pastor of True Vine Church and serves as Southwest Texas Regional Overseer for the Kingdom Council of Interdependent Christian Churches & Ministries. Bishop Alexander has published articles on matters pertaining to the African American community, and he has presented in numerous conferences locally, nationally, and internationally. In 2016 he was inducted into the San Antonio BlackBook Worship Hall of Fame, and in 2018 UIW’s Black History Month Committee presented him with the Alumni of Distinction Award.

Rev. Andries (Dries) Coetzee was born the youngest of four children in the rural town of Ceres, South Africa. After serving a year of mandatory military service, he went on to study theology at the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa, where he earned B.D. and M.A. degrees. He has served Presbyterian (PCUSA) churches in Houston, Texas; Bloomington, Minnesota; and Wooster, Ohio. In 2016, Dries received the Lydia Thompson Award from the Wooster/Orrville NAACP. Dries currently serves as pastor at University Presbyterian Church, San Antonio.

Dr. Doshie Piper is Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at the University of the Incarnate Word. She earned her Doctorate of Philosophy in Juvenile Justice from Prairie View A&M University in 2013. She is pursuing a research agenda on gender responsive interventions and other gender specific issues. Dr. Piper has engaged in numerous opportunities to publish. She produced a book chapter entitled “A comparative analysis of gender and juveniles on probation in Texas: A test of offending hypothesis” in the book, Applied Statistical Techniques in Criminal Justice and Criminology. Additionally, Dr. Piper serves as a committee member on the Bexar County Faith Based Re-Entry Committee, is a member of the Bexar County Restorative and Community Justice Working Group, and is the immediate Past Chair of the SoL Center Board of Directors.

***When registering you will need to include your email address, as we will send the Zoom link to you along with a password to attend the discussion. Registrations are required the Monday before the Wednesday conversation.