Wendy Kilmer, wendy.kilmer@acu.eduDirector of Communications and Media Relations Guest speakers, a prayer walk, a lecture series and several student activities are slated for February as part of Black History Month at Abilene Christian University. Feb. 1 – An outdoor prayer event organized by the Carl Spain Center on Race Studies and Spiritual Action will commemorate the 60th anniversary of the
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Deadline to enter the Carter G. Woodson Competition, sponsored by the Carl Spain Center on Race Studies & Spiritual Action, is 5 p.m. Dec. 10. Applications can be submitted online at https://carlspaincenter.org/carter-g-woodson-competition-contest/ or in person at the Spain Center, Room 111 of the Biblical Studies Building at Abilene Christian University. Other important dates are: Paper Deadline: January 17th, 2022– Must
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The Carl Spain Center on Race Studies & Spiritual Action, housed at Abilene Christian University, will present a Spiritual Think Tank virtual program, “Thinking About Critical Race Theory Together,” 2-4 p.m. Dec. 4. The program is free, but register here to get a link to the online program. The Carl Spain Center website gives the following information about the program?
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Jemar Tisby, president of The Witness: A Black Christian Collective, will be guest speaker for the 2021 Don Williams and Royce Money Distinguished Lecture Series at Abilene Christian University Wednesday and Thursday, Feb. 10-11. The series, hosted by ACU’s Carl Spain Center on Race Studies and Spiritual Action, will be presented in person and virtually. Both are free and open to
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Jemar Tisby, an author, speaker, and president of The Witness: A Black Christian Collective, will be guest speaker for the 2021 Don Williams & Royce Money Distinguished Lecture Series at Abilene Christian University Feb. 10-11, 2021. The series is hosted by The Carl Spain Center on Race Studies & Spiritual Action at ACU. Tisby holds a bachelor’s degree from the University
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Dr. Jerry Taylor, founder of the Carl Spain Center on Race Studies & Spiritual Action, is asking friends of the center to form a prayer cell to begin functioning as a “Prayer & Meditation Think Tank” with individuals across the Carl Spain Center network. “As you gather to meet virtually or by phone,” Taylor said in an announcement, “please ask
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On Sunday, June 7th, the Founding Director of the Carl Spain Center, Dr. Jerry Taylor, delivered an impassioned and prophetic message for us in the midst of our country’s state of national disunity. Please join us in watching, sharing, and discussing the content of his message as we seek to excercise pure religion across our nation.
Read moreMcMurry and Abilene Christian universities are hosting rallies and vigils Saturday and Sunday, respectively. The ACU Carl Spain Center on Race Studies & Spiritual Action is hosting a Community Rally & Press Conference Calling for National Unity with leaders of the Abilene community at 6 p.m. Sunday, June 7, at the ACU Amphitheater, located near the bell tower. This Community Rally
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The Carl Spain Center on Race Studies & Spiritual Action, housed at Abilene Christian University, has issued a series of letters, collectively titled “The Letters of Conscience to the Churches in America: A Courageous Christian Response to White Supremacy.” The letters were written by men and women from a variety of walks of life, including many familiar to Abilenians, with
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