What Remains: Gary Dorrien's Christian-Intellectual Life, Democratic Socialism, and Liberation Theology

Gary Dorrien's recently published memoir "Over from Union Road" is a rich personal recounting of a generation's struggles to transform the structures of society in the direction of social justice. Through deep loss, heartbreak, and triumph, Dorrien's story makes possible a conversation about the endurance of love, faith, and hope in social justice movements and the academic study of Christian theology amidst today's precarious democratic future. This panel will explore the great contributions of Gary Dorrien's career to the fields of social ethics, liberal theology, Black liberation theology, the Social Gospel, and economic democracy, while also reflecting more broadly on the state of theological and higher education today and how it responds to organizing movements for racial and economic justice.