Lecture 1

"The Prisoners' Friend: Universalism and Punishment" by Rev. Jason Lydon 

With both violent theological underpinnings and inherent racism upholding the prison system, Rev. Lydon will show that prison abolitionism is a theological imperative for Unitarian Universalists.

Respondant

Daniel McKanan, Ralph Waldo Emerson Unitarian Universalist Senior Lecturer at Harvard Divinity School

Location 

Attend online or in person at First Church Boston, 66 Marlborough St., Boston, MA

About the event

Join us via Zoom, or in person at First Church Boston, for this opening talk in a series dedicated to exploring the intersection of Unitarian Universalism and the prison abolition movement. Rev. Jason Lydon and responding scholars will discuss the violent theological underpinnings and inherent racism of today's prison system. This promises to be an opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals and deepen your understanding of this important topic.

Rev. Lydon is minister of Second Unitarian Church of Chicago. He previously served as director of Black and Pink, a nationally networked grassroots organization working to abolish the prison industrial complex while meeting the immediate needs of LGBT/HIV+ prisoners.

The respondent for the first lecture is Daniel McKanan, Ralph Waldo Emerson Unitarian Universalist Senior Lecturer at Harvard Divinity School.