Episode Details

living the dream with author, speaker, and civil rights attorney Marcia Ledford

Season 7 Episode 1 Published 4 years, 6 months ago

Description

Marcia writes, speaks, teaches, and preaches about the need for progressive Christians to speak faithfully in public for social justice. The Rev. Dr. Marcia Ledford’s ministry has been in Southwest Detroit’s Latinx population—an international port with an aggressive regional ICE director. Dr. Ledford is a civil rights attorney representing society’s most marginalized. An Episcopal priest, she holds a Master of Divinity from the Church Divinity School of the Pacific. She earned her Doctor of Ministry in political theology from Pacific School of Religion. Dr. Ledford founded Political Theology Matters, LLC, to help the faithful develop public theology mission and broadcast messaging for greater social justice. She is trained for community organizing through the Industrial Areas Foundation and volunteers with Michigan United. Email

marcia@miptm.com

Website

https://www.politicaltheologymatters.com

Media Resources

https://www.politicaltheologymatters.com/media

The Rev. Dr. Marcia Ledford’s blog

https://www.politicaltheologymatters.com/blog

Harvard Implicit Bias Testing (on numerous topics)

https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/education.html

Civil Discourse Training offered via The Episcopal Church

For Individuals:

https://www.churchnext.tv/library/instruments-of-peace-a-guide-to-civil-discourse/109671/about/