Bill Wylie-Kellermann
Bill Wylie-Kellermann is retired United Methodist pastor, non-violent community activist, author and teacher from Waawiyatanong/Detroit, now also of the community at Kirkridge on Lenape land. His first arrest for direct action was at the White House in 1971. He is author of seven books, including Seasons of Faith and Conscience: Reflections on Liturgical Direct Action (Orbis Books/Cascade Press). His writing is generally framed by a theology of the “principalities.” And he likes to say that in Jesus, he bets his life on gospel non-violence, good news to the poor, and freedom from the power of death.
Events with Bill Wylie-Kellermann
Artificial Intelligence Among the Demonic Powers and PrincipalitiesApril 9 - 11, 2027
How do people of faith think theologically and act ethically in the face of rising Artificial Intelligence and its threat to humanity and Earth? What are the dimensions of that threat in… Social control? Humanoid Robots? Weaponry? Extinction? As developments accelerate more and more out of human control, Pope Leo’s ‘Magnifica humanitas’ offers one answer to be explored and pushed further. A theology of the fallen principalities, the demonic powers, commends another. Set in the context of prayer and discernment, this retreat will look together into the perils and possibilities for gospel action.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer, William Stringfellow and Ourselves: a Discernment ConversationOctober 15 - 17, 2027
Consider three historical moments: Germany in the 30’s, the USA in the 70’s, and “America” amidst rising fascism 2027. Consider three voices: Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s, William Stringfellow’s, and even your own in community. This retreat will set those voices in conversation, toward discerning speech and action in this present time. It will also ask, Can the living Word be recognized in this exchange? Among the commonalities between Bonhoeffer and Stringfellow, which can be entry points for conversation, we will attend to such as these: *the impact of Harlem on their ecclesial and movement politics; *their rooting of anti-racist commitments in baptism…