Whose Liturgy Is It Anyway? Lenten Liturgy as the Work of and For the People
With Naomi Washington-Leapheart
February 7 - 9, 2025
Familiar and traditional liturgy in Christian worship can be a source of comfort. But liturgies left unexamined can do harm. In this retreat timed for a month before Lent begins, we’ll explore various liturgical forms and ask – whose liturgy is this and what “work” is this liturgy doing?
This retreat will engage participants in theological wrestling about liturgy, collective reading and interrogating various liturgies, and creating new liturgical forms, including songs, litanies, and prayers, for Lent, Holy Week, and Easter.
Let’s liberate liturgy and put it back into the hands of the people!
Leader
Naomi Washington-Leapheart
Rev. Naomi Washington-Leapheart is a Black queer preacher, teacher, movement strategist, and justice advocate. She is an adjunct professor of theology and religious studies at Villanova University and Arcadia University, and was the Government Fellow for Religion and Public Life at Harvard Divinity School from 2022 to 2024. Rev. Naomi also serves as the first-ever Strategic Partnerships Director at Political Research Associates (PRA), a social justice research and strategy center that provides strategic insights and actionable research that identifies, disrupts, and competes with movements and institutions that undermine democracy, justice, and human rights. In 2021, Rev. Naomi founded Salt |…
Learn more about Naomi Washington-Leapheart
Rev. Naomi Washington-Leapheart is a Black queer preacher, teacher, movement strategist, and justice advocate. She is an adjunct professor of theology and religious studies at Villanova University and Arcadia University, and was the Government Fellow for Religion and Public Life at Harvard Divinity School from 2022 to 2024. Rev. Naomi also serves as the first-ever Strategic Partnerships Director at Political Research Associates (PRA), a social justice research and strategy center that provides strategic insights and actionable research that identifies, disrupts, and competes with movements and institutions that undermine democracy, justice, and human rights. In 2021, Rev. Naomi founded Salt |…
Learn more about Naomi Washington-Leapheart