JWW Lectureship Series with Rev. Dr. Serene Jones

JWW LECTURESHIP SERIES: April 24-26, 2026

Rev. Dr. Serene Jones

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The First Congregational Church of Colorado Springs is thrilled to present Rev. Dr.
Serene Jones as our guest lecturer at the annual JWW Lectureship Series in spring
2026. Please join us for lectures and conversation throughout the weekend, April 24-26,
2026.
A highly respected scholar and public intellectual, the Rev. Dr. Serene Jones is the 16th
President of the historic Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York. The first
woman to head the 186-year-old institution, Jones occupies the Johnston Family Chair
for Religion and Democracy. She is a Past President of the American Academy of
Religion, which annually hosts the world’s largest gathering of scholars of religion.
Jones came to Union after seventeen years at Yale University, where she was the Titus
Street Professor of Theology at the Divinity School, and Chair of the University’s
Program in Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies. She is the author of several books
including Trauma and Grace and, most recently, her memoir Call It Grace: Finding
Meaning in a Fractured World. Jones, a popular public speaker, is sought by media to
comment on major issues impacting society because of her deep grounding in theology,
politics, women’s studies, economics, race studies, history, and ethics.
This year’s JWW Lectureship Series is hosted in partnership with UCCS’ Center for
Religious Diversity and Public Life.