Lament as a Pathway to Liberation @Iliff
What does it truly take for all of us to be free? How do we gather across difference to listen, learn, and lead with love?
You’re Invited: “How We All Get Free” – A Pulpit+ Exchange Series
Join us for Iliff’s Pulpit+ Exchange Series, an inspiring series of in-person and virtual gatherings where clergy, lay leaders, activists, scholars, ministers, journalists, and community organizers come together to wrestle with the most pressing questions of our time. Together, we’ll explore powerful stories of hope, healing, and action—each rooted in a shared vision of justice and liberation.
Lament as a Pathway to Liberation
March 16, 2026
As a former student of Dr. Walter Brueggemann, Dr. Erickson’s presentation will share insights on lament from his tradition.
Amy Erickson is Professor of Hebrew Bible at the Iliff School of Theology. She has a BA from Bates College, an MDiv from Columbia Theological Seminary, and a PhD from Princeton Theological Seminary.
Erickson teaches a range of courses in biblical interpretation, including The Body and Sexuality in the Hebrew Bible, The Hebrew Bible and Ecology, and Jonah and Its Afterlives. Her research interests include Hebrew poetry, poetic and mythological texts in ancient West Asian literature, and the Hebrew Bible’s history of interpretation.
She has recently completed a commentary on the book of Jonah and its history of interpretation entitled Jonah: Introduction and Commentary (Illuminations; Eerdmans, 2021), and has written articles on Job, Jonah, the Psalms, Zechariah, and Amos for academic journals and edited volumes. Erickson is also a regular contributor to workingpreacher.org, the Huffington Post ON Scripture, The Christian Century, and The Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception (de Gruyter). She is currently working on a book on the Hebrew Bible and ecology.
What to Expect Each Evening:
5:00 – 5:45 PM (MST): Light meal and connection
5:45 PM: Lecture begins, followed by Q&A and deep discussion
Location: In-person at Iliff or online via livestream. Unable to attend in person? Register to receive the livestream link.