IMAGO DEI: confronting the ongoing legacy of racism
Denver Seminary
The Bridge Gallery
6399 South Santa Fe Drive
Littleton, CO 80128
Event Dates: 1/25/16 - 5/18/16
Entry Deadline: 12/15/15
REQUIREMENTS:
Media
Images - Minimum: 1, Maximum: 3
Total Media - Minimum: 1, Maximum: 3
This exhibition aims to present a contemporary survey of the thematic concerns of racism from a viewpoint of recognition in search of redemption. The title Imago Dei is a theological term denoting the symbolic relation between God and humanity as noted in Genesis 1:27 wherein “God created man in his own image…” How is this seen in all ethnicities? How has the world reacted to the various cultures of this human image in different shades of skin and cultural cast?
The moral implications of the doctrine of imago Dei are for all of God’s creation to not only love Him but also to love other humans created in His image. How has the struggle to abide by this principle been played out historically in the face of racism?
Since legacy denotes something being handed down, the "Ongoing Legacy of Racism" implies intentionality from one person to another, from either an intra- or intergenerational perspective.
What does it look like to begin/continue challenging the power of a legacy in that respect, in ways that shift racism from an intentional socio-ethnic process to a historically outdated mode of operation? This way highlights both the systemic and the personal nature of racism; or, the system within the individual. It also allows for historical, theological, and pragmatic approaches of oppression, opposition (grace, acceptance, personhood, etc.), and experiential diversity.
For more info visit the CAFE website
Denver Seminary
The Bridge Gallery
6399 South Santa Fe Drive
Littleton, CO 80128
Entry Deadline: 12/15/15
REQUIREMENTS:
Media
Images - Minimum: 1, Maximum: 3
Total Media - Minimum: 1, Maximum: 3
This exhibition aims to present a contemporary survey of the thematic concerns of racism from a viewpoint of recognition in search of redemption. The title Imago Dei is a theological term denoting the symbolic relation between God and humanity as noted in Genesis 1:27 wherein “God created man in his own image…” How is this seen in all ethnicities? How has the world reacted to the various cultures of this human image in different shades of skin and cultural cast?
The moral implications of the doctrine of imago Dei are for all of God’s creation to not only love Him but also to love other humans created in His image. How has the struggle to abide by this principle been played out historically in the face of racism?
Since legacy denotes something being handed down, the "Ongoing Legacy of Racism" implies intentionality from one person to another, from either an intra- or intergenerational perspective.
What does it look like to begin/continue challenging the power of a legacy in that respect, in ways that shift racism from an intentional socio-ethnic process to a historically outdated mode of operation? This way highlights both the systemic and the personal nature of racism; or, the system within the individual. It also allows for historical, theological, and pragmatic approaches of oppression, opposition (grace, acceptance, personhood, etc.), and experiential diversity.
For more info visit the CAFE website
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