January Lecture: Ivy George

Oneing and Hospitality: Responses to the “One and the Many”

WHEN: January 23, 2024
WHERE: KOSC - Chair's Room and Loggia
TIME: Reception at 4 p.m., Lecture at 4:30 p.m.
Free and open to the public

In this lecture

The idea of oneing rests on the premise that God dwells in creation, and all creatures dwell with each other and God. Divine Love is the guiding force that runs through our terrestrial life. In this bond of love, the many creatures and the one God are inseparable and remain continuous in their connections. This experience of oneing inspires a fresh understanding of hospitality for believers. I am proposing that the cultivation of hospitality as disposition and response can contribute towards our effectiveness in God’s healing work today.

About our speaker

Dr. Ivy George is committed to the multi-disciplinary opportunities that sociology offers in her classroom. Her research and teaching since 1983 have focused on gender, religion, race, ethnicity, globalization, and social change. She leads Gordon students in their study abroad program in South Africa, and has recently done research on international adoption. She has contributed to publications on "The Future of Feminism in Christian Higher Education," "Masculinity and Disability," and "Faith and Citizenship in the South Asian Diaspora." She received the Distinguished Senior Faculty Award in 2012.