Knapp Auditorium

2024 Harvey Lecture with the Rev. Daniel Robayo Knapp Auditorium Please join us for the Harvey Lecture facilitated by the Rev. Daniel Robayo, with a reception to follow. The lecture will begin at 6:30pm and will be live-streamed below, at the ssw.edu website, and the Southwest Facebook page. "The Harvey Lecture committee is very excited to […]

2024 Black History Month Keynote Address by Dr. Renita Weems Knapp Auditorium Please join us for the BHM Keynote Address facilitated by Dr. Renita Weems. The lecture will begin at 6:45pm and will be live-streamed at the ssw.edu website, and the Southwest Facebook page. In addition to being a former professor at Vanderbilt Divinity School (1987-2004), […]

2024 Payne Lecture featuring Dr. Donyelle McCray This year's Payne lecturer is Dr. Donyelle McCray, Associate Professor of Homiletics at Yale Divinity School. Her scholarship focuses on African American preaching, sermon genre, and medieval women's spirituality. She is the author of The Censored Pulpit: Julian of Norwich as Preacher. The lecture will be presented in […]

This year’s student-led Harvey Lecture will feature the Rev. Dr. Bradley S. Hauff, the Episcopal Church Missioner for Indigenous Ministries, a member of the Presiding Bishop’s staff. In his role, Hauff is responsible for enabling and empowering Indigenous peoples and their respective communities within the Episcopal Church while also guiding the broader Church in intercultural […]

Knapp Auditorium Please join us for "Wither the Blacks?: Meditations on End of the African-American Era," facilitated by the Rev. Dr. Stephen Ray, Crump Visiting Professor and Black Religious Scholars Group Scholar-in-Residence and MLK scholar. With a dinner reception. RSVP required. Click here to RSVP The lecture will begin at 6:45pm and will be livestreamed […]

Christ Chapel (Please note venue change) A Spiritual Journey celebrating human life as we grapple with Loss and emerge in Joy. The Rev. Dr. Cheryl Kirk-Duggan,  international womanist scholar, vocal performer, professor, poet, prayer partner, and preacher returns to Austin, celebrating her love of God and her commitment to empower others to live their authentic […]