Traci West leads workshop on violence against women and children at MTSO

Drew University Theological School professor Traci C. West will lead a one-day workshop, "Ending Violence Against Women and Children," at Methodist Theological School in Ohio April 18. The workshop is presented by the East Ohio Methodist Federation for Social Action (MFSA), in partnership with the West Ohio MFSA and MTSO. The workshop runs 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. in the Alford Centrum on the MTSO campus, 3081 Columbus Pike in Delaware. A registration fee of $10 includes lunch.

A printable info and registration document is available here.

Seminary and campus ministry students may register at no cost. The registration deadline is April 10.

West, professor of ethics and African American studies at Drew, is author of "Disruptive Christian Ethics: When Racism and Women's Lives Matter." She is an ordained elder in the New York Conference of the United Methodist Church. The workshop she leads will focus on how Christian beliefs and social attitudes can both support and help end violence against women and children.

Methodist Theological School in Ohio prepares leaders of many faith traditions for lives of lasting significance in service to the church and the world. In addition to the Master of Divinity degree, the school offers master's degrees in counseling ministries, theological studies and practical theology, along with a Doctor of Ministry degree.

CONTACT:

Danny Russell, director of communications
drussell@mtso.edu, 740-362-3322