Larycia hawkins biography samples images

Larycia Hawkins, PhD. Professor Hawkins teaches and researches at the University of Virginia, where she is jointly appointed in the departments of Politics and Religious Studies. In a December 10, , Facebook post, Hawkins declared her intent to don a hijab in embodied solidarity with Muslim sisters throughout the Christian season of Advent.

The post ignited an international firestorm that initiated conversations about the nature of God and the possibilities for multi-faith solidarity at a time when Islamophobia, xenophobia, racism, and hate crimes motivated by religious differences were, and continue to be, more prolific than at any time in recent history.

Hawkins was the first black woman to be granted tenure in the history of the university. On February 6, , almost two months following her act of embodied solidarity with Muslim women, she and Wheaton College agreed to part ways. Hawkins is the subject of a film, Same God by Midgett Productions. Backed up by interviews with biblical scholars from none other than Wheaton itself, Same God pointedly reveals the flaws in dogmatic Christianity, the cost of speaking truth to power, and the amazing strength of a woman standing by her convictions.

We spoke with our colleague Larycia Hawkins about the power—and the price—of embodied solidarity. Taking cue from theologian and civil rights leader, Wyatt Tee Walker, scholars will discuss the prospects and possibilities of democracy in America.

Dr Larycia Hawkins (), an associate professor of political science at Wheaton College, was put on leave after she started wearing a hijab.

Can Rwandans trust each other again? At what other point in our history has the line between church and state become so tangled and polarizing? The American political scene today is poisonously divided. Why do a vast majority of white evangelicals play a powerful role in the disunion? The Breath of Our Neighbor We spoke with our colleague Larycia Hawkins about the power—and the price—of embodied solidarity.