Dr. Michele E. Watkins
St. John's University — New York
A womanist religious scholar at the intersections of postmodern philosophy and contemplative spirituality.
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Facilitators
Dr. Leonard C. McKinnis, III
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Scholar, ethnographer, pastor, and chronicler of the genius in Black religious thought and practice.
Rev. Dr. JoAnne M. Terrell, Lama Bodhi Satyagraha
Chicago Theological Seminary — Emerita | Lama-In-Residence
Theologian, ethicist, and artist whose work moves across Christian, Buddhist, and Taoist soteriology, spiritual autobiography, and the transformative power of the arts. As Lama-In-Residence, she leads our morning yoga and centering moments, holding space for stillness, breath, and embodied awareness throughout the retreat.