Pamela R. Lightsey

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The Immanent Frame
- The Immanent Frame publishes interdisciplinary perspectives on religion, secularism, and the public sphere.
- The surprising history of global blasphemy law
  by J. Barton Scott
- Revisited: The “good” and the “bad” Muslims of China
  by Yuting Wang
- Revisited: On “beyond Trump”: Evangelical politics, born again
  by Joanna Tice Jen
Kujenga Amani
- Kujenga Amani facilitates the exchange of ideas about diverse aspects of peacebuilding in Africa.
- Dysfunctional Capitalism in Africa and the Theory of Squanderation
  by Kenneth Omeje
- An Interview with Recent PhD Graduate and Next Gen Alumna, Titilope F. Ajayi
  by Next Generation Social Sciences
- “Why we joined armed groups”: Engaging former child soldiers of Boko Haram
  by Hakeem Onapajo
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Dr. Pamela R. Lightsey is VP of Academic Affairs at Meadville Lombard Theological School located in Chicago, IL. She has been engaged as a social justice activist in protest for LGBTQ rights and the movement for Black lives. Her most recent publications are Transforming Service: Reflections of Student Service Professionals in Theological Education and Our Lives Matter: A Womanist Queer Theology.