MTSO hosts screening of award-winning film ‘gOD-Talk’

Methodist Theological School in Ohio will host a screening and panel discussion of the film gOD-Talk: Reimagining Faith in the 21st Century at 6 p.m. Oct. 25. The free event, sponsored by MTSO with collaborators Mt. Olivet Baptist Church and Payne Theological Seminary, will be held in the Alford Centrum on the MTSO campus, 3081 Columbus Pike in Delaware.

Advance registration is required and available below.

The award-winning film will be followed by a panel discussion led by MTSO Dean Valerie Bridgeman, with participation by representatives of Mt. Olivet, Payne and the MTSO student body. Popcorn and drinks will be available.

Download and share a letter-size PDF of the gOD-Talk flier.

gOD-Talk is the culmination project of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History & Culture Center for the Study of African American Religious Life, in association with the Pew Research Center five-year study of Black millennials. The feature-length film explores the lives of seven Black millennials—atheist, Buddhist, Christian, Muslim, Ifa and spiritualist—and their challenges and discoveries with faith and spirituality.

The gOD-Talk project seeks to:

• Uncover how millennials interact with religion and the transformative nature of community, the internet and space.
• Amplify leading millennial voices, including activists, entertainers, entrepreneurs, athletes, academicians, religious leaders and politicians, by creating a space for their experiences to be shared and documented.
• Create an opportunity for religious organizations and leaders, researchers, and engaged citizens to better understand the dynamic ways Black millennials engage with religion.

By using a lower case “g” for the word “gOD,” the project highlights the ways it will "transgress" traditional boundaries and literal designations of that which is considered scared.

Register for gOD-Talk

The registration deadline is Oct. 23.