The Courage to Hope: Empowering Adolescent Joy Amidst the Challenges of Life

Overview

Dr. Wimberly is Professor Emerita of Christian Education at the Interdenominational Theological Center. She serves as the Executive Director of the Youth Hope-Builders Academy at ITC, a youth theology program funded by the Lilly Endowment. Her publications include In Search of Wisdom: Faith Formation in the Black Church and Soul Stories: African American Christian Education.

Sarah Farmer, associate research scholar for the Joy and Adolescent Faith and Flourishing project at the Yale Center for Faith and Culture, is a Ph.D. candidate at Emory University finishing her dissertation titled, “Hope in Confinement: Exploring Art in Critical Emancipatory Pedagogies.” For the last ten years she has worked with with Dr. Wimberly at Youth Hope-Builders Academy, and co-directs the Certificate in Theological Studies Program at Arrendale Women's Prison.

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