Name: Christian Advocacy for the Common Good: Loving Our Neighbors in Public
Start: 2026-04-18T09:00:00-0400
End: 2026-04-18T09:45:00-0400

Christian Advocacy for the Common Good: Loving Our Neighbors in Public

Saturday April 18, 2026 9:00am - 9:45am EDT

Chapel

Advocacy for social justice can be viewed by people of faith as either dangerously radical or pityingly naive. Meyaard-Schaap has spent years pushing Christians to see it differently. By tracing its lineage through Christian history, he shares how faith-rooted advocacy through storytelling, writing, and direct action is more than merely a political act, but a public act of love for our neighbors.

Book signing follows in the Chapel Narthex 

Speakers

Kyle Meyaard-Schaap

Rev. Kyle Meyaard-Schaap is the Executive Director of the Association for a More Just Society-US. His work has been featured in news outlets such as PBS, NPR, CNN, NBC News, the New York Times, and more. He was named a Yale Public Voices Fellow on the Climate Crisis in 2020 and to the Grist 50 Fixers cohort in 2022 or for his work on climate change education and advocacy... Read More →

Saturday April 18, 2026 9:00am - 9:45am EDT
Chapel

Concurrent Session, Solo Session

2026 Festival of Faith and Writing

Kyle Meyaard-Schaap

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2026 Festival of Faith and Writing

Kyle Meyaard-Schaap

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