On Tuesday, September 10, 2024 at 4:00 p.m., the Carpenter Initiative on Gender, Sexuality and Justice will host a public lecture "Spatial-Temporal Dimensions of Queer and Trans Care" with Rev. Dr. Cody Sanders. The lecture will be held in the Bass Conference Center of the Brite Harrison building.

The Rev. Cody J. Sanders, Ph.D. is an alum of Brite Divinity School (Ph.D., PTPC '15) who currently serves as Associate Professor of Congregational and Community Care Leadership at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, MN. Prior to Luther, Cody served as Pastor to Old Cambridge Baptist Church in Cambridge, MA, where he was also American Baptist Chaplain to Harvard University and Advisor for LGBTQ+ Affairs in the Office of Religious, Spiritual, and Ethical Life at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has published a number of books, including, Corpse Care: Ethics for Tending the Dead with Mikeal Parsons (Fortress, 2023), Christianity, LGBTQ Suicide, and the Souls of Queer Folk (Lexington, 2020), and A Brief Guide to Ministry with LGBTQIA Youth (Westminster, 2017). His forthcoming book with Fortress Press, out in Spring of 2025, is titled Spiritual Care First-Aid: An All-Hands Approach for Church and Community.