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Belonging

Eric Barreto interviews Willie James Jennings on what it means to belong.

Willie James Jennings, Associate Professor of Systematic Theology and Africana Studies at Yale Divinity School. Photo by Gregg Brekke for Presbyterian Outlook.

What does belonging feel like?

Eric: A few years ago, you lectured here at Princeton Seminary and exhorted us to wonder, ‘What does Princeton Seminary feel like?’ The question has stuck with me. So, starting with you, Dr. Jennings, what does belonging feel like to you?

Willie: In the context of higher education, and, especially, theological education, belonging feels like being surprised by the familiar. Students who come from far and...

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