About Dr. Tamisha Tyler, Ph.D.Tamisha A. Tyler (she/her/hers) is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Theology and Culture, and Theopoetics at Bethany Theological Seminary in Richmond, Indiana. She also serves as a Theologian in Residence at The Center for Restorative Justice in Pasadena, CA, and is part of the Level Ground Artist Collective in Los Angeles, CA. Her current research explores religion in the literary world of Octavia Butler.
Resources + Links
Octavia E. Butler – Parable of the Sower & Parable of the Talents
Octavia E. Butler – Kindred, Fledgling, and The Patternist SeriesPoetics of the Flesh by Mayra Rivera
Way to Water: A Theopoetics Primer by Callid Keefe-Perry
The(y)ology - Mythopoetics for Queer/Trans Liberation by Max Yeshaye Brumberg-Kraus
Theopoetics in Color: Embodied Approaches in Theological DiscourseEdited by Oluwatomisin Olayinka Oredein and Lakisha R. Lockhart-Rusch
Gerry Canavan – Octavia E. Butler: A Biography
Level Ground Artist Collective (Los Angeles) - Made up of artists in Los Angeles who share a desire to root our creative lives in care, collaboration, and liberation. Level Ground creates purposeful and sustained spaces for artists and their communities. We support Black, brown, trans, and queer artists, projects, and audiences.
Forum for Theological Exploration (FTE) - FTE is a leadership incubator that inspires young people to make a difference through Christian communities.
