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Item Aurelia Pratt Interview(2020-10-29) Institute for Diversity & Civic LifeThis interview is with Aurelia Pratt, a Chicana woman, and lead pastor to a progressive Baptist Church based in Austin, Texas. The vision of Pratt’s church focuses on decolonizing faith, justice, inclusion, and liberation. Aurelia speaks to the challenges of navigating life as a pastor during the global pandemic and how her personal experiences with racial tension and microaggressions as a brown woman of color have shaped who she is today.Item Daryl Horton Interview(2020-12-15) Institute for Diversity & Civic Life; Department of Religious StudiesThis interview is with Daryl Horton, a minister at Mt. Zion Baptist Church. Daryl discusses helping students sustain their faith and community through the pandemic and transitioning his congregation to church in this time. He talks about his experience working with Interfaith Action of Central Texas (iACT) and his involvement in the interfaith space in Austin. Daryl also shares his story as a native Austinite and his perspective as a Black pastor on the growing inequality in the city.Item Rene Slataper Interview(2020-10-16) Institute for Diversity & Civic LifeThis interview is with Rene Slataper, who is currently seeking a ministry license and ordination at Chicago Theological Seminary. He shares his upbringing in San Antonio, coming from a military town and navigating his identity at a young age. Rene is now preaching at the student ministry at UT, guiding students in the process of bridging the experience of being queer and Christian. In this interview, we learn of his own journey in understanding himself and his faith, and the newfound challenges brought by the pandemic.