BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Center for Process Studies - ECPv6.17.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Center for Process Studies X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://ctr4process.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Center for Process Studies REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20240310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20241103T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20250309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20251102T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20260308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20261101T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20270314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20271107T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260219T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260219T181500 DTSTAMP:20260516T045606Z CREATED:20251223T071816Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260516T045606Z UID:10000044-1771520400-1771524900@ctr4process.org SUMMARY:Interweavings: Deep Listening: Dynamic Practices and Living Texts DESCRIPTION:In the third stop of his Bookrap Tour\, Jon Ivan Gill/Gilead7 will offer a rap/reading of his new book\, MultiRaceLess Ness: A Process Philosophy\, where he suggests a better world awaits us if we bravely and responsibly abolish the category of race. Poet laureate of Chicago\, Mayda del Valle\, will spark off the event with her renown soul stirring creativity demonstrated through deeply embodied words\, vibes\, and wonder. \n \n Featuring \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Jon Ivan Gill \n \n Jon Ivan Gill (they/he/him) is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Gustavus Adolphus College and co-owner of Aesthetic Religion Records and Texts in Saint Peter\, Minnesota and Tijuana\, Mexico. His work revolves in the realm of Whiteheadian process philosophies\, metaphysics of present day Mexico\, Belize\, Guatemala\, Honduras\, and El Salvador\, futurisms\, poststructuralism\, philosophies of (post)race\, philosophy of religion\, aesthetics\, etc. They are also a solo Hip-Hop artist using the moniker “Gilead7” and a member of Chicago Hip-Hop collective Tomorrow Kings\, Southern California-based Echoes of Oratory Muzik\, and the duo Crystal Radio along with Michael Adame\, also known as Phantom Thrett. His newest book\, Multi/Race/Less/Ness: A Process Philosophy\, was released by Bloomsbury on 11/13/2025. Their first monograph entitled Underground Rap as Religion: A Theopoetic Examination of Process Aesthetic Religion\, is in the Routledge Studies in Hip-Hop and Religion series\, edited by Monica R. Miller and Anthony B. Pinn. Toward Afrodiasporic and Afrofuturist Philosophies of Religion\, a second text\, is an edited volume of Pomona and Pitzer College student essays. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mayda del Valle \n \n Mayda del Valle is a Chicago-born writer and multidisciplinary artist whose work lives at the intersection of poetry\, performance\, memory\, and community. Rooted in the Puerto Rican diaspora and shaped by hip-hop\, movement\, and visual art\, her practice transforms personal history into shared ritual. Whether on stage\, in classrooms\, or in public space\, she creates work that invites people to see themselves reflected\, work that asks us to remember where we come from and imagine what we can build together. A passionate arts educator\, Mayda has taught poetry in schools\, colleges\, youth detention facilities and served as Program Director of Street Poets Inc. in Los Angeles. She is currently a Poet-in-Residence with The Chicago Poetry Center. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Seminary Co-op Bookstores \n \n 5751 S Woodlawn Ave \nChicago\, IL 60637 URL:https://ctr4process.org/event/interweavings-deep-listening-dynamic-practices-and-living-texts/ CATEGORIES:Presentation ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctr4process.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Deep-Listening-Dynamic-Practices-and-Sacred-Texts-Header.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260217T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260217T120000 DTSTAMP:20260516T044956Z CREATED:20260214T002644Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260516T044956Z UID:10000065-1771322400-1771329600@ctr4process.org SUMMARY:Applying Integrative Metatheories to the Most Pressing Challenges of Our Time | Robb Smith & Brendan Graham Dempsey DESCRIPTION:In the third stop of his Bookrap Tour\, Jon Ivan Gill/Gilead7 will offer a rap/reading of his new book\, MultiRaceLess Ness: A Process Philosophy\, where he suggests a better world awaits us if we bravely and responsibly abolish the category of race. Poet laureate of Chicago\, Mayda del Valle\, will spark off the event with her renown soul stirring creativity demonstrated through deeply embodied words\, vibes\, and wonder. \n \n Featuring \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Jon Ivan Gill \n \n Jon Ivan Gill (they/he/him) is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Gustavus Adolphus College and co-owner of Aesthetic Religion Records and Texts in Saint Peter\, Minnesota and Tijuana\, Mexico. His work revolves in the realm of Whiteheadian process philosophies\, metaphysics of present day Mexico\, Belize\, Guatemala\, Honduras\, and El Salvador\, futurisms\, poststructuralism\, philosophies of (post)race\, philosophy of religion\, aesthetics\, etc. They are also a solo Hip-Hop artist using the moniker “Gilead7” and a member of Chicago Hip-Hop collective Tomorrow Kings\, Southern California-based Echoes of Oratory Muzik\, and the duo Crystal Radio along with Michael Adame\, also known as Phantom Thrett. His newest book\, Multi/Race/Less/Ness: A Process Philosophy\, was released by Bloomsbury on 11/13/2025. Their first monograph entitled Underground Rap as Religion: A Theopoetic Examination of Process Aesthetic Religion\, is in the Routledge Studies in Hip-Hop and Religion series\, edited by Monica R. Miller and Anthony B. Pinn. Toward Afrodiasporic and Afrofuturist Philosophies of Religion\, a second text\, is an edited volume of Pomona and Pitzer College student essays. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mayda del Valle \n \n Mayda del Valle is a Chicago-born writer and multidisciplinary artist whose work lives at the intersection of poetry\, performance\, memory\, and community. Rooted in the Puerto Rican diaspora and shaped by hip-hop\, movement\, and visual art\, her practice transforms personal history into shared ritual. Whether on stage\, in classrooms\, or in public space\, she creates work that invites people to see themselves reflected\, work that asks us to remember where we come from and imagine what we can build together. A passionate arts educator\, Mayda has taught poetry in schools\, colleges\, youth detention facilities and served as Program Director of Street Poets Inc. in Los Angeles. She is currently a Poet-in-Residence with The Chicago Poetry Center. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Seminary Co-op Bookstores \n \n 5751 S Woodlawn Ave \nChicago\, IL 60637 URL:https://ctr4process.org/event/process-explorations-2026-02-17/ CATEGORIES:Discussion,Presentation ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctr4process.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Robb-Smith-Brendan-Graham-Dempsey-Applying-Integrative-Metatheories-to-the-Most-Pressing-Challenges-of-Our-Time-Header-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260212 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260215 DTSTAMP:20260516T044920Z CREATED:20251210T214930Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260516T044920Z UID:10000041-1770854400-1771113599@ctr4process.org SUMMARY:ORTLINE 2026 | An Online Open and Relational Theology Conference DESCRIPTION:In the third stop of his Bookrap Tour\, Jon Ivan Gill/Gilead7 will offer a rap/reading of his new book\, MultiRaceLess Ness: A Process Philosophy\, where he suggests a better world awaits us if we bravely and responsibly abolish the category of race. Poet laureate of Chicago\, Mayda del Valle\, will spark off the event with her renown soul stirring creativity demonstrated through deeply embodied words\, vibes\, and wonder. \n \n Featuring \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Jon Ivan Gill \n \n Jon Ivan Gill (they/he/him) is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Gustavus Adolphus College and co-owner of Aesthetic Religion Records and Texts in Saint Peter\, Minnesota and Tijuana\, Mexico. His work revolves in the realm of Whiteheadian process philosophies\, metaphysics of present day Mexico\, Belize\, Guatemala\, Honduras\, and El Salvador\, futurisms\, poststructuralism\, philosophies of (post)race\, philosophy of religion\, aesthetics\, etc. They are also a solo Hip-Hop artist using the moniker “Gilead7” and a member of Chicago Hip-Hop collective Tomorrow Kings\, Southern California-based Echoes of Oratory Muzik\, and the duo Crystal Radio along with Michael Adame\, also known as Phantom Thrett. His newest book\, Multi/Race/Less/Ness: A Process Philosophy\, was released by Bloomsbury on 11/13/2025. Their first monograph entitled Underground Rap as Religion: A Theopoetic Examination of Process Aesthetic Religion\, is in the Routledge Studies in Hip-Hop and Religion series\, edited by Monica R. Miller and Anthony B. Pinn. Toward Afrodiasporic and Afrofuturist Philosophies of Religion\, a second text\, is an edited volume of Pomona and Pitzer College student essays. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mayda del Valle \n \n Mayda del Valle is a Chicago-born writer and multidisciplinary artist whose work lives at the intersection of poetry\, performance\, memory\, and community. Rooted in the Puerto Rican diaspora and shaped by hip-hop\, movement\, and visual art\, her practice transforms personal history into shared ritual. Whether on stage\, in classrooms\, or in public space\, she creates work that invites people to see themselves reflected\, work that asks us to remember where we come from and imagine what we can build together. A passionate arts educator\, Mayda has taught poetry in schools\, colleges\, youth detention facilities and served as Program Director of Street Poets Inc. in Los Angeles. She is currently a Poet-in-Residence with The Chicago Poetry Center. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Seminary Co-op Bookstores \n \n 5751 S Woodlawn Ave \nChicago\, IL 60637 URL:https://ctr4process.org/event/ortline-2026-an-online-open-and-relational-theology-conference/ CATEGORIES:Conference ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctr4process.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/ORTLINE-26-Header.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260210T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260210T180000 DTSTAMP:20260516T044749Z CREATED:20260129T014837Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260516T044749Z UID:10000046-1770742800-1770746400@ctr4process.org SUMMARY:The Creative Spark of a Spirit-Forward Artist DESCRIPTION:In the third stop of his Bookrap Tour\, Jon Ivan Gill/Gilead7 will offer a rap/reading of his new book\, MultiRaceLess Ness: A Process Philosophy\, where he suggests a better world awaits us if we bravely and responsibly abolish the category of race. Poet laureate of Chicago\, Mayda del Valle\, will spark off the event with her renown soul stirring creativity demonstrated through deeply embodied words\, vibes\, and wonder. \n \n Featuring \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Jon Ivan Gill \n \n Jon Ivan Gill (they/he/him) is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Gustavus Adolphus College and co-owner of Aesthetic Religion Records and Texts in Saint Peter\, Minnesota and Tijuana\, Mexico. His work revolves in the realm of Whiteheadian process philosophies\, metaphysics of present day Mexico\, Belize\, Guatemala\, Honduras\, and El Salvador\, futurisms\, poststructuralism\, philosophies of (post)race\, philosophy of religion\, aesthetics\, etc. They are also a solo Hip-Hop artist using the moniker “Gilead7” and a member of Chicago Hip-Hop collective Tomorrow Kings\, Southern California-based Echoes of Oratory Muzik\, and the duo Crystal Radio along with Michael Adame\, also known as Phantom Thrett. His newest book\, Multi/Race/Less/Ness: A Process Philosophy\, was released by Bloomsbury on 11/13/2025. Their first monograph entitled Underground Rap as Religion: A Theopoetic Examination of Process Aesthetic Religion\, is in the Routledge Studies in Hip-Hop and Religion series\, edited by Monica R. Miller and Anthony B. Pinn. Toward Afrodiasporic and Afrofuturist Philosophies of Religion\, a second text\, is an edited volume of Pomona and Pitzer College student essays. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mayda del Valle \n \n Mayda del Valle is a Chicago-born writer and multidisciplinary artist whose work lives at the intersection of poetry\, performance\, memory\, and community. Rooted in the Puerto Rican diaspora and shaped by hip-hop\, movement\, and visual art\, her practice transforms personal history into shared ritual. Whether on stage\, in classrooms\, or in public space\, she creates work that invites people to see themselves reflected\, work that asks us to remember where we come from and imagine what we can build together. A passionate arts educator\, Mayda has taught poetry in schools\, colleges\, youth detention facilities and served as Program Director of Street Poets Inc. in Los Angeles. She is currently a Poet-in-Residence with The Chicago Poetry Center. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Seminary Co-op Bookstores \n \n 5751 S Woodlawn Ave \nChicago\, IL 60637 URL:https://ctr4process.org/event/the-creative-spark-of-a-spirit-forward-artist/ CATEGORIES:Interactive Arts Exploration ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctr4process.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/The-Creative-Spark-of-a-Spirit-Forward-Artist-Header.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260210T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260210T120000 DTSTAMP:20260413T034308Z CREATED:20260211T214138Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260413T034308Z UID:10000060-1770717600-1770724800@ctr4process.org SUMMARY:Imagination\, Ritual\, and Non-Ordinary Experiences | Jared Morningstar DESCRIPTION:In the third stop of his Bookrap Tour\, Jon Ivan Gill/Gilead7 will offer a rap/reading of his new book\, MultiRaceLess Ness: A Process Philosophy\, where he suggests a better world awaits us if we bravely and responsibly abolish the category of race. Poet laureate of Chicago\, Mayda del Valle\, will spark off the event with her renown soul stirring creativity demonstrated through deeply embodied words\, vibes\, and wonder. \n \n Featuring \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Jon Ivan Gill \n \n Jon Ivan Gill (they/he/him) is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Gustavus Adolphus College and co-owner of Aesthetic Religion Records and Texts in Saint Peter\, Minnesota and Tijuana\, Mexico. His work revolves in the realm of Whiteheadian process philosophies\, metaphysics of present day Mexico\, Belize\, Guatemala\, Honduras\, and El Salvador\, futurisms\, poststructuralism\, philosophies of (post)race\, philosophy of religion\, aesthetics\, etc. They are also a solo Hip-Hop artist using the moniker “Gilead7” and a member of Chicago Hip-Hop collective Tomorrow Kings\, Southern California-based Echoes of Oratory Muzik\, and the duo Crystal Radio along with Michael Adame\, also known as Phantom Thrett. His newest book\, Multi/Race/Less/Ness: A Process Philosophy\, was released by Bloomsbury on 11/13/2025. Their first monograph entitled Underground Rap as Religion: A Theopoetic Examination of Process Aesthetic Religion\, is in the Routledge Studies in Hip-Hop and Religion series\, edited by Monica R. Miller and Anthony B. Pinn. Toward Afrodiasporic and Afrofuturist Philosophies of Religion\, a second text\, is an edited volume of Pomona and Pitzer College student essays. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mayda del Valle \n \n Mayda del Valle is a Chicago-born writer and multidisciplinary artist whose work lives at the intersection of poetry\, performance\, memory\, and community. Rooted in the Puerto Rican diaspora and shaped by hip-hop\, movement\, and visual art\, her practice transforms personal history into shared ritual. Whether on stage\, in classrooms\, or in public space\, she creates work that invites people to see themselves reflected\, work that asks us to remember where we come from and imagine what we can build together. A passionate arts educator\, Mayda has taught poetry in schools\, colleges\, youth detention facilities and served as Program Director of Street Poets Inc. in Los Angeles. She is currently a Poet-in-Residence with The Chicago Poetry Center. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Seminary Co-op Bookstores \n \n 5751 S Woodlawn Ave \nChicago\, IL 60637 URL:https://ctr4process.org/event/process-explorations-2026-02-10/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctr4process.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Jared-Morningstar-Imagination-Ritual-and-Non-Ordinary-Experiences-Header-1536x710-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260207T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260207T183000 DTSTAMP:20260516T044512Z CREATED:20260124T015737Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260516T044512Z UID:10000045-1770483600-1770489000@ctr4process.org SUMMARY:John B. Cobb Jr.: An Eco-Sage of Our Time | Online Memorial Gathering DESCRIPTION:In the third stop of his Bookrap Tour\, Jon Ivan Gill/Gilead7 will offer a rap/reading of his new book\, MultiRaceLess Ness: A Process Philosophy\, where he suggests a better world awaits us if we bravely and responsibly abolish the category of race. Poet laureate of Chicago\, Mayda del Valle\, will spark off the event with her renown soul stirring creativity demonstrated through deeply embodied words\, vibes\, and wonder. \n \n Featuring \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Jon Ivan Gill \n \n Jon Ivan Gill (they/he/him) is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Gustavus Adolphus College and co-owner of Aesthetic Religion Records and Texts in Saint Peter\, Minnesota and Tijuana\, Mexico. His work revolves in the realm of Whiteheadian process philosophies\, metaphysics of present day Mexico\, Belize\, Guatemala\, Honduras\, and El Salvador\, futurisms\, poststructuralism\, philosophies of (post)race\, philosophy of religion\, aesthetics\, etc. They are also a solo Hip-Hop artist using the moniker “Gilead7” and a member of Chicago Hip-Hop collective Tomorrow Kings\, Southern California-based Echoes of Oratory Muzik\, and the duo Crystal Radio along with Michael Adame\, also known as Phantom Thrett. His newest book\, Multi/Race/Less/Ness: A Process Philosophy\, was released by Bloomsbury on 11/13/2025. Their first monograph entitled Underground Rap as Religion: A Theopoetic Examination of Process Aesthetic Religion\, is in the Routledge Studies in Hip-Hop and Religion series\, edited by Monica R. Miller and Anthony B. Pinn. Toward Afrodiasporic and Afrofuturist Philosophies of Religion\, a second text\, is an edited volume of Pomona and Pitzer College student essays. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mayda del Valle \n \n Mayda del Valle is a Chicago-born writer and multidisciplinary artist whose work lives at the intersection of poetry\, performance\, memory\, and community. Rooted in the Puerto Rican diaspora and shaped by hip-hop\, movement\, and visual art\, her practice transforms personal history into shared ritual. Whether on stage\, in classrooms\, or in public space\, she creates work that invites people to see themselves reflected\, work that asks us to remember where we come from and imagine what we can build together. A passionate arts educator\, Mayda has taught poetry in schools\, colleges\, youth detention facilities and served as Program Director of Street Poets Inc. in Los Angeles. She is currently a Poet-in-Residence with The Chicago Poetry Center. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Seminary Co-op Bookstores \n \n 5751 S Woodlawn Ave \nChicago\, IL 60637 URL:https://ctr4process.org/event/john-b-cobb-jr-an-eco-sage-of-our-time-online-memorial-gathering/ CATEGORIES:Celebration,Memorial ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctr4process.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/John-B.-Cobb-Jr.-An-Eco-Sage-of-Our-Time-Header.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260203T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260203T120000 DTSTAMP:20260516T044315Z CREATED:20260205T040939Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260516T044315Z UID:10000057-1770112800-1770120000@ctr4process.org SUMMARY:Just a Little Walk with Jesus: A Lenten Adventure | Bruce Epperly DESCRIPTION:In the third stop of his Bookrap Tour\, Jon Ivan Gill/Gilead7 will offer a rap/reading of his new book\, MultiRaceLess Ness: A Process Philosophy\, where he suggests a better world awaits us if we bravely and responsibly abolish the category of race. Poet laureate of Chicago\, Mayda del Valle\, will spark off the event with her renown soul stirring creativity demonstrated through deeply embodied words\, vibes\, and wonder. \n \n Featuring \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Jon Ivan Gill \n \n Jon Ivan Gill (they/he/him) is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Gustavus Adolphus College and co-owner of Aesthetic Religion Records and Texts in Saint Peter\, Minnesota and Tijuana\, Mexico. His work revolves in the realm of Whiteheadian process philosophies\, metaphysics of present day Mexico\, Belize\, Guatemala\, Honduras\, and El Salvador\, futurisms\, poststructuralism\, philosophies of (post)race\, philosophy of religion\, aesthetics\, etc. They are also a solo Hip-Hop artist using the moniker “Gilead7” and a member of Chicago Hip-Hop collective Tomorrow Kings\, Southern California-based Echoes of Oratory Muzik\, and the duo Crystal Radio along with Michael Adame\, also known as Phantom Thrett. His newest book\, Multi/Race/Less/Ness: A Process Philosophy\, was released by Bloomsbury on 11/13/2025. Their first monograph entitled Underground Rap as Religion: A Theopoetic Examination of Process Aesthetic Religion\, is in the Routledge Studies in Hip-Hop and Religion series\, edited by Monica R. Miller and Anthony B. Pinn. Toward Afrodiasporic and Afrofuturist Philosophies of Religion\, a second text\, is an edited volume of Pomona and Pitzer College student essays. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mayda del Valle \n \n Mayda del Valle is a Chicago-born writer and multidisciplinary artist whose work lives at the intersection of poetry\, performance\, memory\, and community. Rooted in the Puerto Rican diaspora and shaped by hip-hop\, movement\, and visual art\, her practice transforms personal history into shared ritual. Whether on stage\, in classrooms\, or in public space\, she creates work that invites people to see themselves reflected\, work that asks us to remember where we come from and imagine what we can build together. A passionate arts educator\, Mayda has taught poetry in schools\, colleges\, youth detention facilities and served as Program Director of Street Poets Inc. in Los Angeles. She is currently a Poet-in-Residence with The Chicago Poetry Center. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Seminary Co-op Bookstores \n \n 5751 S Woodlawn Ave \nChicago\, IL 60637 URL:https://ctr4process.org/event/process-explorations-2026-02-03/ CATEGORIES:Discussion,Presentation ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctr4process.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Bruce-Epperly-Just-a-Little-Walk-with-Jesus-A-Lenten-Adventure-Header-1536x710-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260128T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260128T180000 DTSTAMP:20260516T043943Z CREATED:20251223T071141Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260516T043943Z UID:10000043-1769619600-1769623200@ctr4process.org SUMMARY:Process Pop-Up: Evolution in Divine Love DESCRIPTION:In the third stop of his Bookrap Tour\, Jon Ivan Gill/Gilead7 will offer a rap/reading of his new book\, MultiRaceLess Ness: A Process Philosophy\, where he suggests a better world awaits us if we bravely and responsibly abolish the category of race. Poet laureate of Chicago\, Mayda del Valle\, will spark off the event with her renown soul stirring creativity demonstrated through deeply embodied words\, vibes\, and wonder. \n \n Featuring \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Jon Ivan Gill \n \n Jon Ivan Gill (they/he/him) is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Gustavus Adolphus College and co-owner of Aesthetic Religion Records and Texts in Saint Peter\, Minnesota and Tijuana\, Mexico. His work revolves in the realm of Whiteheadian process philosophies\, metaphysics of present day Mexico\, Belize\, Guatemala\, Honduras\, and El Salvador\, futurisms\, poststructuralism\, philosophies of (post)race\, philosophy of religion\, aesthetics\, etc. They are also a solo Hip-Hop artist using the moniker “Gilead7” and a member of Chicago Hip-Hop collective Tomorrow Kings\, Southern California-based Echoes of Oratory Muzik\, and the duo Crystal Radio along with Michael Adame\, also known as Phantom Thrett. His newest book\, Multi/Race/Less/Ness: A Process Philosophy\, was released by Bloomsbury on 11/13/2025. Their first monograph entitled Underground Rap as Religion: A Theopoetic Examination of Process Aesthetic Religion\, is in the Routledge Studies in Hip-Hop and Religion series\, edited by Monica R. Miller and Anthony B. Pinn. Toward Afrodiasporic and Afrofuturist Philosophies of Religion\, a second text\, is an edited volume of Pomona and Pitzer College student essays. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mayda del Valle \n \n Mayda del Valle is a Chicago-born writer and multidisciplinary artist whose work lives at the intersection of poetry\, performance\, memory\, and community. Rooted in the Puerto Rican diaspora and shaped by hip-hop\, movement\, and visual art\, her practice transforms personal history into shared ritual. Whether on stage\, in classrooms\, or in public space\, she creates work that invites people to see themselves reflected\, work that asks us to remember where we come from and imagine what we can build together. A passionate arts educator\, Mayda has taught poetry in schools\, colleges\, youth detention facilities and served as Program Director of Street Poets Inc. in Los Angeles. She is currently a Poet-in-Residence with The Chicago Poetry Center. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Seminary Co-op Bookstores \n \n 5751 S Woodlawn Ave \nChicago\, IL 60637 URL:https://ctr4process.org/event/process-pop-up-evolution-in-divine-love/ CATEGORIES:Discussion,Presentation ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctr4process.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Evolution-in-Divine-Love-Header.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260127T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260127T120000 DTSTAMP:20260516T043355Z CREATED:20260205T040106Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260516T043355Z UID:10000055-1769508000-1769515200@ctr4process.org SUMMARY:China in Process: Reflections from a Recent Journey | Meijun Fan\, Zhihe Wang\, Cliff Cobb\, Jay Jones DESCRIPTION:In the third stop of his Bookrap Tour\, Jon Ivan Gill/Gilead7 will offer a rap/reading of his new book\, MultiRaceLess Ness: A Process Philosophy\, where he suggests a better world awaits us if we bravely and responsibly abolish the category of race. Poet laureate of Chicago\, Mayda del Valle\, will spark off the event with her renown soul stirring creativity demonstrated through deeply embodied words\, vibes\, and wonder. \n \n Featuring \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Jon Ivan Gill \n \n Jon Ivan Gill (they/he/him) is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Gustavus Adolphus College and co-owner of Aesthetic Religion Records and Texts in Saint Peter\, Minnesota and Tijuana\, Mexico. His work revolves in the realm of Whiteheadian process philosophies\, metaphysics of present day Mexico\, Belize\, Guatemala\, Honduras\, and El Salvador\, futurisms\, poststructuralism\, philosophies of (post)race\, philosophy of religion\, aesthetics\, etc. They are also a solo Hip-Hop artist using the moniker “Gilead7” and a member of Chicago Hip-Hop collective Tomorrow Kings\, Southern California-based Echoes of Oratory Muzik\, and the duo Crystal Radio along with Michael Adame\, also known as Phantom Thrett. His newest book\, Multi/Race/Less/Ness: A Process Philosophy\, was released by Bloomsbury on 11/13/2025. Their first monograph entitled Underground Rap as Religion: A Theopoetic Examination of Process Aesthetic Religion\, is in the Routledge Studies in Hip-Hop and Religion series\, edited by Monica R. Miller and Anthony B. Pinn. Toward Afrodiasporic and Afrofuturist Philosophies of Religion\, a second text\, is an edited volume of Pomona and Pitzer College student essays. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mayda del Valle \n \n Mayda del Valle is a Chicago-born writer and multidisciplinary artist whose work lives at the intersection of poetry\, performance\, memory\, and community. Rooted in the Puerto Rican diaspora and shaped by hip-hop\, movement\, and visual art\, her practice transforms personal history into shared ritual. Whether on stage\, in classrooms\, or in public space\, she creates work that invites people to see themselves reflected\, work that asks us to remember where we come from and imagine what we can build together. A passionate arts educator\, Mayda has taught poetry in schools\, colleges\, youth detention facilities and served as Program Director of Street Poets Inc. in Los Angeles. She is currently a Poet-in-Residence with The Chicago Poetry Center. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Seminary Co-op Bookstores \n \n 5751 S Woodlawn Ave \nChicago\, IL 60637 URL:https://ctr4process.org/event/process-explorations-2026-01-27/ CATEGORIES:Discussion,Presentation ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctr4process.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Meijun-Fan-et-al.-China-in-Process-Reflections-from-a-Recent-Journey-Header-Option-2-1536x710-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260120T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260120T120000 DTSTAMP:20260516T043339Z CREATED:20260205T035332Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260516T043339Z UID:10000054-1768903200-1768910400@ctr4process.org SUMMARY:Process Theology Alive in Church Life | Leslie King DESCRIPTION:In the third stop of his Bookrap Tour\, Jon Ivan Gill/Gilead7 will offer a rap/reading of his new book\, MultiRaceLess Ness: A Process Philosophy\, where he suggests a better world awaits us if we bravely and responsibly abolish the category of race. Poet laureate of Chicago\, Mayda del Valle\, will spark off the event with her renown soul stirring creativity demonstrated through deeply embodied words\, vibes\, and wonder. \n \n Featuring \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Jon Ivan Gill \n \n Jon Ivan Gill (they/he/him) is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Gustavus Adolphus College and co-owner of Aesthetic Religion Records and Texts in Saint Peter\, Minnesota and Tijuana\, Mexico. His work revolves in the realm of Whiteheadian process philosophies\, metaphysics of present day Mexico\, Belize\, Guatemala\, Honduras\, and El Salvador\, futurisms\, poststructuralism\, philosophies of (post)race\, philosophy of religion\, aesthetics\, etc. They are also a solo Hip-Hop artist using the moniker “Gilead7” and a member of Chicago Hip-Hop collective Tomorrow Kings\, Southern California-based Echoes of Oratory Muzik\, and the duo Crystal Radio along with Michael Adame\, also known as Phantom Thrett. His newest book\, Multi/Race/Less/Ness: A Process Philosophy\, was released by Bloomsbury on 11/13/2025. Their first monograph entitled Underground Rap as Religion: A Theopoetic Examination of Process Aesthetic Religion\, is in the Routledge Studies in Hip-Hop and Religion series\, edited by Monica R. Miller and Anthony B. Pinn. Toward Afrodiasporic and Afrofuturist Philosophies of Religion\, a second text\, is an edited volume of Pomona and Pitzer College student essays. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mayda del Valle \n \n Mayda del Valle is a Chicago-born writer and multidisciplinary artist whose work lives at the intersection of poetry\, performance\, memory\, and community. Rooted in the Puerto Rican diaspora and shaped by hip-hop\, movement\, and visual art\, her practice transforms personal history into shared ritual. Whether on stage\, in classrooms\, or in public space\, she creates work that invites people to see themselves reflected\, work that asks us to remember where we come from and imagine what we can build together. A passionate arts educator\, Mayda has taught poetry in schools\, colleges\, youth detention facilities and served as Program Director of Street Poets Inc. in Los Angeles. She is currently a Poet-in-Residence with The Chicago Poetry Center. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Seminary Co-op Bookstores \n \n 5751 S Woodlawn Ave \nChicago\, IL 60637 URL:https://ctr4process.org/event/process-explorations-2026-01-20/ CATEGORIES:Discussion,Presentation ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctr4process.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Leslie-King-Process-Theology-Alive-in-Church-Life-Header-1536x710-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260113T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260113T180000 DTSTAMP:20260516T043224Z CREATED:20251218T061955Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260516T043224Z UID:10000042-1768323600-1768327200@ctr4process.org SUMMARY:Cultivating the Future University: Eco-Art\, Healing\, and Pedagogy in the Healing Garden DESCRIPTION:In the third stop of his Bookrap Tour\, Jon Ivan Gill/Gilead7 will offer a rap/reading of his new book\, MultiRaceLess Ness: A Process Philosophy\, where he suggests a better world awaits us if we bravely and responsibly abolish the category of race. Poet laureate of Chicago\, Mayda del Valle\, will spark off the event with her renown soul stirring creativity demonstrated through deeply embodied words\, vibes\, and wonder. \n \n Featuring \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Jon Ivan Gill \n \n Jon Ivan Gill (they/he/him) is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Gustavus Adolphus College and co-owner of Aesthetic Religion Records and Texts in Saint Peter\, Minnesota and Tijuana\, Mexico. His work revolves in the realm of Whiteheadian process philosophies\, metaphysics of present day Mexico\, Belize\, Guatemala\, Honduras\, and El Salvador\, futurisms\, poststructuralism\, philosophies of (post)race\, philosophy of religion\, aesthetics\, etc. They are also a solo Hip-Hop artist using the moniker “Gilead7” and a member of Chicago Hip-Hop collective Tomorrow Kings\, Southern California-based Echoes of Oratory Muzik\, and the duo Crystal Radio along with Michael Adame\, also known as Phantom Thrett. His newest book\, Multi/Race/Less/Ness: A Process Philosophy\, was released by Bloomsbury on 11/13/2025. Their first monograph entitled Underground Rap as Religion: A Theopoetic Examination of Process Aesthetic Religion\, is in the Routledge Studies in Hip-Hop and Religion series\, edited by Monica R. Miller and Anthony B. Pinn. Toward Afrodiasporic and Afrofuturist Philosophies of Religion\, a second text\, is an edited volume of Pomona and Pitzer College student essays. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mayda del Valle \n \n Mayda del Valle is a Chicago-born writer and multidisciplinary artist whose work lives at the intersection of poetry\, performance\, memory\, and community. Rooted in the Puerto Rican diaspora and shaped by hip-hop\, movement\, and visual art\, her practice transforms personal history into shared ritual. Whether on stage\, in classrooms\, or in public space\, she creates work that invites people to see themselves reflected\, work that asks us to remember where we come from and imagine what we can build together. A passionate arts educator\, Mayda has taught poetry in schools\, colleges\, youth detention facilities and served as Program Director of Street Poets Inc. in Los Angeles. She is currently a Poet-in-Residence with The Chicago Poetry Center. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Seminary Co-op Bookstores \n \n 5751 S Woodlawn Ave \nChicago\, IL 60637 URL:https://ctr4process.org/event/cultivating-the-future-university-eco-art-healing-and-pedagogy-in-the-healing-garden/ CATEGORIES:Interactive Arts Exploration ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ctr4process.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Cultivating-the-Future-University-Eco-Art-Healing-and-Pedagogy-in-the-Healing-Garden-Header.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260113T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260113T120000 DTSTAMP:20260516T043329Z CREATED:20260205T033935Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260516T043329Z UID:10000053-1768298400-1768305600@ctr4process.org SUMMARY:Special Event Featuring the Graduates of the 2025 Certificate Program in Process Thought and Practice DESCRIPTION:In the third stop of his Bookrap Tour\, Jon Ivan Gill/Gilead7 will offer a rap/reading of his new book\, MultiRaceLess Ness: A Process Philosophy\, where he suggests a better world awaits us if we bravely and responsibly abolish the category of race. Poet laureate of Chicago\, Mayda del Valle\, will spark off the event with her renown soul stirring creativity demonstrated through deeply embodied words\, vibes\, and wonder. \n \n Featuring \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Jon Ivan Gill \n \n Jon Ivan Gill (they/he/him) is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Gustavus Adolphus College and co-owner of Aesthetic Religion Records and Texts in Saint Peter\, Minnesota and Tijuana\, Mexico. His work revolves in the realm of Whiteheadian process philosophies\, metaphysics of present day Mexico\, Belize\, Guatemala\, Honduras\, and El Salvador\, futurisms\, poststructuralism\, philosophies of (post)race\, philosophy of religion\, aesthetics\, etc. They are also a solo Hip-Hop artist using the moniker “Gilead7” and a member of Chicago Hip-Hop collective Tomorrow Kings\, Southern California-based Echoes of Oratory Muzik\, and the duo Crystal Radio along with Michael Adame\, also known as Phantom Thrett. His newest book\, Multi/Race/Less/Ness: A Process Philosophy\, was released by Bloomsbury on 11/13/2025. Their first monograph entitled Underground Rap as Religion: A Theopoetic Examination of Process Aesthetic Religion\, is in the Routledge Studies in Hip-Hop and Religion series\, edited by Monica R. Miller and Anthony B. Pinn. Toward Afrodiasporic and Afrofuturist Philosophies of Religion\, a second text\, is an edited volume of Pomona and Pitzer College student essays. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mayda del Valle \n \n Mayda del Valle is a Chicago-born writer and multidisciplinary artist whose work lives at the intersection of poetry\, performance\, memory\, and community. Rooted in the Puerto Rican diaspora and shaped by hip-hop\, movement\, and visual art\, her practice transforms personal history into shared ritual. Whether on stage\, in classrooms\, or in public space\, she creates work that invites people to see themselves reflected\, work that asks us to remember where we come from and imagine what we can build together. A passionate arts educator\, Mayda has taught poetry in schools\, colleges\, youth detention facilities and served as Program Director of Street Poets Inc. in Los Angeles. She is currently a Poet-in-Residence with The Chicago Poetry Center. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Seminary Co-op Bookstores \n \n 5751 S Woodlawn Ave \nChicago\, IL 60637 URL:https://ctr4process.org/event/process-explorations-2026-01-13/ CATEGORIES:Discussion,Presentation ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctr4process.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Special-Event-Featuring-the-Graduates-of-the-2025-Certificate-in-Process-Thought-and-Practice-Header-1536x710-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251211T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251211T180000 DTSTAMP:20260516T042659Z CREATED:20251125T052537Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260516T042659Z UID:10000039-1765472400-1765476000@ctr4process.org SUMMARY:Process Pop-Up: The Death of Supernaturalism DESCRIPTION:In the third stop of his Bookrap Tour\, Jon Ivan Gill/Gilead7 will offer a rap/reading of his new book\, MultiRaceLess Ness: A Process Philosophy\, where he suggests a better world awaits us if we bravely and responsibly abolish the category of race. Poet laureate of Chicago\, Mayda del Valle\, will spark off the event with her renown soul stirring creativity demonstrated through deeply embodied words\, vibes\, and wonder. \n \n Featuring \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Jon Ivan Gill \n \n Jon Ivan Gill (they/he/him) is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Gustavus Adolphus College and co-owner of Aesthetic Religion Records and Texts in Saint Peter\, Minnesota and Tijuana\, Mexico. His work revolves in the realm of Whiteheadian process philosophies\, metaphysics of present day Mexico\, Belize\, Guatemala\, Honduras\, and El Salvador\, futurisms\, poststructuralism\, philosophies of (post)race\, philosophy of religion\, aesthetics\, etc. They are also a solo Hip-Hop artist using the moniker “Gilead7” and a member of Chicago Hip-Hop collective Tomorrow Kings\, Southern California-based Echoes of Oratory Muzik\, and the duo Crystal Radio along with Michael Adame\, also known as Phantom Thrett. His newest book\, Multi/Race/Less/Ness: A Process Philosophy\, was released by Bloomsbury on 11/13/2025. Their first monograph entitled Underground Rap as Religion: A Theopoetic Examination of Process Aesthetic Religion\, is in the Routledge Studies in Hip-Hop and Religion series\, edited by Monica R. Miller and Anthony B. Pinn. Toward Afrodiasporic and Afrofuturist Philosophies of Religion\, a second text\, is an edited volume of Pomona and Pitzer College student essays. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mayda del Valle \n \n Mayda del Valle is a Chicago-born writer and multidisciplinary artist whose work lives at the intersection of poetry\, performance\, memory\, and community. Rooted in the Puerto Rican diaspora and shaped by hip-hop\, movement\, and visual art\, her practice transforms personal history into shared ritual. Whether on stage\, in classrooms\, or in public space\, she creates work that invites people to see themselves reflected\, work that asks us to remember where we come from and imagine what we can build together. A passionate arts educator\, Mayda has taught poetry in schools\, colleges\, youth detention facilities and served as Program Director of Street Poets Inc. in Los Angeles. She is currently a Poet-in-Residence with The Chicago Poetry Center. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Seminary Co-op Bookstores \n \n 5751 S Woodlawn Ave \nChicago\, IL 60637 URL:https://ctr4process.org/event/process-pop-up-the-death-of-supernaturalism/ CATEGORIES:Discussion,Presentation ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ctr4process.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/The-Death-of-Supernaturalism-Header.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251209T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251209T180000 DTSTAMP:20260516T042225Z CREATED:20251125T042409Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260516T042225Z UID:10000038-1765299600-1765303200@ctr4process.org SUMMARY:Middle Eastern Modal Process & Modulation DESCRIPTION:In the third stop of his Bookrap Tour\, Jon Ivan Gill/Gilead7 will offer a rap/reading of his new book\, MultiRaceLess Ness: A Process Philosophy\, where he suggests a better world awaits us if we bravely and responsibly abolish the category of race. Poet laureate of Chicago\, Mayda del Valle\, will spark off the event with her renown soul stirring creativity demonstrated through deeply embodied words\, vibes\, and wonder. \n \n Featuring \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Jon Ivan Gill \n \n Jon Ivan Gill (they/he/him) is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Gustavus Adolphus College and co-owner of Aesthetic Religion Records and Texts in Saint Peter\, Minnesota and Tijuana\, Mexico. His work revolves in the realm of Whiteheadian process philosophies\, metaphysics of present day Mexico\, Belize\, Guatemala\, Honduras\, and El Salvador\, futurisms\, poststructuralism\, philosophies of (post)race\, philosophy of religion\, aesthetics\, etc. They are also a solo Hip-Hop artist using the moniker “Gilead7” and a member of Chicago Hip-Hop collective Tomorrow Kings\, Southern California-based Echoes of Oratory Muzik\, and the duo Crystal Radio along with Michael Adame\, also known as Phantom Thrett. His newest book\, Multi/Race/Less/Ness: A Process Philosophy\, was released by Bloomsbury on 11/13/2025. Their first monograph entitled Underground Rap as Religion: A Theopoetic Examination of Process Aesthetic Religion\, is in the Routledge Studies in Hip-Hop and Religion series\, edited by Monica R. Miller and Anthony B. Pinn. Toward Afrodiasporic and Afrofuturist Philosophies of Religion\, a second text\, is an edited volume of Pomona and Pitzer College student essays. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mayda del Valle \n \n Mayda del Valle is a Chicago-born writer and multidisciplinary artist whose work lives at the intersection of poetry\, performance\, memory\, and community. Rooted in the Puerto Rican diaspora and shaped by hip-hop\, movement\, and visual art\, her practice transforms personal history into shared ritual. Whether on stage\, in classrooms\, or in public space\, she creates work that invites people to see themselves reflected\, work that asks us to remember where we come from and imagine what we can build together. A passionate arts educator\, Mayda has taught poetry in schools\, colleges\, youth detention facilities and served as Program Director of Street Poets Inc. in Los Angeles. She is currently a Poet-in-Residence with The Chicago Poetry Center. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Seminary Co-op Bookstores \n \n 5751 S Woodlawn Ave \nChicago\, IL 60637 URL:https://ctr4process.org/event/middle-eastern-modal-process-modulation/ CATEGORIES:Interactive Arts Exploration ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ctr4process.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Middle-Eastern-Modal-Process-Modulation-Header.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251119T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251120T060000 DTSTAMP:20260516T041949Z CREATED:20250925T180728Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260516T041949Z UID:10000028-1763514000-1763618400@ctr4process.org SUMMARY:Whitehead for Education\, the Humanities\, and the Social Sciences: In Pursuit of a Metamorphosis of Pedagogy DESCRIPTION:In the third stop of his Bookrap Tour\, Jon Ivan Gill/Gilead7 will offer a rap/reading of his new book\, MultiRaceLess Ness: A Process Philosophy\, where he suggests a better world awaits us if we bravely and responsibly abolish the category of race. Poet laureate of Chicago\, Mayda del Valle\, will spark off the event with her renown soul stirring creativity demonstrated through deeply embodied words\, vibes\, and wonder. \n \n Featuring \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Jon Ivan Gill \n \n Jon Ivan Gill (they/he/him) is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Gustavus Adolphus College and co-owner of Aesthetic Religion Records and Texts in Saint Peter\, Minnesota and Tijuana\, Mexico. His work revolves in the realm of Whiteheadian process philosophies\, metaphysics of present day Mexico\, Belize\, Guatemala\, Honduras\, and El Salvador\, futurisms\, poststructuralism\, philosophies of (post)race\, philosophy of religion\, aesthetics\, etc. They are also a solo Hip-Hop artist using the moniker “Gilead7” and a member of Chicago Hip-Hop collective Tomorrow Kings\, Southern California-based Echoes of Oratory Muzik\, and the duo Crystal Radio along with Michael Adame\, also known as Phantom Thrett. His newest book\, Multi/Race/Less/Ness: A Process Philosophy\, was released by Bloomsbury on 11/13/2025. Their first monograph entitled Underground Rap as Religion: A Theopoetic Examination of Process Aesthetic Religion\, is in the Routledge Studies in Hip-Hop and Religion series\, edited by Monica R. Miller and Anthony B. Pinn. Toward Afrodiasporic and Afrofuturist Philosophies of Religion\, a second text\, is an edited volume of Pomona and Pitzer College student essays. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mayda del Valle \n \n Mayda del Valle is a Chicago-born writer and multidisciplinary artist whose work lives at the intersection of poetry\, performance\, memory\, and community. Rooted in the Puerto Rican diaspora and shaped by hip-hop\, movement\, and visual art\, her practice transforms personal history into shared ritual. Whether on stage\, in classrooms\, or in public space\, she creates work that invites people to see themselves reflected\, work that asks us to remember where we come from and imagine what we can build together. A passionate arts educator\, Mayda has taught poetry in schools\, colleges\, youth detention facilities and served as Program Director of Street Poets Inc. in Los Angeles. She is currently a Poet-in-Residence with The Chicago Poetry Center. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Seminary Co-op Bookstores \n \n 5751 S Woodlawn Ave \nChicago\, IL 60637 URL:https://ctr4process.org/event/whitehead-for-education-the-humanities-and-the-social-sciences-in-pursuit-of-a-metamorphosis-of-pedagogy/ CATEGORIES:Conference ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctr4process.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Whitehead-for-Education-Event-Header.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251118T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251118T190000 DTSTAMP:20260516T041636Z CREATED:20251103T212609Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260516T041636Z UID:10000033-1763488800-1763492400@ctr4process.org SUMMARY:Poetry at Play: Reading\, Conversation and Making DESCRIPTION:In the third stop of his Bookrap Tour\, Jon Ivan Gill/Gilead7 will offer a rap/reading of his new book\, MultiRaceLess Ness: A Process Philosophy\, where he suggests a better world awaits us if we bravely and responsibly abolish the category of race. Poet laureate of Chicago\, Mayda del Valle\, will spark off the event with her renown soul stirring creativity demonstrated through deeply embodied words\, vibes\, and wonder. \n \n Featuring \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Jon Ivan Gill \n \n Jon Ivan Gill (they/he/him) is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Gustavus Adolphus College and co-owner of Aesthetic Religion Records and Texts in Saint Peter\, Minnesota and Tijuana\, Mexico. His work revolves in the realm of Whiteheadian process philosophies\, metaphysics of present day Mexico\, Belize\, Guatemala\, Honduras\, and El Salvador\, futurisms\, poststructuralism\, philosophies of (post)race\, philosophy of religion\, aesthetics\, etc. They are also a solo Hip-Hop artist using the moniker “Gilead7” and a member of Chicago Hip-Hop collective Tomorrow Kings\, Southern California-based Echoes of Oratory Muzik\, and the duo Crystal Radio along with Michael Adame\, also known as Phantom Thrett. His newest book\, Multi/Race/Less/Ness: A Process Philosophy\, was released by Bloomsbury on 11/13/2025. Their first monograph entitled Underground Rap as Religion: A Theopoetic Examination of Process Aesthetic Religion\, is in the Routledge Studies in Hip-Hop and Religion series\, edited by Monica R. Miller and Anthony B. Pinn. Toward Afrodiasporic and Afrofuturist Philosophies of Religion\, a second text\, is an edited volume of Pomona and Pitzer College student essays. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mayda del Valle \n \n Mayda del Valle is a Chicago-born writer and multidisciplinary artist whose work lives at the intersection of poetry\, performance\, memory\, and community. Rooted in the Puerto Rican diaspora and shaped by hip-hop\, movement\, and visual art\, her practice transforms personal history into shared ritual. Whether on stage\, in classrooms\, or in public space\, she creates work that invites people to see themselves reflected\, work that asks us to remember where we come from and imagine what we can build together. A passionate arts educator\, Mayda has taught poetry in schools\, colleges\, youth detention facilities and served as Program Director of Street Poets Inc. in Los Angeles. She is currently a Poet-in-Residence with The Chicago Poetry Center. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Seminary Co-op Bookstores \n \n 5751 S Woodlawn Ave \nChicago\, IL 60637 URL:https://ctr4process.org/event/poetry-at-play-reading-conversation-and-making/ CATEGORIES:Interactive Arts Exploration ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ctr4process.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Poetry-at-Play-Reading-Conversation-and-Making-Header.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251118T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251118T180000 DTSTAMP:20260516T041409Z CREATED:20251015T043833Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260516T041409Z UID:10000031-1763485200-1763488800@ctr4process.org SUMMARY:Process Pop-Up: Eco-Psychology\, Plant Medicine\, and the Sacred Earth DESCRIPTION:In the third stop of his Bookrap Tour\, Jon Ivan Gill/Gilead7 will offer a rap/reading of his new book\, MultiRaceLess Ness: A Process Philosophy\, where he suggests a better world awaits us if we bravely and responsibly abolish the category of race. Poet laureate of Chicago\, Mayda del Valle\, will spark off the event with her renown soul stirring creativity demonstrated through deeply embodied words\, vibes\, and wonder. \n \n Featuring \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Jon Ivan Gill \n \n Jon Ivan Gill (they/he/him) is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Gustavus Adolphus College and co-owner of Aesthetic Religion Records and Texts in Saint Peter\, Minnesota and Tijuana\, Mexico. His work revolves in the realm of Whiteheadian process philosophies\, metaphysics of present day Mexico\, Belize\, Guatemala\, Honduras\, and El Salvador\, futurisms\, poststructuralism\, philosophies of (post)race\, philosophy of religion\, aesthetics\, etc. They are also a solo Hip-Hop artist using the moniker “Gilead7” and a member of Chicago Hip-Hop collective Tomorrow Kings\, Southern California-based Echoes of Oratory Muzik\, and the duo Crystal Radio along with Michael Adame\, also known as Phantom Thrett. His newest book\, Multi/Race/Less/Ness: A Process Philosophy\, was released by Bloomsbury on 11/13/2025. Their first monograph entitled Underground Rap as Religion: A Theopoetic Examination of Process Aesthetic Religion\, is in the Routledge Studies in Hip-Hop and Religion series\, edited by Monica R. Miller and Anthony B. Pinn. Toward Afrodiasporic and Afrofuturist Philosophies of Religion\, a second text\, is an edited volume of Pomona and Pitzer College student essays. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mayda del Valle \n \n Mayda del Valle is a Chicago-born writer and multidisciplinary artist whose work lives at the intersection of poetry\, performance\, memory\, and community. Rooted in the Puerto Rican diaspora and shaped by hip-hop\, movement\, and visual art\, her practice transforms personal history into shared ritual. Whether on stage\, in classrooms\, or in public space\, she creates work that invites people to see themselves reflected\, work that asks us to remember where we come from and imagine what we can build together. A passionate arts educator\, Mayda has taught poetry in schools\, colleges\, youth detention facilities and served as Program Director of Street Poets Inc. in Los Angeles. She is currently a Poet-in-Residence with The Chicago Poetry Center. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Seminary Co-op Bookstores \n \n 5751 S Woodlawn Ave \nChicago\, IL 60637 URL:https://ctr4process.org/event/process-pop-up-eco-psychology-plant-medicine-and-the-sacred-earth/ CATEGORIES:Discussion,Presentation ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ctr4process.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Eco-Psychology-Plant-Medicine-and-the-Sacred-Earth-Header.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251115T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251115T140000 DTSTAMP:20260516T035014Z CREATED:20251113T074059Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260516T035014Z UID:10000037-1763204400-1763215200@ctr4process.org SUMMARY:World Goodwill Seminar | Envisioning a New Global Culture: The Search for Unity between East and West DESCRIPTION:In the third stop of his Bookrap Tour\, Jon Ivan Gill/Gilead7 will offer a rap/reading of his new book\, MultiRaceLess Ness: A Process Philosophy\, where he suggests a better world awaits us if we bravely and responsibly abolish the category of race. Poet laureate of Chicago\, Mayda del Valle\, will spark off the event with her renown soul stirring creativity demonstrated through deeply embodied words\, vibes\, and wonder. \n \n Featuring \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Jon Ivan Gill \n \n Jon Ivan Gill (they/he/him) is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Gustavus Adolphus College and co-owner of Aesthetic Religion Records and Texts in Saint Peter\, Minnesota and Tijuana\, Mexico. His work revolves in the realm of Whiteheadian process philosophies\, metaphysics of present day Mexico\, Belize\, Guatemala\, Honduras\, and El Salvador\, futurisms\, poststructuralism\, philosophies of (post)race\, philosophy of religion\, aesthetics\, etc. They are also a solo Hip-Hop artist using the moniker “Gilead7” and a member of Chicago Hip-Hop collective Tomorrow Kings\, Southern California-based Echoes of Oratory Muzik\, and the duo Crystal Radio along with Michael Adame\, also known as Phantom Thrett. His newest book\, Multi/Race/Less/Ness: A Process Philosophy\, was released by Bloomsbury on 11/13/2025. Their first monograph entitled Underground Rap as Religion: A Theopoetic Examination of Process Aesthetic Religion\, is in the Routledge Studies in Hip-Hop and Religion series\, edited by Monica R. Miller and Anthony B. Pinn. Toward Afrodiasporic and Afrofuturist Philosophies of Religion\, a second text\, is an edited volume of Pomona and Pitzer College student essays. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mayda del Valle \n \n Mayda del Valle is a Chicago-born writer and multidisciplinary artist whose work lives at the intersection of poetry\, performance\, memory\, and community. Rooted in the Puerto Rican diaspora and shaped by hip-hop\, movement\, and visual art\, her practice transforms personal history into shared ritual. Whether on stage\, in classrooms\, or in public space\, she creates work that invites people to see themselves reflected\, work that asks us to remember where we come from and imagine what we can build together. A passionate arts educator\, Mayda has taught poetry in schools\, colleges\, youth detention facilities and served as Program Director of Street Poets Inc. in Los Angeles. She is currently a Poet-in-Residence with The Chicago Poetry Center. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Seminary Co-op Bookstores \n \n 5751 S Woodlawn Ave \nChicago\, IL 60637 URL:https://ctr4process.org/event/world-goodwill-seminar-envisioning-a-new-global-culture-the-search-for-unity-between-east-and-west/ CATEGORIES:Presentation ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctr4process.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/World-Goodwill-Seminar-Header.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251114T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251114T103000 DTSTAMP:20260516T034241Z CREATED:20251029T173009Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260516T034241Z UID:10000032-1763110800-1763116200@ctr4process.org SUMMARY:Possibility Spaces in Cosmology\, Biology\, and Beyond DESCRIPTION:In the third stop of his Bookrap Tour\, Jon Ivan Gill/Gilead7 will offer a rap/reading of his new book\, MultiRaceLess Ness: A Process Philosophy\, where he suggests a better world awaits us if we bravely and responsibly abolish the category of race. Poet laureate of Chicago\, Mayda del Valle\, will spark off the event with her renown soul stirring creativity demonstrated through deeply embodied words\, vibes\, and wonder. \n \n Featuring \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Jon Ivan Gill \n \n Jon Ivan Gill (they/he/him) is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Gustavus Adolphus College and co-owner of Aesthetic Religion Records and Texts in Saint Peter\, Minnesota and Tijuana\, Mexico. His work revolves in the realm of Whiteheadian process philosophies\, metaphysics of present day Mexico\, Belize\, Guatemala\, Honduras\, and El Salvador\, futurisms\, poststructuralism\, philosophies of (post)race\, philosophy of religion\, aesthetics\, etc. They are also a solo Hip-Hop artist using the moniker “Gilead7” and a member of Chicago Hip-Hop collective Tomorrow Kings\, Southern California-based Echoes of Oratory Muzik\, and the duo Crystal Radio along with Michael Adame\, also known as Phantom Thrett. His newest book\, Multi/Race/Less/Ness: A Process Philosophy\, was released by Bloomsbury on 11/13/2025. Their first monograph entitled Underground Rap as Religion: A Theopoetic Examination of Process Aesthetic Religion\, is in the Routledge Studies in Hip-Hop and Religion series\, edited by Monica R. Miller and Anthony B. Pinn. Toward Afrodiasporic and Afrofuturist Philosophies of Religion\, a second text\, is an edited volume of Pomona and Pitzer College student essays. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mayda del Valle \n \n Mayda del Valle is a Chicago-born writer and multidisciplinary artist whose work lives at the intersection of poetry\, performance\, memory\, and community. Rooted in the Puerto Rican diaspora and shaped by hip-hop\, movement\, and visual art\, her practice transforms personal history into shared ritual. Whether on stage\, in classrooms\, or in public space\, she creates work that invites people to see themselves reflected\, work that asks us to remember where we come from and imagine what we can build together. A passionate arts educator\, Mayda has taught poetry in schools\, colleges\, youth detention facilities and served as Program Director of Street Poets Inc. in Los Angeles. She is currently a Poet-in-Residence with The Chicago Poetry Center. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Seminary Co-op Bookstores \n \n 5751 S Woodlawn Ave \nChicago\, IL 60637 URL:https://ctr4process.org/event/possibility-spaces-in-cosmology-biology-and-beyond/ CATEGORIES:Dialogue,Presentation ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctr4process.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Possibility-Spaces-in-Cosmology-Biology-and-Beyond-Header-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251105T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251105T180000 DTSTAMP:20260516T052027Z CREATED:20250919T183126Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260516T052027Z UID:10000025-1762362000-1762365600@ctr4process.org SUMMARY:Process Pop-Up: A Brief History of God: From Nature Spirits to Cosmic Consciousness DESCRIPTION:In the third stop of his Bookrap Tour\, Jon Ivan Gill/Gilead7 will offer a rap/reading of his new book\, MultiRaceLess Ness: A Process Philosophy\, where he suggests a better world awaits us if we bravely and responsibly abolish the category of race. Poet laureate of Chicago\, Mayda del Valle\, will spark off the event with her renown soul stirring creativity demonstrated through deeply embodied words\, vibes\, and wonder. \n \n Featuring \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Jon Ivan Gill \n \n Jon Ivan Gill (they/he/him) is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Gustavus Adolphus College and co-owner of Aesthetic Religion Records and Texts in Saint Peter\, Minnesota and Tijuana\, Mexico. His work revolves in the realm of Whiteheadian process philosophies\, metaphysics of present day Mexico\, Belize\, Guatemala\, Honduras\, and El Salvador\, futurisms\, poststructuralism\, philosophies of (post)race\, philosophy of religion\, aesthetics\, etc. They are also a solo Hip-Hop artist using the moniker “Gilead7” and a member of Chicago Hip-Hop collective Tomorrow Kings\, Southern California-based Echoes of Oratory Muzik\, and the duo Crystal Radio along with Michael Adame\, also known as Phantom Thrett. His newest book\, Multi/Race/Less/Ness: A Process Philosophy\, was released by Bloomsbury on 11/13/2025. Their first monograph entitled Underground Rap as Religion: A Theopoetic Examination of Process Aesthetic Religion\, is in the Routledge Studies in Hip-Hop and Religion series\, edited by Monica R. Miller and Anthony B. Pinn. Toward Afrodiasporic and Afrofuturist Philosophies of Religion\, a second text\, is an edited volume of Pomona and Pitzer College student essays. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mayda del Valle \n \n Mayda del Valle is a Chicago-born writer and multidisciplinary artist whose work lives at the intersection of poetry\, performance\, memory\, and community. Rooted in the Puerto Rican diaspora and shaped by hip-hop\, movement\, and visual art\, her practice transforms personal history into shared ritual. Whether on stage\, in classrooms\, or in public space\, she creates work that invites people to see themselves reflected\, work that asks us to remember where we come from and imagine what we can build together. A passionate arts educator\, Mayda has taught poetry in schools\, colleges\, youth detention facilities and served as Program Director of Street Poets Inc. in Los Angeles. She is currently a Poet-in-Residence with The Chicago Poetry Center. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Seminary Co-op Bookstores \n \n 5751 S Woodlawn Ave \nChicago\, IL 60637 URL:https://ctr4process.org/event/process-pop-up-a-brief-history-of-god-from-nature-spirits-to-cosmic-consciousness/ CATEGORIES:Presentation ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ctr4process.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/A-Brief-History-of-God-Header.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251016T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251018T160000 DTSTAMP:20260516T033950Z CREATED:20250924T193452Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260516T033950Z UID:10000027-1760630400-1760803200@ctr4process.org SUMMARY:Theology Beer Camp: The Quest for the Holy Stein DESCRIPTION:In the third stop of his Bookrap Tour\, Jon Ivan Gill/Gilead7 will offer a rap/reading of his new book\, MultiRaceLess Ness: A Process Philosophy\, where he suggests a better world awaits us if we bravely and responsibly abolish the category of race. Poet laureate of Chicago\, Mayda del Valle\, will spark off the event with her renown soul stirring creativity demonstrated through deeply embodied words\, vibes\, and wonder. \n \n Featuring \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Jon Ivan Gill \n \n Jon Ivan Gill (they/he/him) is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Gustavus Adolphus College and co-owner of Aesthetic Religion Records and Texts in Saint Peter\, Minnesota and Tijuana\, Mexico. His work revolves in the realm of Whiteheadian process philosophies\, metaphysics of present day Mexico\, Belize\, Guatemala\, Honduras\, and El Salvador\, futurisms\, poststructuralism\, philosophies of (post)race\, philosophy of religion\, aesthetics\, etc. They are also a solo Hip-Hop artist using the moniker “Gilead7” and a member of Chicago Hip-Hop collective Tomorrow Kings\, Southern California-based Echoes of Oratory Muzik\, and the duo Crystal Radio along with Michael Adame\, also known as Phantom Thrett. His newest book\, Multi/Race/Less/Ness: A Process Philosophy\, was released by Bloomsbury on 11/13/2025. Their first monograph entitled Underground Rap as Religion: A Theopoetic Examination of Process Aesthetic Religion\, is in the Routledge Studies in Hip-Hop and Religion series\, edited by Monica R. Miller and Anthony B. Pinn. Toward Afrodiasporic and Afrofuturist Philosophies of Religion\, a second text\, is an edited volume of Pomona and Pitzer College student essays. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mayda del Valle \n \n Mayda del Valle is a Chicago-born writer and multidisciplinary artist whose work lives at the intersection of poetry\, performance\, memory\, and community. Rooted in the Puerto Rican diaspora and shaped by hip-hop\, movement\, and visual art\, her practice transforms personal history into shared ritual. Whether on stage\, in classrooms\, or in public space\, she creates work that invites people to see themselves reflected\, work that asks us to remember where we come from and imagine what we can build together. A passionate arts educator\, Mayda has taught poetry in schools\, colleges\, youth detention facilities and served as Program Director of Street Poets Inc. in Los Angeles. She is currently a Poet-in-Residence with The Chicago Poetry Center. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Seminary Co-op Bookstores \n \n 5751 S Woodlawn Ave \nChicago\, IL 60637 URL:https://ctr4process.org/event/theology-beer-camp-the-quest-for-the-holy-stein/ CATEGORIES:Conference ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctr4process.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Theology-Beer-Camp-2025.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251014T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251014T180000 DTSTAMP:20260516T033852Z CREATED:20251001T235532Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260516T033852Z UID:10000030-1760461200-1760464800@ctr4process.org SUMMARY:Carasoul: Animating the Imaginal Mind with Kaeti MacNeil DESCRIPTION:In the third stop of his Bookrap Tour\, Jon Ivan Gill/Gilead7 will offer a rap/reading of his new book\, MultiRaceLess Ness: A Process Philosophy\, where he suggests a better world awaits us if we bravely and responsibly abolish the category of race. Poet laureate of Chicago\, Mayda del Valle\, will spark off the event with her renown soul stirring creativity demonstrated through deeply embodied words\, vibes\, and wonder. \n \n Featuring \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Jon Ivan Gill \n \n Jon Ivan Gill (they/he/him) is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Gustavus Adolphus College and co-owner of Aesthetic Religion Records and Texts in Saint Peter\, Minnesota and Tijuana\, Mexico. His work revolves in the realm of Whiteheadian process philosophies\, metaphysics of present day Mexico\, Belize\, Guatemala\, Honduras\, and El Salvador\, futurisms\, poststructuralism\, philosophies of (post)race\, philosophy of religion\, aesthetics\, etc. They are also a solo Hip-Hop artist using the moniker “Gilead7” and a member of Chicago Hip-Hop collective Tomorrow Kings\, Southern California-based Echoes of Oratory Muzik\, and the duo Crystal Radio along with Michael Adame\, also known as Phantom Thrett. His newest book\, Multi/Race/Less/Ness: A Process Philosophy\, was released by Bloomsbury on 11/13/2025. Their first monograph entitled Underground Rap as Religion: A Theopoetic Examination of Process Aesthetic Religion\, is in the Routledge Studies in Hip-Hop and Religion series\, edited by Monica R. Miller and Anthony B. Pinn. Toward Afrodiasporic and Afrofuturist Philosophies of Religion\, a second text\, is an edited volume of Pomona and Pitzer College student essays. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mayda del Valle \n \n Mayda del Valle is a Chicago-born writer and multidisciplinary artist whose work lives at the intersection of poetry\, performance\, memory\, and community. Rooted in the Puerto Rican diaspora and shaped by hip-hop\, movement\, and visual art\, her practice transforms personal history into shared ritual. Whether on stage\, in classrooms\, or in public space\, she creates work that invites people to see themselves reflected\, work that asks us to remember where we come from and imagine what we can build together. A passionate arts educator\, Mayda has taught poetry in schools\, colleges\, youth detention facilities and served as Program Director of Street Poets Inc. in Los Angeles. She is currently a Poet-in-Residence with The Chicago Poetry Center. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Seminary Co-op Bookstores \n \n 5751 S Woodlawn Ave \nChicago\, IL 60637 URL:https://ctr4process.org/event/carasoul-animating-the-imaginal-mind-with-kaeti-macneil/ CATEGORIES:Interactive Arts Exploration ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ctr4process.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Carasoul-Animating-the-Imaginal-Mind-Header.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251009T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251009T180000 DTSTAMP:20260516T033522Z CREATED:20250926T012341Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260516T033522Z UID:10000029-1760027400-1760032800@ctr4process.org SUMMARY:Special Event | Renewing Faith: Reigniting Faith and Ministry through Process and Open & Relational Theologies DESCRIPTION:In the third stop of his Bookrap Tour\, Jon Ivan Gill/Gilead7 will offer a rap/reading of his new book\, MultiRaceLess Ness: A Process Philosophy\, where he suggests a better world awaits us if we bravely and responsibly abolish the category of race. Poet laureate of Chicago\, Mayda del Valle\, will spark off the event with her renown soul stirring creativity demonstrated through deeply embodied words\, vibes\, and wonder. \n \n Featuring \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Jon Ivan Gill \n \n Jon Ivan Gill (they/he/him) is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Gustavus Adolphus College and co-owner of Aesthetic Religion Records and Texts in Saint Peter\, Minnesota and Tijuana\, Mexico. His work revolves in the realm of Whiteheadian process philosophies\, metaphysics of present day Mexico\, Belize\, Guatemala\, Honduras\, and El Salvador\, futurisms\, poststructuralism\, philosophies of (post)race\, philosophy of religion\, aesthetics\, etc. They are also a solo Hip-Hop artist using the moniker “Gilead7” and a member of Chicago Hip-Hop collective Tomorrow Kings\, Southern California-based Echoes of Oratory Muzik\, and the duo Crystal Radio along with Michael Adame\, also known as Phantom Thrett. His newest book\, Multi/Race/Less/Ness: A Process Philosophy\, was released by Bloomsbury on 11/13/2025. Their first monograph entitled Underground Rap as Religion: A Theopoetic Examination of Process Aesthetic Religion\, is in the Routledge Studies in Hip-Hop and Religion series\, edited by Monica R. Miller and Anthony B. Pinn. Toward Afrodiasporic and Afrofuturist Philosophies of Religion\, a second text\, is an edited volume of Pomona and Pitzer College student essays. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mayda del Valle \n \n Mayda del Valle is a Chicago-born writer and multidisciplinary artist whose work lives at the intersection of poetry\, performance\, memory\, and community. Rooted in the Puerto Rican diaspora and shaped by hip-hop\, movement\, and visual art\, her practice transforms personal history into shared ritual. Whether on stage\, in classrooms\, or in public space\, she creates work that invites people to see themselves reflected\, work that asks us to remember where we come from and imagine what we can build together. A passionate arts educator\, Mayda has taught poetry in schools\, colleges\, youth detention facilities and served as Program Director of Street Poets Inc. in Los Angeles. She is currently a Poet-in-Residence with The Chicago Poetry Center. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Seminary Co-op Bookstores \n \n 5751 S Woodlawn Ave \nChicago\, IL 60637 URL:https://ctr4process.org/event/special-event-renewing-faith-reigniting-faith-and-ministry-through-process-and-open-relational-theologies/ CATEGORIES:Dialogue,Discussion ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ctr4process.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Renewing-Faith-Reigniting-Faith-and-Ministry-through-Process-and-Open-Relational-Theologies-Header.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251005T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251005T170000 DTSTAMP:20260516T033149Z CREATED:20250924T030933Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260516T033149Z UID:10000026-1759672800-1759683600@ctr4process.org SUMMARY:The 2025 Pando Sustainability Awards DESCRIPTION:In the third stop of his Bookrap Tour\, Jon Ivan Gill/Gilead7 will offer a rap/reading of his new book\, MultiRaceLess Ness: A Process Philosophy\, where he suggests a better world awaits us if we bravely and responsibly abolish the category of race. Poet laureate of Chicago\, Mayda del Valle\, will spark off the event with her renown soul stirring creativity demonstrated through deeply embodied words\, vibes\, and wonder. \n \n Featuring \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Jon Ivan Gill \n \n Jon Ivan Gill (they/he/him) is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Gustavus Adolphus College and co-owner of Aesthetic Religion Records and Texts in Saint Peter\, Minnesota and Tijuana\, Mexico. His work revolves in the realm of Whiteheadian process philosophies\, metaphysics of present day Mexico\, Belize\, Guatemala\, Honduras\, and El Salvador\, futurisms\, poststructuralism\, philosophies of (post)race\, philosophy of religion\, aesthetics\, etc. They are also a solo Hip-Hop artist using the moniker “Gilead7” and a member of Chicago Hip-Hop collective Tomorrow Kings\, Southern California-based Echoes of Oratory Muzik\, and the duo Crystal Radio along with Michael Adame\, also known as Phantom Thrett. His newest book\, Multi/Race/Less/Ness: A Process Philosophy\, was released by Bloomsbury on 11/13/2025. Their first monograph entitled Underground Rap as Religion: A Theopoetic Examination of Process Aesthetic Religion\, is in the Routledge Studies in Hip-Hop and Religion series\, edited by Monica R. Miller and Anthony B. Pinn. Toward Afrodiasporic and Afrofuturist Philosophies of Religion\, a second text\, is an edited volume of Pomona and Pitzer College student essays. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mayda del Valle \n \n Mayda del Valle is a Chicago-born writer and multidisciplinary artist whose work lives at the intersection of poetry\, performance\, memory\, and community. Rooted in the Puerto Rican diaspora and shaped by hip-hop\, movement\, and visual art\, her practice transforms personal history into shared ritual. Whether on stage\, in classrooms\, or in public space\, she creates work that invites people to see themselves reflected\, work that asks us to remember where we come from and imagine what we can build together. A passionate arts educator\, Mayda has taught poetry in schools\, colleges\, youth detention facilities and served as Program Director of Street Poets Inc. in Los Angeles. She is currently a Poet-in-Residence with The Chicago Poetry Center. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Seminary Co-op Bookstores \n \n 5751 S Woodlawn Ave \nChicago\, IL 60637 URL:https://ctr4process.org/event/the-2025-pando-sustainability-awards/ CATEGORIES:Celebration ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctr4process.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Pando-Awards-2025.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251003T070000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251003T151500 DTSTAMP:20260516T033053Z CREATED:20250904T221657Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260516T033053Z UID:10000023-1759474800-1759504500@ctr4process.org SUMMARY:Liberating Theology and Ethics for the Common Good: The Contribution of Schubert M. Ogden and Franklin I. Gamwell DESCRIPTION:In the third stop of his Bookrap Tour\, Jon Ivan Gill/Gilead7 will offer a rap/reading of his new book\, MultiRaceLess Ness: A Process Philosophy\, where he suggests a better world awaits us if we bravely and responsibly abolish the category of race. Poet laureate of Chicago\, Mayda del Valle\, will spark off the event with her renown soul stirring creativity demonstrated through deeply embodied words\, vibes\, and wonder. \n \n Featuring \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Jon Ivan Gill \n \n Jon Ivan Gill (they/he/him) is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Gustavus Adolphus College and co-owner of Aesthetic Religion Records and Texts in Saint Peter\, Minnesota and Tijuana\, Mexico. His work revolves in the realm of Whiteheadian process philosophies\, metaphysics of present day Mexico\, Belize\, Guatemala\, Honduras\, and El Salvador\, futurisms\, poststructuralism\, philosophies of (post)race\, philosophy of religion\, aesthetics\, etc. They are also a solo Hip-Hop artist using the moniker “Gilead7” and a member of Chicago Hip-Hop collective Tomorrow Kings\, Southern California-based Echoes of Oratory Muzik\, and the duo Crystal Radio along with Michael Adame\, also known as Phantom Thrett. His newest book\, Multi/Race/Less/Ness: A Process Philosophy\, was released by Bloomsbury on 11/13/2025. Their first monograph entitled Underground Rap as Religion: A Theopoetic Examination of Process Aesthetic Religion\, is in the Routledge Studies in Hip-Hop and Religion series\, edited by Monica R. Miller and Anthony B. Pinn. Toward Afrodiasporic and Afrofuturist Philosophies of Religion\, a second text\, is an edited volume of Pomona and Pitzer College student essays. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mayda del Valle \n \n Mayda del Valle is a Chicago-born writer and multidisciplinary artist whose work lives at the intersection of poetry\, performance\, memory\, and community. Rooted in the Puerto Rican diaspora and shaped by hip-hop\, movement\, and visual art\, her practice transforms personal history into shared ritual. Whether on stage\, in classrooms\, or in public space\, she creates work that invites people to see themselves reflected\, work that asks us to remember where we come from and imagine what we can build together. A passionate arts educator\, Mayda has taught poetry in schools\, colleges\, youth detention facilities and served as Program Director of Street Poets Inc. in Los Angeles. She is currently a Poet-in-Residence with The Chicago Poetry Center. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Seminary Co-op Bookstores \n \n 5751 S Woodlawn Ave \nChicago\, IL 60637 URL:https://ctr4process.org/event/liberating-theology-and-ethics-for-the-common-good-the-contribution-of-schubert-m-ogden-and-franklin-i-gamwell/ CATEGORIES:Conference ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctr4process.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Liberating-Theology-and-Ethics-for-the-Common-Good-The-Contribution-of-Schubert-M.-Ogden-and-Franklin-I.-Gamwell.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250916T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250916T180000 DTSTAMP:20260516T032902Z CREATED:20250904T215923Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260516T032902Z UID:10000022-1758042000-1758045600@ctr4process.org SUMMARY:Process Pop-Up: Psychedelics\, Religion\, and Transformation DESCRIPTION:In the third stop of his Bookrap Tour\, Jon Ivan Gill/Gilead7 will offer a rap/reading of his new book\, MultiRaceLess Ness: A Process Philosophy\, where he suggests a better world awaits us if we bravely and responsibly abolish the category of race. Poet laureate of Chicago\, Mayda del Valle\, will spark off the event with her renown soul stirring creativity demonstrated through deeply embodied words\, vibes\, and wonder. \n \n Featuring \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Jon Ivan Gill \n \n Jon Ivan Gill (they/he/him) is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Gustavus Adolphus College and co-owner of Aesthetic Religion Records and Texts in Saint Peter\, Minnesota and Tijuana\, Mexico. His work revolves in the realm of Whiteheadian process philosophies\, metaphysics of present day Mexico\, Belize\, Guatemala\, Honduras\, and El Salvador\, futurisms\, poststructuralism\, philosophies of (post)race\, philosophy of religion\, aesthetics\, etc. They are also a solo Hip-Hop artist using the moniker “Gilead7” and a member of Chicago Hip-Hop collective Tomorrow Kings\, Southern California-based Echoes of Oratory Muzik\, and the duo Crystal Radio along with Michael Adame\, also known as Phantom Thrett. His newest book\, Multi/Race/Less/Ness: A Process Philosophy\, was released by Bloomsbury on 11/13/2025. Their first monograph entitled Underground Rap as Religion: A Theopoetic Examination of Process Aesthetic Religion\, is in the Routledge Studies in Hip-Hop and Religion series\, edited by Monica R. Miller and Anthony B. Pinn. Toward Afrodiasporic and Afrofuturist Philosophies of Religion\, a second text\, is an edited volume of Pomona and Pitzer College student essays. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mayda del Valle \n \n Mayda del Valle is a Chicago-born writer and multidisciplinary artist whose work lives at the intersection of poetry\, performance\, memory\, and community. Rooted in the Puerto Rican diaspora and shaped by hip-hop\, movement\, and visual art\, her practice transforms personal history into shared ritual. Whether on stage\, in classrooms\, or in public space\, she creates work that invites people to see themselves reflected\, work that asks us to remember where we come from and imagine what we can build together. A passionate arts educator\, Mayda has taught poetry in schools\, colleges\, youth detention facilities and served as Program Director of Street Poets Inc. in Los Angeles. She is currently a Poet-in-Residence with The Chicago Poetry Center. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Seminary Co-op Bookstores \n \n 5751 S Woodlawn Ave \nChicago\, IL 60637 URL:https://ctr4process.org/event/process-pop-up-psychedelics-religion-and-transformation/ CATEGORIES:Discussion,Presentation ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ctr4process.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Psychedelics-Religion-and-Transformation-Header.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250913T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250913T160000 DTSTAMP:20260516T032412Z CREATED:20250904T231509Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260516T032412Z UID:10000024-1757750400-1757779200@ctr4process.org SUMMARY:Frontiers of Knowledge DESCRIPTION:In the third stop of his Bookrap Tour\, Jon Ivan Gill/Gilead7 will offer a rap/reading of his new book\, MultiRaceLess Ness: A Process Philosophy\, where he suggests a better world awaits us if we bravely and responsibly abolish the category of race. Poet laureate of Chicago\, Mayda del Valle\, will spark off the event with her renown soul stirring creativity demonstrated through deeply embodied words\, vibes\, and wonder. \n \n Featuring \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Jon Ivan Gill \n \n Jon Ivan Gill (they/he/him) is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Gustavus Adolphus College and co-owner of Aesthetic Religion Records and Texts in Saint Peter\, Minnesota and Tijuana\, Mexico. His work revolves in the realm of Whiteheadian process philosophies\, metaphysics of present day Mexico\, Belize\, Guatemala\, Honduras\, and El Salvador\, futurisms\, poststructuralism\, philosophies of (post)race\, philosophy of religion\, aesthetics\, etc. They are also a solo Hip-Hop artist using the moniker “Gilead7” and a member of Chicago Hip-Hop collective Tomorrow Kings\, Southern California-based Echoes of Oratory Muzik\, and the duo Crystal Radio along with Michael Adame\, also known as Phantom Thrett. His newest book\, Multi/Race/Less/Ness: A Process Philosophy\, was released by Bloomsbury on 11/13/2025. Their first monograph entitled Underground Rap as Religion: A Theopoetic Examination of Process Aesthetic Religion\, is in the Routledge Studies in Hip-Hop and Religion series\, edited by Monica R. Miller and Anthony B. Pinn. Toward Afrodiasporic and Afrofuturist Philosophies of Religion\, a second text\, is an edited volume of Pomona and Pitzer College student essays. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mayda del Valle \n \n Mayda del Valle is a Chicago-born writer and multidisciplinary artist whose work lives at the intersection of poetry\, performance\, memory\, and community. Rooted in the Puerto Rican diaspora and shaped by hip-hop\, movement\, and visual art\, her practice transforms personal history into shared ritual. Whether on stage\, in classrooms\, or in public space\, she creates work that invites people to see themselves reflected\, work that asks us to remember where we come from and imagine what we can build together. A passionate arts educator\, Mayda has taught poetry in schools\, colleges\, youth detention facilities and served as Program Director of Street Poets Inc. in Los Angeles. She is currently a Poet-in-Residence with The Chicago Poetry Center. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Seminary Co-op Bookstores \n \n 5751 S Woodlawn Ave \nChicago\, IL 60637 URL:https://ctr4process.org/event/frontiers-of-knowledge/ CATEGORIES:Conference ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ctr4process.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Frontiers-of-Knowledge-CPS-Header.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250430T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250430T180000 DTSTAMP:20260516T032228Z CREATED:20250403T203811Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260516T032228Z UID:10000011-1746032400-1746036000@ctr4process.org SUMMARY:Process Pop-Up: The God of the Growing Edge: Whitehead and Thurman on Theology\, Spirituality\, and Social Change DESCRIPTION:In the third stop of his Bookrap Tour\, Jon Ivan Gill/Gilead7 will offer a rap/reading of his new book\, MultiRaceLess Ness: A Process Philosophy\, where he suggests a better world awaits us if we bravely and responsibly abolish the category of race. Poet laureate of Chicago\, Mayda del Valle\, will spark off the event with her renown soul stirring creativity demonstrated through deeply embodied words\, vibes\, and wonder. \n \n Featuring \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Jon Ivan Gill \n \n Jon Ivan Gill (they/he/him) is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Gustavus Adolphus College and co-owner of Aesthetic Religion Records and Texts in Saint Peter\, Minnesota and Tijuana\, Mexico. His work revolves in the realm of Whiteheadian process philosophies\, metaphysics of present day Mexico\, Belize\, Guatemala\, Honduras\, and El Salvador\, futurisms\, poststructuralism\, philosophies of (post)race\, philosophy of religion\, aesthetics\, etc. They are also a solo Hip-Hop artist using the moniker “Gilead7” and a member of Chicago Hip-Hop collective Tomorrow Kings\, Southern California-based Echoes of Oratory Muzik\, and the duo Crystal Radio along with Michael Adame\, also known as Phantom Thrett. His newest book\, Multi/Race/Less/Ness: A Process Philosophy\, was released by Bloomsbury on 11/13/2025. Their first monograph entitled Underground Rap as Religion: A Theopoetic Examination of Process Aesthetic Religion\, is in the Routledge Studies in Hip-Hop and Religion series\, edited by Monica R. Miller and Anthony B. Pinn. Toward Afrodiasporic and Afrofuturist Philosophies of Religion\, a second text\, is an edited volume of Pomona and Pitzer College student essays. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mayda del Valle \n \n Mayda del Valle is a Chicago-born writer and multidisciplinary artist whose work lives at the intersection of poetry\, performance\, memory\, and community. Rooted in the Puerto Rican diaspora and shaped by hip-hop\, movement\, and visual art\, her practice transforms personal history into shared ritual. Whether on stage\, in classrooms\, or in public space\, she creates work that invites people to see themselves reflected\, work that asks us to remember where we come from and imagine what we can build together. A passionate arts educator\, Mayda has taught poetry in schools\, colleges\, youth detention facilities and served as Program Director of Street Poets Inc. in Los Angeles. She is currently a Poet-in-Residence with The Chicago Poetry Center. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Seminary Co-op Bookstores \n \n 5751 S Woodlawn Ave \nChicago\, IL 60637 URL:https://ctr4process.org/event/process-pop-up-the-god-of-the-growing-edge-whitehead-and-thurman-on-theology-spirituality-and-social-change/ CATEGORIES:Presentation ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ctr4process.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/The-God-of-the-Growing-Edge-Header.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250415T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250415T120000 DTSTAMP:20260516T032256Z CREATED:20250325T160234Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260516T032256Z UID:10000008-1744711200-1744718400@ctr4process.org SUMMARY:As We Think\, We Live: Critical Challenges for Educational Systems and Teachers | Chris Hughes DESCRIPTION:In the third stop of his Bookrap Tour\, Jon Ivan Gill/Gilead7 will offer a rap/reading of his new book\, MultiRaceLess Ness: A Process Philosophy\, where he suggests a better world awaits us if we bravely and responsibly abolish the category of race. Poet laureate of Chicago\, Mayda del Valle\, will spark off the event with her renown soul stirring creativity demonstrated through deeply embodied words\, vibes\, and wonder. \n \n Featuring \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Jon Ivan Gill \n \n Jon Ivan Gill (they/he/him) is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Gustavus Adolphus College and co-owner of Aesthetic Religion Records and Texts in Saint Peter\, Minnesota and Tijuana\, Mexico. His work revolves in the realm of Whiteheadian process philosophies\, metaphysics of present day Mexico\, Belize\, Guatemala\, Honduras\, and El Salvador\, futurisms\, poststructuralism\, philosophies of (post)race\, philosophy of religion\, aesthetics\, etc. They are also a solo Hip-Hop artist using the moniker “Gilead7” and a member of Chicago Hip-Hop collective Tomorrow Kings\, Southern California-based Echoes of Oratory Muzik\, and the duo Crystal Radio along with Michael Adame\, also known as Phantom Thrett. His newest book\, Multi/Race/Less/Ness: A Process Philosophy\, was released by Bloomsbury on 11/13/2025. Their first monograph entitled Underground Rap as Religion: A Theopoetic Examination of Process Aesthetic Religion\, is in the Routledge Studies in Hip-Hop and Religion series\, edited by Monica R. Miller and Anthony B. Pinn. Toward Afrodiasporic and Afrofuturist Philosophies of Religion\, a second text\, is an edited volume of Pomona and Pitzer College student essays. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mayda del Valle \n \n Mayda del Valle is a Chicago-born writer and multidisciplinary artist whose work lives at the intersection of poetry\, performance\, memory\, and community. Rooted in the Puerto Rican diaspora and shaped by hip-hop\, movement\, and visual art\, her practice transforms personal history into shared ritual. Whether on stage\, in classrooms\, or in public space\, she creates work that invites people to see themselves reflected\, work that asks us to remember where we come from and imagine what we can build together. A passionate arts educator\, Mayda has taught poetry in schools\, colleges\, youth detention facilities and served as Program Director of Street Poets Inc. in Los Angeles. She is currently a Poet-in-Residence with The Chicago Poetry Center. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Seminary Co-op Bookstores \n \n 5751 S Woodlawn Ave \nChicago\, IL 60637 URL:https://ctr4process.org/event/process-explorations-as-we-think-we-live-critical-challenges-for-educational-systems-and-teachers-with-chris-hughes/ CATEGORIES:Presentation ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctr4process.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Chris-Hughes-As-We-Think-We-Live-Critical-Challenges-for-Educational-Systems-and-Teachers-Header.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250410T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250410T180000 DTSTAMP:20260516T032316Z CREATED:20250403T202452Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260516T032316Z UID:10000009-1744304400-1744308000@ctr4process.org SUMMARY:Process Pop-Up: A Tale of Two Narratives: Judeo-Christian Perspectives on Creation and Salvation DESCRIPTION:In the third stop of his Bookrap Tour\, Jon Ivan Gill/Gilead7 will offer a rap/reading of his new book\, MultiRaceLess Ness: A Process Philosophy\, where he suggests a better world awaits us if we bravely and responsibly abolish the category of race. Poet laureate of Chicago\, Mayda del Valle\, will spark off the event with her renown soul stirring creativity demonstrated through deeply embodied words\, vibes\, and wonder. \n \n Featuring \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Jon Ivan Gill \n \n Jon Ivan Gill (they/he/him) is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Gustavus Adolphus College and co-owner of Aesthetic Religion Records and Texts in Saint Peter\, Minnesota and Tijuana\, Mexico. His work revolves in the realm of Whiteheadian process philosophies\, metaphysics of present day Mexico\, Belize\, Guatemala\, Honduras\, and El Salvador\, futurisms\, poststructuralism\, philosophies of (post)race\, philosophy of religion\, aesthetics\, etc. They are also a solo Hip-Hop artist using the moniker “Gilead7” and a member of Chicago Hip-Hop collective Tomorrow Kings\, Southern California-based Echoes of Oratory Muzik\, and the duo Crystal Radio along with Michael Adame\, also known as Phantom Thrett. His newest book\, Multi/Race/Less/Ness: A Process Philosophy\, was released by Bloomsbury on 11/13/2025. Their first monograph entitled Underground Rap as Religion: A Theopoetic Examination of Process Aesthetic Religion\, is in the Routledge Studies in Hip-Hop and Religion series\, edited by Monica R. Miller and Anthony B. Pinn. Toward Afrodiasporic and Afrofuturist Philosophies of Religion\, a second text\, is an edited volume of Pomona and Pitzer College student essays. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mayda del Valle \n \n Mayda del Valle is a Chicago-born writer and multidisciplinary artist whose work lives at the intersection of poetry\, performance\, memory\, and community. Rooted in the Puerto Rican diaspora and shaped by hip-hop\, movement\, and visual art\, her practice transforms personal history into shared ritual. Whether on stage\, in classrooms\, or in public space\, she creates work that invites people to see themselves reflected\, work that asks us to remember where we come from and imagine what we can build together. A passionate arts educator\, Mayda has taught poetry in schools\, colleges\, youth detention facilities and served as Program Director of Street Poets Inc. in Los Angeles. She is currently a Poet-in-Residence with The Chicago Poetry Center. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Seminary Co-op Bookstores \n \n 5751 S Woodlawn Ave \nChicago\, IL 60637 URL:https://ctr4process.org/event/process-pop-up-a-tale-of-two-narratives-judeo-christian-perspectives-on-creation-and-salvation/ CATEGORIES:Presentation ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ctr4process.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/A-Tale-of-Two-Narratives-Header.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR