Rev Cheryl Pero: Multicultural Reflections of God

What exactly is multiculturalism? And who is the Devil, really?

These are just a few of the topics that Rev. Dr. Cheryl Pero covers in this interview. Rev. Pero assures us that God is truly reflected in the beautiful multiculturalism in this world, and reminds us that all lives matter to God, which is why we need to be proactive in the movement of civil rights. We are called by God stand strong with our brothers and sisters who are fighting for their voices to be heard because this is what God has called us to be.

The Rev. Dr. Cheryl Stewart Pero became the second African American woman ordained by the Lutheran Church in America in 1980 and the first African American Lutheran Women to get a PHD in New Testament from Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago in 2010. Rev. Cheryl holds two Masters of Theology degrees, as well as a Masters of Divinity in addition to her PhD in New Testament studies. She has served local churches, campus ministries, on conference staff in the ELCA, and retired from serving as the Director of The Pero Multicultural Center at Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. Rev. Cheryl has done extensive work in multiculturalism and the church, as well as in the field of New Testament studies, including her written work, Liberation from Empire: Demonic Possession and Exorcism in the Gospel of Mark. You can learn more about Rev. Cheryl and read her work here.