Distinguished Lecture in Religious Studies
The Distinguished Lecture in Religious Studies is an annual lecture that brings some of the exciting new scholarship in the field to our campus and community.
2024 Lecture: Carol Wayne White
Presidential Professor of philosophy of religion at Bucknell University will present “A Poetics of Nature: Religious Naturalism, Multiplicities, and Affinities” on February 29, 2024 at 5:30pm in Strong Hall B1.
If you are unable to join us in person, we welcome you live stream during the event.
2023 Lecture: Todne Thomas
Todne Thomas
Associate Professor of African-American Religious Studies
Harvard Divinity School
“A Black Church Burned: Sanctuary, Loss, and Place-Making in Knoxville”
February 16, 2023
5:30 PM
Lindsay Young Auditorium (Hodges Library 101)
Knoxville native on campus Thursday
Spirit Guide: How the Arson of a Black Church in Knoxville has Affected More Than the Church Community
Cosponsors: Anthropology, AFST, History, Geography
2022 Lecture: Marla Frederick
Marla Frederick
Asa Griggs Candler Professor of Religion and Culture
Emory University, Candler School of Theology
February 10, 2022
5:30 PM
https://tiny.utk.edu/Distinguished_Series
“The Schools of Former Slaves and the Schools of Former Slave Owners: Religion, Race and the Struggle for Education”
