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.
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)
Webcast link
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”
