In 2021, due to the global pandemic, students were unable to undertake the work that usually happens at field sites. As a result, the Project on Lived Theology re-imagined the internship as an Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowship in Lived Theology. In this new arrangement, the eight fellows worked closely with faculty mentors from the University of Virginia to design and complete their own intensive projects. Read More

Offering a fresh and stirring reappraisal of Fannie Lou Hamer’s impact on the Civil Rights movement, this book draws on new interviews and fresh archival material to bring to life one of the most iconic figures of the Civil Rights Movement. Read More

Award-winning historian and New York Times best-selling author Keisha N. Blain powerfully blends social commentary, biography, and intellectual history in Until I am Free. This book is essential reading for anyone committed to social justice. The book expands the voice of working-poor and disabled Black woman activist Fannie Lou Hamer, an intellectual icon of the civil rights movement, challenging the reader as we continue to navigate contemporary concerns around race, inequality, and social justice. Read More

As part of his talk, Danté Stewart cited various Black authors and texts that inspired him on his journey. We’ve compiled that list here if you’d like to read along. Read More

The Project on Lived Theology (PLT) congratulates Nathan Walton on being named co-lead pastor at East End Fellowship, a multi-ethnic, economically diverse Christian church located in Richmond, Virginia. Walton started his new position this fall. Read More

On Wednesday, Nov. 17 at 3:30 p.m. EST, writer and speaker Danté Stewart will be a guest of the Project on Lived Theology to talk about his new book, Shoutin’ in the Fire: An American Epistle (Convergent, 2021). Shoutin’ in the Fire is a coming-of-age memoir on being Black and learning to love in a loveless world. This event is free and open to the public, and can be watched on Zoom at https://tinyurl.com/joinPLT, Passcode: 546359. Read More

We’re excited to be launching a new space for commentary and exchange of ideas. Thank you for your patience as we put the finishing touches on “Theology Now!” More soon! Read More

Cheryl Sanders, a PLT collaborator and dear friend to the project, recently shared a few kind words about our book Lived Theology: New Perspectives on Method, Style, and Pedagogy. Read More

Sermon by Dr. Robert Marsh, senior pastor of the First Baptist Church of Dothan, Alabama. The sermon marks one of many small acts of individual conscience that brought southern segregation in its extralegal forms to an end. Read More

As a postdoctoral research associate in UVA’s Department of Religious Studies, Wilensky-Lanford will work with Kathleen Flake, who serves as the Richard Lyman Bushman Professor of Mormon Studies. Wilensky-Lanford will also manage conferences, events, and media projects for the Virginia Center for the Study of Religion. Read More