On Wednesday, September 18, Dr. Marie Griffith will give a lecture entitled, “Christians, Sex, and Politics: An American History.” Dr. Griffith is a U.Va. alumna, director of the John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics, and John C. Danforth Distinguished Professor in the Humanities at Washington University in St. Louis. Read More
As mentioned in our last news post, the Project on Lived Theology is celebrating John Perkins through the launch of a new published work Mobilizing for the Common Good: The Lived Theology of John M. Perkins, edited by Peter Slade, Charles Marsh, and Peter Goodwin Heltzel.
On July 11 of this year, the essays written for the 2009 Spring Institute for Lived Theology were published in Mobilizing for the Common Good. Peter Slade describes the work as an exploration of “the life and legacy” of John M. Perkins, influential community organizer, minister, speaker, writer, and Civil Rights activist. Read More
On September 11, the 25th annual Christian Community Development Association National Conference convenes in New Orleans. The conference runs four days, and is packed with workshops, plenary sessions, Bible studies, and exhibits, one of which is a book launch for Mobilizing for the Common Good: The Lived Theology of John M. Perkins. Read More
A new school year is upon us! Allow us to (re)introduce ourselves.
The Project on Lived Theology is a research community housed in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Virginia. Our mission is to understand the social consequences of theological commitments, to foster collaborative research between religion scholars and practitioners, and to discern the wisdom of faith lived in service to others. Read More
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Alan Jacobs, Distinguished Professor of the Humanities at Baylor University and member of the first class of the Virginia Seminar in Lived Theology, has just published The Book of Common Prayer: A Biography. This new book is part of the Princeton University Press series, Lives of Great Religious Books and will be released on September 30. Read More
As part of the 2013 Virginia Seminar in June, author Carlene Bauer offered a lecture on faith and writing that was open to the public. The audio of her fabulous presentation is available now, by clicking here. Please check back … Read More
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