The Power of Race in American Religion
June 21 - July 9, 2010
Directed by
Michael Emerson
Guest Speakers
Korie Edwards, Kathleen Garces-Foley, Gerardo Marti
Seminar Description
Race and religion are intimately linked to one another in the United States.
In this three-week seminar, we closely examine these connections and their
implications for social and religious life, analyze different alternatives
in light of faith traditions, and consider the benefits and costs of
different approaches for different groups, all in an attempt to bring
clarity to these issues and outline avenues for research and teaching. To
that end we also focus on theoretical views of religion, race, ethnicity,
and immigration. Participants work on their own race and religion studies
during the seminar, and will receive guided feedback in a supportive
environment.
About the Director
Dr. Michael Emerson is the Allyn and Gladys Cline Professor of Sociology and
Founding Director of the Center on Race, Religion, and Urban Life at Rice
University. He has co-authored several provocative, award winning books on
race and religion, including Divided by Faith: Evangelical Religion and the
Problem of Race in America (Oxford), People of the Dream: Multiracial
Congregations in the United States (Princeton), and Against All Odds: The
Struggle for Racial Integration in Religious Institutions (NYU Press).
Currently he is directing the Panel Study of American Religion and
Ethnicity, following 2600 people over the course of their lives, and
co-directing a study of how immigrants use religion to engage civic life.
He has several forthcoming works including Transcending Racial Barriers
(with George Yancey) and a co-authored textbook Religion Matters (Allyn &
Bacon).
About the Guest Speakers
Dr. Korie L. Edwards is Assistant Professor of Sociology at The Ohio
State University. Her research focuses on the interface of race and
ethnicity and religion, with a particular interest in racially
diverse and African-American religious organizations. She is the
author of numerous articles and several books, including The Elusive
Dream: The Power of Race in Interracial Churches.
Dr. Kathleen Garces-Foley is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at Marymount University in Arlington, Virginia. She is author of Crossing the Ethnic Divide: The Multiethnic Church on a Mission (Oxford University Press, 2007) and editor of Death and Religion in a Changing World (M.E. Sharpe, 2006).
Dr. Gerardo Marti is L. Richardson King Assistant Professor of Sociology at Davidson College and author of two books: A Mosaic of Believers: Diversity and Innovation in a Multiethnic Church (Indiana University Press, 2009) and Hollywood Faith: Holiness, Prosperity, and Ambition in a Los Angeles Church (Rutgers University Press, 2008). He is currently writing a new book on music and worship in racially diverse congregations under contract with Oxford University Press.
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2010 Seminars
For further information contact:
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Calvin College
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