On March 18, 2025, Rev. Dr. Nathan Walton joined the UVA Kingdom of God in America in to talk about the life and theological formation of Martin Luther King, Jr. This undergraduate class on religion and social movements explores the influence of theological ideas and religious commitments on social movements in America.
Excerpt: “[King] inhabited a long tradition of theologically informed social engagement and an embodied faith embodied faith. You can see themes of social engagement in the sermons and speeches and you can see themes of embodiment and everything from physically marching and boycotting to hearing the musicality of the sermons.”
Nathan Walton is Co-Lead Pastor at East End Fellowship in Richmond, Virginia. He most recently served as Executive Director of Abundant Life Ministries, a community development nonprofit in Charlottesville. Nathan holds a Master of Divinity degree from Duke Divinity School and both a B.A. and Ph.D. in Religious Studies from the University of Virginia.
The Project on Lived Theology at the University of Virginia is a research initiative, whose mission is to study the social consequences of theological ideas for the sake of a more just and compassionate world.