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

Video of McCarraher’s talk, “Wisdom to Know the Difference: Why Reinhold Niebuhr Isn’t the Theologian We Need Today,” is now available on the Project on Lived Theology’s website Read More

The Project on Lived Theology welcomes Guy Aiken to our team. As a PLT research fellow, Aiken will work with students and assist PLT director Charles Marsh with his UVA undergraduate seminars, among other duties. Read More

The Project on Lived Theology is a research community that convenes religion scholars and writers, students and practitioners, across diverse academic fields and confessional traditions to understand the social consequences of theological ideas and religious commitments. This position includes both administrative and outreach duties, including in-office tasks, events coordination, local and community outreach, social media and general correspondence, overseeing website content, and related duties as they arise. Read More

The Project on Lived Theology (PLT) congratulates Jacqueline Bussie on being named the new executive director of the Collegeville Institute for Ecumenical and Cultural Research. Bussie’s new position begins on Sept. 1. She will be the first female executive director in the institute’s fifty-four-year history. Read More

The Project on Lived Theology welcomes B. Brian Foster to the University of Virginia. Starting this fall, Foster will serve as an associate professor in UVA’s Department of Sociology. Read More

Last month, eight UVA rising fourth years and new graduates began their Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowships in Lived Theology. Each fellow received a $3,000 stipend. Each fellow works directly with a UVA faculty mentor, who acts as a theological-academic mentor and offers guidance on the fellow’s research project. Read More