Valerie C. Cooper is the associate professor of black church studies at Duke Divinity School. In her research and teaching, Valerie examines issues of religion, race, and society. In her research for the Virginia Seminar, Valerie evaluates the successes and failures … Read More

Shannon Gayk is associate professor of medieval literature at Indiana University in Bloomington and was recently appointed a fellow at the National Humanities Center for 2014-15. Her recent books explore the relationships among aesthetics, ethics, and theology in late-medieval England. She is currently completing … Read More

Virginia Seminar Project: Erecting the Pulpit: Muscular Christianity from Victoria to Viagra Amy Laura Hall is an associate professor of Christian ethics at Duke Divinity school. When asked to share a writing quirk with us she said: I am a social bee … Read More

Virginia Seminar Project: Life’s Too Short to Pretend You’re Not Religious David Dark is an assistant professor at Belmont University and the author of The Sacredness of Questioning Everything; Everyday Apocalypse: The Sacred Revealed in Radiohead, The Simpsons and Other Pop Culture Icons and The … Read More

Project director Charles Marsh began his book tour for Strange Glory: A Life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer on April 28, at City Seminary in New York City and continued the following two weeks in stops at southern independent book stores and congregations.  After … Read More

Virginia Seminar Project: Singing Church Peter Slade currently researches justice, reconciliation and the practices of congregational singing: the ways that singing shapes–and is shaped by–the lived ecclesiologies of different congregations and communities. To read his blog, “Singing Church,” click here. Pete teaches courses in … Read More

Virginia Seminar member Shannon Gayk, associate professor at Indiana University in Bloomington, has been appointed as a fellow at the National Humanities Center for 2014-2015. As one of 41 fellows from 16 states, Canada, the People’s Republic of China, Taiwan, and the United Kingdom, … Read More

Central to Jennifer McBride’s teaching and research is the interaction of scholars and practitioners, a methodology that will continue to be implemented in her Virginia Seminar project: Reducing Distance: Radical Discipleship through an Open Door. This project was inspired by her time … Read More

Project director Charles Marsh will read from his new book, Strange Glory: A Life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer at The Haven at First and Market on Thursday, April 24 at 5:30 p.m. Books will be available for purchase, and a signing will follow. Light refreshments will be provided by A Pimento. Read More

Now through September 7th, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) in Richmond is hosting the exhibition Signs of Protest: Photographs from the Civil Rights Era. The photography gallery features images which highlight protest signs from the Civil Rights era. The … Read More