PLT Director Charles Marsh is thrilled to teach “Kingdom of God in America” in the spring semester 2025 – the first time KOGA has been offered as an in-person class since the pandemic. The course explores the influence of theological ideas on social movements in twentieth and twenty-first century America. Our primary historical focus is the American Civil Rights Movement of the 1950’s and 60’s, but we will also spend time with the Social Gospel Movement, the Faith-Based Community Building Movement, and the new Christian Nationalism. Resources include theological books, novels, social criticism and historical documents, film and music, and guest lectures by former activists and participants. Requirements: two papers (5-7 pages in length), two exams, weekly reading summaries, and participation in discussion sections.

All interested undergraduate UVA students are invited to enroll: RELC 2850.

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.