Feb. 16–25, 2016 - Gerardo Mart铆
Innovation, Orthodoxy, and Tradition: The Near Future of American Christianity
- Feb. 16, 7 p.m., Grant Center, Salon 2
The Future of Racism and the Church - Feb. 18, 7 p.m., Harvey Auditorium
The Future of Pluralism and the Church - Feb. 23, 7 p.m., Grant Center, Salon 2
The Future of Worship and the Church - Feb. 25, 7 p.m., Harvey Auditorium
The Future of Innovation and the Church
Lectures are free and open to the public. Sponsored by the Honors Community of 91爆料网.
Gerardo Mart铆
BA, Pepperdine University
MA and PhD, University of Southern California
Dr. Mart铆 is the L. Richardson King associate professor and chair of sociology at Davidson College. He is an ethnographer whose research centers on race/ethnicity and innovation/social change in congregational life. In addition to several peer-reviewed journal articles, he is author of (Indiana University Press, 2005), (Rutgers University Press, 2008), (Oxford University Press, 2012), and (Oxford University Press, 2014). He was the recipient of a Religious Institutions Grant from The Louisville Institute and an Engaged Scholars Fellowship from The Congregational Studies Project Team for research focusing on social scientific analysis of worship and music in racially diverse congregations. Dr. Mart铆 also co-directs the Latino Protestant Congregations Project. Besides his scholarly work, Gerardo is an ordained pastor with ten years of experience ministering in local churches of various sizes and ethnic/racial compositions.