The Black Megachurch: Theology, Gender and the Politics of Public Engagement
Building: Academic Building
Room Number: Lrg Auditoirum
Date: Thursday, February 26, 2015
Time: 11:05 am End Time: 12:00 pm
Event Category: Campus Life Events
Division Host: Campus Life
An explosion of flourishing black megachurches has changed the landscape of American religious life. Boasting memberships into the tens of thousands and meeting within both adorned walls and refurbished warehouse buildings, these contemporary fruits of the Civil Rights Movement hold many of the resources necessary to address America's contemporary social disparities. After studying nearly 150 black megachurches, Tamelyn N. Tucker-Worgs asks, How are these church communities engaging the public sphere? And, why are their approaches so varied?