The Charleston Interreligious Council’s 4th Annual James Sawers Jr. Interfaith Speaker Series
African American Faith and Diversity in Charleston
Thursday, November 19 at 7pm
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Click here for a recording of Professor Damon Fordham’s lecture on African American Faith and Diversity in Charleston
Join us for a live virtual conversation about Faith and Diversity within the African American community in Charleston. Professor Damon Fordham, professor of African-American History at Charleston Southern University and The Citadel, will talk to us about the lesser known facts of the importance of the church in Charleston's Black community to clarify common misconceptions.
This is part of the CIC’s 8-part series titled, African American Religious Diversity and Dialogue. Only one registration is needed for the 8-part series. The complete schedule is below.
The James Sawers Jr. Interfaith Speaker Series is free and open to the public.
Schedule of Virtual Live Events
November 12 ~ Dr. Anthony Pinn ~ The Nature of Black Religion - KEYNOTE ADDRESS
November 19 ~ Professor Damon Fordham ~ African American Faith and Diversity in Charleston
December 8 ~ Dr. LeRhonda Manigault-Bryant ~ African American Conjure Faith: A Documentary Case Study
December 22 ~ Dr. Muhammad Fraser-Rahim~ African American Islamic Faith
January 5 ~ Christal Brown Heyward ~ African American Faith in Music
January 19 ~ Judge Arthur McFarland ~ The Black Catholic Experience
February 2 ~ Alonzo W. Nesmith, Jr. ~ African Americans in the Baha'i Tradition
February 16 ~ D. Danyelle Thomas ~ African American Millennials and Faith
