I’m starting to get back on the road. Here are some of the places I am heading:
Next week I’ll be in Boston studying the city’s colonial and revolutionary history with a great group of teachers from the Roanoke, Virginia area. I’ll be lecturing at Boston University and spending a lot of time touring the city with the likes of Boston 1775’s J.L. Bell and others. Thanks to the Gilder-Lehrman Institute of American History for yet another opportunity to work with history educators in this capacity. I’ll try to do some posts on the experience similar to the posts I used to write about the old Princeton seminar.
After two months (July and August) devoted to the completion of the first of my three-volume series on evangelicals and politics in the 21st century, I am heading down to Anderson S.C. to talk about religion and the founding fathers with the folks at the Anderson Forum on Progressive Theology. When they invited me, I told them that I wasn’t a “progressive theologian.” But they are letting me come anyway! 🙂
On October 5, one of my favorite places on the planet–Greenwich, New Jersey–is celebrating the 250th anniversary of the Greenwich Tea Burning. I’ll be giving a lecture as part of the festivities. It will be good to see everyone again!
On October 18, I am scheduled to give the keynote address at Faulkner University‘s Institute of Faith and the Academy Conference. More details to come.
This summer I have been working with a group of very talented scholars of Christian nationalism in an attempt to offer some more nuance and complexity to this subject. Earlier this month we met at Boston College’s Boisi Center to plan a conference and a book on the subject. (It’s always fun to be the token evangelical Christian in the room!) Stay tuned. Several of us will be presenting papers at a semi-public conference at BC in late October.
I have a few more things (and announcements) in the works and might even consider adding a few more dates. Let me know if you have something in mind.
If you are able, plan a two or three day visit to Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia. Meet with a Nation Builder…. Thomas Jefferson, Gowen Pamphlet, George Wythe, Patrick Henry, George or Martha Washington (to name a few). The Marquis de Lafayette imight be everyone’s favorite! (I personally love scrappy Patrick Henry since hearing his famous quote in 6th grade history.) The actors representing these historic figures have spent years studying Revolutionary history and their characters. Have a safe and journey. https://www.colonialwilliamsburg.org/explore/nation-builders/
Thanks, Deborah! It’s been a while since I’ve visited Williamsburg.