Vanderbilt Divinity School: Lifelong Learning

Office Hours: The Social Role of Religion with Dr. Forrest E. Harris

33 min · 6 de may de 2026
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In this episode, Nathan is joined by Dr. Forrest Harris, Professor and Director of the Kelly Miller Smith Institute for Black Church Studies. They discuss the Church as an institution of liberation, how theology is borne from our yearning, and why these aren't unprecedented times. You can register for his lifelong learning course, The Social Role of Religion, here [https://vupace.vanderbilt.edu/search/publicCourseSearchDetails.do?method=load&courseId=7309137&courseTitle=the-social-role-of-religion-leadership-and-moral-imagination-in-our-times]. Check out the work of the Kelly Miller Smith Institute for Black Church Studies here [https://divinity.vanderbilt.edu/programs/kelly-miller-smith-institute/].

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