![]() He hosts the podcast AAS 21, recorded at Princeton University in Stanhope Hall, the African American Studies department’s home. In 2015 he was awarded an honorary doctorate from Colgate University, delivering commencement remarks titled, “Turning Our Backs.” He is a columnist for Time Magazine and regularly provides commentary on radio and television news programs like Democracy Now!, Morning Joe, and the 11th Hour. In 2011 he delivered Harvard’s Du Bois lectures. He has been a visiting scholar at Amherst College and Harvard. He began his teaching career at Bowdoin College. He holds a master’s degree in African American Studies from Temple University, and a Ph.D in Religion from Princeton University. ![]() Some like to describe Glaude as the quintessential Morehouse man, having left his home in Moss Point, Mississippi at age 16 to begin studies at the HBCU. Bill Moyers says the book “breathes with prophetic fire,” recently writing, “ Democracy in Black is rich in history and bold in opinion, and inconvenient truths leap from every page.” Not to posit the greatness of America, but to establish the ground upon which to imagine the country anew.” Democracy in Black has been described in similar terms. Baldwin’s vision then requires a confrontation with history (with slavery, Jim Crow segregation, with whiteness) to overcome its hold on us. It reveals the country’s sins, and the illusion of innocence that blinds us to the reality of others. Of Baldwin, Glaude writes, “Baldwin’s writing does not bear witness to the glory of America. Glaude’s most recent book is Begin Again: James Baldwin’s America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own. Accordingly, his writing and ideas are cited and shared widely. His scholarship and his sense of himself as a public intellectual are driven by a commitment to think carefully with others in public. Known to be a convener of conversations and debates, Glaude takes care to engage fellow citizens of all ages and backgrounds – from young activists, to fellow academics, journalists and commentators, and followers on Twitter in dialogue about the course of the nation. He has also written for the likes of The New York Times and The Huffington Post. Glaude is also the author of two edited volumes, and many influential articles about religion for academic journals. His books on religion and philosophy include African American Religion: A Very Short Introduction and Exodus! Religion, Race and Nation in Early 19th Century Black America, which was awarded the Modern Language Association’s William Sanders Scarborough Book Prize. He is the current president of the American Academy of Religion. He is chair of the Department of African American Studies, a program he first became involved with shaping as a doctoral candidate in Religion at Princeton. In addition to his readings of early American philosophers and contemporary political scientists, Glaude turns to African American literature in his writing and teaching for insight into African American political life, religious thought, gender and class. Hope that is, in one of his favorite quotes from W.E.B Du Bois, “not hopeless, but a bit unhopeful.” Other muses include James Baldwin, Malcolm X, and Bobby “Blue” Bland. His most well-known books, Democracy in Black: How Race Still Enslaves the American Soul, and In a Shade of Blue: Pragmatism and the Politics of Black America, take a wide look at black communities and reveal complexities, vulnerabilities, and opportunities for hope. is a scholar who speaks to the black and blue in America. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor in the Department of African American Studies, will engage in conversation with Ph.D. How can the study of religion correct errors, raise new questions, and elevate the public discourse?Įddie Glaude, James S.
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