Center for the Study of African American Religious Life
Through innovative scholarship, public programs, and collecting religious artifacts, the Center for the Study of African American Religious Life expands the ways religion is acknowledged and explored by our nation’s research and cultural institutions.
Explore Our Public Programs
The Center organizes public events exploring religion’s place in African American history and culture and the contemporary roles and needs of faith leaders, faith-based organizations, and African American communities.
Visit the Museum's calendar of events for a list of upcoming programs, subscribe to our YouTube channel to watch past programs, and follow #BlackFaith for an ongoing conversation with a global community of faith and religious leaders, scholars, and the public.
gOD-Talk
gOD-Talk is a groundbreaking project spearheaded by the Center for the Study of African American Religious Life in association with Pew Research Center.
The project is a series of conversations aimed at uncovering how millennials interact with religion and the transformative nature of community, the internet, and space. Featuring leading millennial voices, gOD-Talk amplifies their individual and shared experiences in a curated conversation streamed live to audiences online across the United States and around the world.
Millennials are finding & creating new spaces to have different kinds of conversations that are not offered in traditional religious contexts.
Part 2: Faith in Community featuring @Mereba, @VidaStarr, @DeviBrown, @HAbdullah39, @TrevellAnderson & @DJBHen: https://t.co/txsHciRSiv pic.twitter.com/ORE3mwewQc
— Smithsonian NMAAHC (@NMAAHC) May 23, 2019
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