ISAE Announces "The Worlds of Billy Graham" Project Participants
The Institute for the Study of American Evangelicals (ISAE) has announced the core participants that will be featured as part of "The Worlds of Billy Graham" conference which will examine the career and legacy of the famed American evangelist. The conference will take place September 26-28, 2013 at Wheaton College in Wheaton, IL. The selected scholars and their topics include:
- Dr. John Akers, Independent Scholar and Former Associate of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
Billy Graham and Restricted Access Countries.
- Dr. Edith Blumhofer, Wheaton College
"'Singing to save': The Music Behind the Preacher."
- Dr. Elesha Coffman, Dubuque Theological Seminary
"'I would not call it show business': Billy Graham and the Media."
- Dr. Darren Dochuk, Danforth Center on Religion and Politics, Washington University in St. Louis
Billy Graham and Race.
- Dr. Seth Dowland, Pacific Lutheran University
Billy Graham and Gender.
- Dr. Curtis J. Evans, University of Chicago Divinity School
"A Politics of Conversion: Billy Graham's Social and Political Vision."
- Dr. Andrew Finstuen, Boise State University
Boise State University: Billy Graham and Intellectual Culture.
- Dr. Michael Hamilton, Seattle Pacific University
"From Desire to Decision: the Evangelistic Preaching of Billy Graham"
- Dr. David King, Memphis Theological Seminary
Billy Graham and Philanthropic/Humanitarian Causes.
- Dr. Steven P. Miller, Indpendent Scholar.
"'Those Welkin Eyes': Billy Graham and the Soul of the South"
- Dr. Grant Wacker, Duke Divinty School
Billy Graham and Modern America.
- Dr. Anne Blue Wills, Davidson College
"'An odd kind of cross to bear': Being Mrs. Billy Graham"
Further information on "The Worlds of Billy Graham" project and conference will be forthcoming on this website.