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The Center for the Study of Evangelicalism is a space for developing cutting-edge research on religious movements where scholarship is guided by the needs of our community. We are a bridge for connecting scholars to the rich context of religious life in Colorado Springs, and for bringing local community members to the table as we shape the future of scholarly research through open dialogue and engagement.
Recognizing that the concept of evangelicalism resonates across time and space with different people in different ways we take a nonpartisan, decentralized, and bottom-up approach to its study. By engaging with a diversity of faith communities, spiritual traditions, and scholarly disciplines, we seek to build an understanding of evangelicalism reflective of its global diversity, and people’s everyday experiences.
We welcome scholarly endeavors in conversation with diverse communities that open doors for reflection, collaboration, and inquiry into the question of evangelicalism.
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Upcoming Events
Tuesday, September 15th, 6pm – Free to attend!
Book Launch Event with Kristin Du Mez: Live Laugh Love: The Secret History of White Christian Women and the World They Made
ENT Center for the Arts, Shockley-Zalabak Theater, 5225 N. Nevada Ave. First 75 attendees in line receive a free copy. Books will also be for sale. This is a free event, but attendees must have a ticket. Get your ticket now!
Book Signing to be held before the event at 5pm.
Historian Kristin Du Mez (Calvin University), author of Jesus and John Wayne, will discuss her brand new book, Live Laugh Love. Du Mez introduces us to religious innovators who taught that positivity was the secret to spiritual and material success and reveals how they worked through consumer culture: mommy blogs and romance novels, Hobby Lobby aisles and pastel-scripted wall art. Marketed as empowerment, these products and slogans elevate vulnerability and domesticity, and in the process draw women into systems prone to manipulation and abuse.
Wednesday, September 23rd, 6pm-8pm – Free to attend!
Political Homelessness and Faith in the United States
Grace and St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 601 N. Tejon St.
Opening lecture delivered by Dr. Mark Labberton, former president, Fuller Theological Seminary. Panel featuring Dr. Labberton; Elizabeth Neumann, former Department of Homeland Security’s Deputy Chief of Staff in the first Trump Administration; Yemi Mobolade, Mayor of Colorado Springs will follow with extensive Q&A from the audience.
In an era of intense political polarization, many people of faith find themselves feeling politically homeless—unable to fully identify with any party, ideology, or movement. This event brings together scholars and political leaders to explore the challenges and opportunities of a place of political homelessness. Through a lecture, panel discussions, and audience conversation, participants will experience an evening of dialogue, reflection, and renewed imagination for public life in Colorado Springs and beyond.
Thursday, March 18th – Free to attend!
Author and Journalist Steve Rabey’s New Book Lecture: Big Fam: Dobson, Focus, and the Civil War in Churches, DC, States and Courts
Time and Location TBD
Thursday, April 8th – Free to attend!
An Evening with William Stell, author of Born Again Queer: A History of Evangelical Gay Activism and the Making of Antigay Christianity
Time and Location TBD