Patriotism, Protest, Faith, and the Future of Democracy in America

As our series on Christian Nationalism continues, Ladera Community Church is delighted to announce that Professor Lerone Martin will present a talk and Q&A session on “Patriotism, Protest, Faith, and the Future of Democracy in America.”

Lerone A. Martin is the Martin Luther King, Jr., Centennial Professor in Religious Studies and Director of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute at Stanford University. An award-winning author, Professor Martin wrote The Gospel of J. Edgar Hoover: How the FBI Aided and Abetted the Rise of White Christian Nationalism, which was published in February 2023 by Princeton University Press. His most recent book is Young King: The Making of Martin Luther King Jr. ― A Leading Scholar’s Origin Story of a Civil Rights Hero, published this year by HarperCollins.

In support of his research, Martin has received a number of nationally recognized fellowships, including the National Endowment for the Humanities, The American Council of Learned Societies, and The Institute for Citizens and Scholars (formerly The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation).

His commentary and writing have been featured on The NBC Today Show, The History Channel, PBS, CSPAN, Newsy, NBCLX, as well as in The New York Times, Boston Globe, CNN.com, and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He currently serves as Senior Editor of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers Project at Stanford University.

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