Ethicist and Theologian Named MLK Professor of Religion & Black Studies
Emilie Townes, dean emerita of Vanderbilt’s Divinity School, will become STH’s new Martin Luther King, Jr. Professor of Religion & Black Studies effective July 1. According to STH, the professorship honors King (GRS’55, Hon.59) “by modeling the moral authority, prophetic vision of justice, peace, and love, ethical leadership, and global consciousness that he advocated for and embodied.” Townes’ scholarship delves into womanist and Black theology, as well as racial health disparities and environmental racism.
