Hanson Lecture with Rev. Dr. Sandra L. Barnes
Monday, October 26, 2026 · 5:00 PM EDT · Wright Library · Princeton, NJ
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2026 Geddes W. Hanson Lecture with Rev. Dr. Sandra L. Barnes Everyday Sacredness: Routinization and Transformation in the Black Church Tradition Monday, October 26 at 5 p.m. Theron Room, Wright Library and streaming online. RSVP to attend in person or virtually About Rev. Dr. Sandra L. Barnes Rev. Dr. Sandra L. Barnes is the C.V. Starr Professor of Sociology at Brown University in Providence, RI. Her scholarly interests are: sociology of religion; race, class, sexuality, and gender inequality; social justice; and, urban sociology. For almost 30 years, her research, teaching and service have focused on: how religion can both transform and routinize experiences; Black Church responses to challenges in the Black community; and the adaptive, resilient nature of working class and poor urbanites. Moreover, her mixed-methodological approach reflects the importance of culturally sensitive scholarship as well as best practices and research to promote social justice and combat social problems that disproportionately affect the Black community. Rev. Dr. Barnes has also been an ordained Baptist minister for over thirty years. Her sermons and Christian workshops are informed by scholarship and a prophetic lens. Barnes received a B.S. degree (1986) in mathematics and economics from Fisk University in Nashville, TN. She also earned Master’s degrees from Georgia Institute of Technology (1989) and the Interdenominational Theological Center (1995) and the Ph.D. degree (1999) in Sociology from Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA. Phi Beta Kappa, her record includes: 10 books; 3 edited volumes; over 68 peer-reviewed articles (47 are single-authored); 12 documentaries; 11 book chapters; and, PI or Co-PI on grants totaling over $2.5 million dollars. Her scholarship has been published by university presses and sociological journals such as the Social Problems, SOCIAL FORCES, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, and Journal of African American Studies. She has made…
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