Law and the Augustinian Tradition Lecture Series, 9/1

"Black Dignity and Augustinian Political Theology"

The Eleanor H. McCullen Center for Law, Religion and Public Policy welcomes

Vincent Lloyd, Ph.D.

Director, Africana Studies Program
Associate Professor, Theology and Religious Studies
Villanova University

Tuesday, September 1, 2020

4:00 p.m.

Virtual Event

Vincent Lloyd is the Director of the Africana Studies Program and Associate Professor of Theology and Religious Studies at Villanova University, where he also directs the Villanova Political Theology Project. As a scholar of race, religion, and politics, he uses the tools of critical theory to advance social justice. Lloyd co-edits the journal Political Theology and edits the book series Reflection and Theory in the Study of Religion, published by Oxford University Press. His book Black Dignity: A Philosophy is forthcoming from Yale University Press.

The basis of this lecture will be Lloyd’s recently published article “Human Dignity Is Black Dignity” in Church Life Journal, a journal of the McGrath Institute for Church Life at the University of Notre Dame.

This lecture is approved by the Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education Board for 1 Substantive Distance CLE credit. Please note the link for this virtual lecture will be sent prior to the event to those who register.