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CSC conferees honor three men who were lynched

The Christian Scholars’ Conference joined the Episcopal Dioces of Tennessee Task Force on Anti-Racism and the Equal Justice Initiative in hosting, “Reclaiming Hope Through Remembering” worship service at the Fisk University Memorial Chapel in honor of three men, Ephraim Grizzard, Henry Grizzard, and Samuel Smith, who were lynched in the area. For the full article…

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2012 Fred Gray laughing with Doug Foster during panel session

Author Beth Waltenmath captures the “friendly seriousness to the people, panels, and surroundings” of the CSC. She explains what makes the CSC so unique. “It’s a stereotype: Southerners are good at hospitality in part because we are so good at glossing over the truth,” she writes. She concludes, “This year’s Christian Scholars’ Conference made great…

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James Cone with conferee at the CSC in 2017

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Pulitzer Prize winner Marilynne Robinson delivering the CSC plenary address

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Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), delivering the CSC plenary address.

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US Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith delivering the CSC plenary address

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David Brooks engaging conferees during breakfast at the CSC

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