Dean
@CC_Columbia
/ VP for Undergraduate Education / Prof. of Religion & AAADS
@columbia
, Author: Spirit in the Dark (2016), Black is a Church (forthcoming)
Honored to be selected as the next Dean of
@columbiacollege1754
and excited about the work ahead. With gratitude to everyone for the outpouring of support in response to the announcement…
President Bollinger appoints
@JosefSorett
to serve as the next dean of
@CC_Columbia
and vice president of undergraduate education.
A member of Columbia’s faculty since 2009, Sorett is a brilliant scholar, beloved teacher, and dedicated administrator.
Honored to be selected as the next Dean of
@columbiacollege1754
and excited about the work ahead. With gratitude to everyone for the outpouring of support in response to the announcement…
Are you familiar w/ the Center on African-American Religion Sexual Politics & Social Justice at
@Columbia
?? Former
#YoungScholar
@IUPUI
@josefsorett
heads it up and is doing great things!
In his new book,
@josefsorett
, dean of
@CC_Columbia
, reveals how Christianity, white supremacy, and colonialism coalesced in the modern understanding of religion, and became formative to the emergence of Blackness in this country.
Indeed, so many more colleagues. And years of work - a tradition of scholarship & activism - prior to this political moment. Honored to be a part of this community!
@IRAASColumbiaU
How 4 faculty helped create Columbia’s first African American and African Diaspora studies department - Columbia Daily Spectator
This headline is misleading. There were many more than four faculty involved in the creation of this department
How can the study of religion help us to understand and live in our current moment? Join us next week for a conversation with faculty and students!
#religiousstudies
#relstud
Yes to this panel on theoretical influences in Black Studies chaired by
@josefsorett
w the brilliant
@rizvanabradley
, Zakiyyah Jackson of USC, Joseph Winters of Duke and
@hystericalblkns
currently talking about the “multiple ways that black people work to make life”
Working on a playlist for summer classes and an event series on religion and black music, from gospel music up thru hip hop today. Recommendations are much appreciated!!! @ New York, New York
The Forum, tomorrow Sunday 3/1 at 10am: How do race, religion and politics interact with one another? Columbia Professor
@josefsorett
, Director of
@CARSSColumbiaU
, speaks on Christianity, the Color Line, and Contemporary America. Park Ave at 51st. All are welcome
Religious studies students and hip hop fans alike will get the chance to learn about the genre’s origins, evolution, and expansion with Professor
@josefsorett
during the 2022
#ColumbiaUniversity
Summer Session. Learn more about the course!
#CUinNYC
#HipHop
We are all being touched in deeply personal ways by COVID-19 . . . On Friday I lost a dear friend and brother, Christopher Joe, whom I've known since I was 19. More importantly, he was a husband and father to four beautiful boys.
Just ordered my copy of this fascinating book by
@josefsorett
. As someone who’s been immersed in chronicling the life of All Saints Church in
#Harlem
for the last seven years, I’m so eager to read his insights.
In his book, Black is a Church, Dean of Columbia College
@josefsorett
details how a specific set of Protestant ideas & practices has shaped Black American culture. Learn more about Sorrett & his book in an interview with Columbia News here: