Author and commentator Matthew J. Milliner, Ph.D., will be joining the King University community to talk about faith, first nations, and the history of art.

On Monday, Feb. 20, Milliner will present “The Cherokee & Christianity” at 9:15 a.m. in King’s Memorial Chapel on the Bristol campus. That evening, he will share an onstage discussion with Martin Dotterweich, Ph.D., director of the Institute for Faith & Culture (IFC) at 5 p.m., and the presentation “A History of Art in One Image” at 7 p.m., both at First Presbyterian Church in Bristol, Tennessee.

All presentations are free and open to the public.

“Whether it’s in his research on First Nations or his history of images of the Virgin Mary, Matt Milliner approaches faith and culture with a spirit of curiosity, wonder, and wit,” said Dotterweich. “Like Frederick Buechner, whom we honor in this lecture, he grounds his omnivorous cultural pursuits in theological wisdom, while his faith is enriched by the art he studies. Matt’s clear and engaging ability to communicate remind us of Fred as well.”

Milliner has written for publications including the New York Times, Image Journal, and First Things, and currently serves as associate professor of Art History at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois. He holds a master’s degree in Art and a doctorate in Art History from Princeton University, as well as a master’s in Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary. He is a six-time appointee to the Curatorial Advisory Board of the United States Senate, and was awarded a Commonwealth fellowship at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture at the University of Virginia.

Milliner is the author of “The Everlasting People: G.K. Chesterton and the First Nations,” and more recently, “Mother of the Lamb: The Story of a Global Icon.”

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