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Institute for Faith & Culture: James P. Byrd

March 26, 2026

King University’s Institute for Faith & Culture invites James P. Byrd, Professor of American Religious History, Cal Turner Chancellor’s Chair of Wesleyan Studies, and Associate Dean for Graduate Education, Vanderbilt University Divinity School and Graduate Department of Religion.

Thursday, March 26 – Evening Session (6 p.m.):

  • Location: State Street United Methodist Church, Bristol, Va.
  • Topic: Sacred Scripture, Sacred War: The Bible and the American Revolution

Friday, March 27 – Morning Session (9:15 a.m.):

  • Location: King University Memorial Chapel
  • Topic: Faith and the Founding: Religion and the American Revolution