Faith in the Free State podcast: Episode 5: A Conversation with Dr. Dorthy Pennington (Recorded Live)
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Faith in the Free State podcast: Episode 5: A Conversation with Dr. Dorthy Pennington (Recorded Live)
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Faith in the Free State podcast: Episode 5: A Conversation with Dr. Dorthy Pennington (Recorded Live)
Description
This live interview with Dr. Dorthy Pennington, the Religion in Kansas: Faith in the Free State project Humanities Consultant, was recorded in June 2022 and broadcast on Zoom. During her hour and a half interview, Dr. Pennington answers questions, performs traditional African American religious music, and shows the audience original folk paintings and prints that tell the story of what church means to the African American Community. The artwork is from the genre untitled fork art. Its cultural geographical resonance is southern rural traditional African American (historical). The interview is available both as an audio-only podcast or full video recording on the Religion in Kansas Project website.
This project is funded by the second of two grants from Humanities Kansas for the Religion in Kansas Project. Humanities Kansas is a nonprofit cultural organization connecting communities with history, traditions, and ideas to strengthen civic life. Additionally, the project is supported by the Friends of the Department of Religious Studies (or FODORS), and the Department would like to thank the Board members, along with our generous donors, for their unwavering support.
The Religion in Kansas Project is an open access digital archive that creates and curates online collections of oral histories, digitized ephemera, and digital exhibitions relating to religious experience and diversity in Kansas. Faith in the Free State, a limited-series podcast, will explore the faith and activism of Black Churches in the northeast Kansas region and investigates how Black Churches have served as a place of fortitude in communities. The podcast endeavors to share the evolving ways in which black churches provide spiritual inspiration, cultural strength, and social empowerment to African American communities, offering a compelling living narrative of Kansas religious experience. The podcast aims to focus on how Black Churches in the northeast Kansas area have responded to COVID-19 as well as social justice issues in the past and present. Black churches tell a rich story about identity, faith, community, and the American experience. Communicating Black Churches’ affirmation of cultural survival and dedication to justice contributes to a greater story of American religious experience, sharing a story that is uniquely Kansan and truly American. The podcast brings community and scholarly voices together to offer nuanced narratives about the challenges faced by and the strengths found within black churches today in the Northeast Kansas region.
For more Information:
Pennington, Dorthy. The Histories and Cultural Roles of Black Churches in Lawrence, KS. University of Kansas, 1982.
This project is funded by the second of two grants from Humanities Kansas for the Religion in Kansas Project. Humanities Kansas is a nonprofit cultural organization connecting communities with history, traditions, and ideas to strengthen civic life. Additionally, the project is supported by the Friends of the Department of Religious Studies (or FODORS), and the Department would like to thank the Board members, along with our generous donors, for their unwavering support.
The Religion in Kansas Project is an open access digital archive that creates and curates online collections of oral histories, digitized ephemera, and digital exhibitions relating to religious experience and diversity in Kansas. Faith in the Free State, a limited-series podcast, will explore the faith and activism of Black Churches in the northeast Kansas region and investigates how Black Churches have served as a place of fortitude in communities. The podcast endeavors to share the evolving ways in which black churches provide spiritual inspiration, cultural strength, and social empowerment to African American communities, offering a compelling living narrative of Kansas religious experience. The podcast aims to focus on how Black Churches in the northeast Kansas area have responded to COVID-19 as well as social justice issues in the past and present. Black churches tell a rich story about identity, faith, community, and the American experience. Communicating Black Churches’ affirmation of cultural survival and dedication to justice contributes to a greater story of American religious experience, sharing a story that is uniquely Kansan and truly American. The podcast brings community and scholarly voices together to offer nuanced narratives about the challenges faced by and the strengths found within black churches today in the Northeast Kansas region.
For more Information:
Pennington, Dorthy. The Histories and Cultural Roles of Black Churches in Lawrence, KS. University of Kansas, 1982.
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“Faith in the Free State podcast: Episode 5: A Conversation with Dr. Dorthy Pennington (Recorded Live),” Religion in Kansas Project, accessed May 12, 2025, https://ksreligion.omeka.net/items/show/4651.