Future Events

**Engaging the Culture Series @ Cornerstone: Thomas S. Kidd**
Sunday, April 7, 2024 | 6:30-9:00 PM

**“A Christian America?: Popular Myths and Historical Realities”**

Thomas S. Kidd (BA and MA Clemson University; PhD University of Notre Dame) is Research Professor of Church History and John and Sharon Yeats Endowed Chair of Baptist Studies at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and Senior Research Scholar at Baylor University’s Institute for Studies of Religion.

He is one of the foremost authorities on the role of religion in colonial and revolutionary America. Among his numerous books on American religious history are Thomas Jefferson: A Biography of Spirit and Flesh (2022); Who Is an Evangelical?: The History of a Movement in Crisis (2019); Benjamin Franklin: The Religious Life of a Founding Father (2017); and George Whitefield: America’s Spiritual Founding Father (2014), all from Yale University Press.

 Dr. Kidd has also written for various media outlets including The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal. He blogs at “Evangelical History” on the Gospel Coalition website.

Professor Kidd will discuss the timely and controversial topic “A Christian America?: Popular Myths and Historical Realities.” After a short break he will answer questions submitted by the audience. At approximately 8:15 the program will conclude with a reception and roundtable, where guests can interact with the speaker. A limited number of Kidd’s recent books will be available for purchase ($15 each, cash or check).

Free Admission | Donations Accepted

Previous Events

Nov. 3-4 — A Praying Life Seminar

Lake Murray Symphony Orchestra Children’s Concert

Joy and Imagination Concert with Dr. Benjamin Harding

Arts Camp

Couple’s Night with Dr. Dan Shoultz

(thanks to Dr. Dan and the couples who joined us - pictured here thinking and talking to each other about which of their spouse’s words impart ‘life’ to them and especially build them up)

70s Skate Night at Skate Station USA