Lerone Martin

SOUL FORCE: THE CHALLENGE OF MARTIN LUTHER KING

Lerone Martin is an associate professor of religious studies at Stanford and an award-winning author. He has been recognized for his teaching and received numerous institutional teaching awards and nationally recognized fellowships.  

In his most recent book, The Gospel of J. Edgar Hoover, Martin discusses the historical and legal context of government surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr., its implications for the Civil Rights Movement, and lessons for today’s social justice efforts. 

Martin is also the Martin Luther King Jr. centennial chair and director of the Martin Luther King Jr. Research and Education Institute at Stanford University. Recently, he became the co-director of a $1 million grant from the Henry Luce Foundation to fund The Crossroads Project, a four-year, multi-institution project to advance public understanding of the history, politics, and cultures of African American religions. 

His commentary and writing have been featured in The New York Times, The Boston Globe, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, CNN, CSPAN, and PBS. 

This lecture will be broadcast live at the Dogwood Center from 12:30-1:30 p.m. Admission is free.

For more information on the Calvin University January Series click here.

The Dogwood Center, a remote site for the Calvin University January Series, is supported in part by the Fremont Area Community Foundation.