Illinois College chaplain among scholars selected for prestigious workshop
Dr. Timothy McGee, chaplain and coordinator of interfaith and inclusion initiatives, is among 10 leading scholars recently selected to participate in a residency workshop in Charlottesville, Virginia, this summer.
Dr. Timothy McGee, chaplain and coordinator of interfaith and inclusion initiatives, is among 10 leading scholars recently selected to participate in a residency workshop in Charlottesville, Virginia, this summer.
McGee said he was honored to join the impressive group of scholars and excited to explore the meaning of "public theology" in various contexts.
Participants will collaborate to support Religion and Its Publics, a multi-year initiative dedicated to bridging the gap between the academic study of religion and public conversations on the topic. The project brings together academics from across the United States in multiple disciplines in order to nurture scholarship and shape discussions of broad relevance to the world. The initiative is based at the Virginia Center for the Study of Religion at the University of Virginia and sponsored by the Henry Luce Foundation.
McGee received his doctoral degree in religious studies from Southern Methodist University in 2017 and joined Illinois College in September 2017. His research engages issues of race, class and Christian theology.
Illinois College has a long and proud history of religiously-inspired engagements in the public sphere, and I am happy to continue that work on campus as the chaplain.
More information about the Religion and Its Publics initiative along with a complete list of scholars who will participate in the workshop is available at