| You are subscribed to News from the John W. Kluge Center for Library of Congress. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. On Thursday, August 14 at 12 p.m., Kluge Fellow Douglas Harrison will discuss the history, performance culture, and role of southern gospel music within evangelical Christian experiences. An Associate Professor of English and Assistant Director of the Center for Faculty Innovation at James Madison University, Harrison’s doctoral research focused on the psychology of American religious experience in the life and thought of Jonathan Edwards, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and William James. His first book, “Then Sings My Soul: The Culture of Southern Gospel Music,” was published by the University of Illinois Press as part of its Music in American Life Series in 2012. Harrison has spent the past four months as a Kluge Fellow at The John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress researching for his current book project, an ethnographic study of vernacular sacred song in American fundamentalism. In addition to his research on American Christianity, Harrison has spent nearly ten years blogging about southern gospel music and culture. What: “The Gospel Sensibility: Evangelicals, Modernity, and Sacred Song in American Experience” a lecture by Kluge Fellow Douglas Harrison. When: Thursday, August 14, at 12:00 p.m. Where: Dining Room A, 6th Floor, The James Madison Memorial Building, Library of Congress. 101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, D.C. – note the change in location Free and open to the public. Tickets are not needed. Directions and maps: http://www.loc.gov/visit/directions/ Free and open to the public. Can't join us in person? Watch webcasts of Kluge Center events on YouTube or download lectures on iTunes U. The John W. Kluge Center is pleased to welcome all patrons. Please request ADA accommodations five days in advance at (202) 707-6362 or ADA@loc.gov. Received this email from a colleague? Subscribe to our RSS feed to stay up-to-date on events at The John W. Kluge Center. The John W. Kluge Center was established at the Library of Congress in 2000 to foster a mutually enriching relationship between the world of ideas and the world of action, between scholars and political leaders. The Center attracts outstanding scholarly figures to Washington, D.C., facilitates their access to the Library’s remarkable collections, and helps them engage in conversation with policymakers and the public. Learn more at: http://www.loc.gov/kluge.  This service is provided by the Library of Congress at www.LOC.gov.
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Kluge Fellow Douglas Harrison to Discuss Gospel Music in the American Christian Experience, Aug. 14—Dispatch August 11, 2014
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