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Readers Meet the Author

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Baylor University faculty are prolific writers, researchers, mentors, and teachers, and we welcome every opportunity to celebrate their accomplishments. "Readers Meet the Author," presented by the Office of the President and Office of the Provost, and hosted by the University Libraries, encourages opportunities for faculty, staff, students, and others to gather for shared reflection and collegial conversation about big ideas.  

Featuring works selected by Baylor Provost Nancy Brickhouse, Ph.D., each opportunity to meet the author consists of an introduction from either the Provost or Baylor President Linda A. Livingstone, Ph.D., followed by a discussion with the author facilitated by a colleague or contemporary, and a question and answer session with attendees.

"This series presents a unique opportunity to showcase the exceptional work of our faculty while also celebrating that which is great about the academe — our ability to share perspectives and ideas with each other for the sake of civil academic discourse. These conversations also serve to sharpen our own intellectual sensibilities and make faculty scholarship even more accessible to our peers within the Baylor community,"
-President Linda Livingstone

Featured Authors for 2023-2024

All events will take place in-person in the Schumacher Flex Commons and will be live-streamed via Zoom Webinar. Light refreshments and a book signing will follow each presentation. The Baylor Bookstore will be on-site to sell the featured book, and possibly additional titles by the author. The Schumacher Flex Commons is located on the first floor of Moody Memorial Library to the left of the Moody Info Desk (behind Moody 104 and adjacent to the Moody PODS). Help spread the word about these upcoming conversations among your colleagues, students, and others!

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Greg Garrett, Ph.D.
Thursday, October 12, 2023 • 12:15-1:15 p.m.
In-person at the Schumacher Flex Commons, Moody Library, First Floor, or via Zoom Webinar

The first installment of our "Readers Meet the Author" series will spotlight the new work of Baylor faculty member Greg Garrett, Ph.D., Professor of English, and the Carole Ann McDaniel Hanks Chair of Literature & Culture, who has authored the novel "Bastille Day." Light refreshments and a book signing will follow. 

Baylor Libraries Catalog Listing Zoom Webinar Registration

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João Chaves, Ph.D.
Wednesday, November 8, 2023 • 12:00-1:00 p.m.
In-person at the Schumacher Flex Commons, Moody Library, First Floor, or via Zoom Webinar

The second installment of our "Readers Meet the Author" series will spotlight the scholarly work of Baylor faculty member João Chaves, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of the History of Religion in the Américas, who has authored “Migrational Religion: Context and Creativity in the Latinx Diaspora." Light refreshments and a book signing will follow. 

E-Book Access Zoom Webinar Registration

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Felipe Hinojosa, Ph.D.
Tuesday, January 30, 2024 • 12:00-1:00 p.m.
In-person at the Schumacher Flex Commons, Moody Library, First Floor, or via Zoom Webinar

The third installment of our "Readers Meet the Author" series will spotlight the scholarly work of Baylor faculty member Felipe Hinojosa, Ph.D., Professor of History and the Jackson Family Chair for Baylor in Latin America, who has authored "Apostles of Change: Latino Radical Politics, Church Occupations, and the Fight to Save the Barrio." Light refreshments and a book signing will follow. 

E-Book Access Zoom Webinar Registration

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David Lyle Jeffrey, Ph.D.
Thursday, February 15, 2024 • 12:15-1:15 p.m.
In-person at the Schumacher Flex Commons, Moody Library, First Floor, or via Zoom Webinar

The fourth installment of our "Readers Meet the Author" series will spotlight the scholarly work of retired Baylor faculty member David Lyle Jeffrey, Ph.D., Emeritus Professor of Literature and the Humanities and Resident Distinguished Professor of Baylor's Institute for Studies of Religion, who has authored "We Were a Peculiar People Once: Confession of an Old-Time Baptist." Light refreshments and a book signing will follow. 

E-Book Access Zoom Webinar Registration

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Devan Stahl, Ph.D.
Thursday, February 29, 2024 • 12:00-1:00 p.m.
In-person at the Schumacher Flex Commons, Moody Library, First Floor, or via Zoom Webinar

The fifth installment of our "Readers Meet the Author" series will spotlight the scholarly work of Baylor faculty member Devan Stahl, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Religion, who has authored "Disability's Challenge to Theology: Genes, Eugenics, and the Metaphysics of Modern Medicine." Light refreshments and a book signing will follow.

E-Book Access Zoom Webinar Registration

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David A. Smith, Ph.D.
Wednesday, March 13, 2024 • 12:00-1:00 p.m.
In-person at the Schumacher Flex Commons, Moody Library, First Floor, or via Zoom Webinar

The sixth installment of our "Readers Meet the Author" series will spotlight the scholarly work of Baylor faculty member David A. Smith, Ph.D., Senior Lecturer in History, who has authored "A New Force at Sea: George Dewey and the Rise of the American Navy." Light refreshments and a book signing will follow. 

E-Book Access Zoom Webinar Registration

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Philip Jenkins, Ph.D.
Thursday, April 11, 2024 • 12:15-1:15 p.m.
In-person at the Schumacher Flex Commons, Moody Library, First Floor, or via Zoom Webinar

The final installment of our "Readers Meet the Author" series will spotlight the scholarly work of Baylor faculty member Philip Jenkins, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of History & Co-Director of the Program on Historical Studies of Religion, who has authored "A Storm of Images: Iconoclasm and Religious Reformation in the Byzantine World." Light refreshments and a book signing will follow. 

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Additional Information

  • The Baylor Lariat (September 19, 2023)

Want to catch up on an event you missed? Check out our Readers Meet the Author archive. 

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