Professor to Teach New Class at Seminary and University

Dr. Andre E. Johnson, the Dr. James L. Netters Assistant Professor of Rhetoric & Religion and African American Studies at Memphis Theological Seminary will teach a class in the Fall 2012 semester on use of religious language in political campaigns. Titled “Theologian in Chief: the president as Pastor, Priest, and Prophet,” the class will focus on the 2012 presidential campaign and examine the religious rhetoric of President Obama. He will teach the class in conjunction with the African and African American Studies program at the University of Memphis. Dr. Johnson will offer the class on Monday evenings, 5:30pm-8:30pm on the campus on the University of Memphis. Click here for the syllabus.