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    • 2022: Go Tell It on the Mountain
    • 2021: Lord, Don't Move The Mountain
    • 2020: Gospel Music in Word and Song
    • 2019: Lord, Make Me An Instrument
    • 2018: She Sang Freedom with Dr. Tammy Kernoldle
    • 2017: Singing the Sermon: When the Message and Music Matter
    • 2016: Dr. Guthrie Ramsey, Scholar in Residence
    • 2015-2016: Lift Every Voice and Sing
    • 2014: Marching to Zion - Celebrating and Preserving Black Sacred Music
    • 2013: Marching to Zion - Celebrating and Preserving Black Sacred Music
  • Other Past Pruit Symposia
    • 2009: Religion, Politics and Society: The Baptist Contribution
      • Plenary Speakers
      • Session Topics
    • 2005: Global Christianity: Challenging Modernity and the West
    • 2004: Slavery, Oppression, and Prejudice: Ancient Roots and Modern Implications
    • 2003: The Schooled Heart: Moral Formation in American Higher Education
    • 2002: Christianity and Economics: Integrating Faith and Learning in Economic Scholarship
    • 2001: Celebrating Augustine's Confessions: Reading Augustine for the New Millenium
    • 2000: Interpreting Christian Art
    • 1999: Cultivating Citizens: Soulcraft and Citizenship in Contemporary America
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2023 Pruit Memorial Symposium

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2023 Pruit Memorial Symposium
My Tribute: The Life and Legacy of Andraé Crouch

March 15-18, 2023 • Baylor University

This year's Pruit Memorial Symposium brings together scholars and practitioners from across academic disciplines to explore the life, music, and legacy of Andraé Crouch and, more broadly, the cultural, social, and spiritual roles Black Sacred Music plays in the life of communities within and beyond North America.

Along with panel discussions, presentations, and performances, the symposium will also feature a Community Gospel Sing at Second Baptist Missionary Church (2001 Dallas Street, Waco) and a tribute concert in Jones Concert Hall on the Baylor campus featuring singers and musicians who performed with Andraé Crouch. Learn more about these public events!

Registration is only required for the Opening and Closing Keynote sessions. There is no cost or tickets needed to attend symposium sessions, the Community Gospel Sing, or the Andraé Crouch Tribute Concert.

If you have questions or would like addition information, please email pruitsymposium@baylor.edu.

Our Featured Presenters

Jimmy Abbington
Associate Professor of Church Music and Worship, Candler School of Theology, Emory University
Charrise Barron
Assistant Professor of Music at Harvard University
Robert Darden
Professor, Journalism, Public Relations and New Media, Baylor University
Birgitta Johnson
Associate Professor ofEthnomusicology and African American Studies, University of South Carolina and Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion,
Tammy Kernodle
Distinguished Professor of Musicology, Miami University (Ohio)
Robert Marovich
Founder and Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Gospel Music
Stephen Newby
Director, Center for Worship, Seattle Pacific University
Emmett Price
Dean of Africana Studies, Berklee College of Music and Visiting Associate Professor of Music, Harvard University
Bishop Kenneth Ulmer
Senior Pastor, Faithful Central Bible Church, Inglewood, California

Pastor Sandra E. Crouch, twin sister of Andraé Crouch, will also be at the Symposium, along with Sherman Andrus, Kevin Bond, Alfie Silas Durio, Joslyn Henderson, Jamal-Dominique Hopkins, Linda McCrary, Eric Reed, Howard Smith, Fletch Wiley and Brother Yusef.

 

Complete Conference Schedule Publicity Materials

The Community Gospel Sing on March 16 and the Tribute Concert on March 17 each highlight the music of Andraé Crouch. Each event is free and open to the public. Click here for more details on each of these public concert events!

Media

Baptist News Global (Doug Haney)

Travel & Accommodations

The 2023 Pruit Memorial Symposium will be held on and near the campus of Baylor University in Waco, Texas. Please visit the Waco Convention & Visitors Bureau website to learn more about the Waco area and plan your visit. A small number of hotel rooms are available at a conference rate at La Quinta Inn & Suites on 911 S. 10th Street. Call (254) 756-2929 and ask for the "Baylor Pruit Symposium" group rate.

Sponsors

The 2023 Pruit Memorial Symposium is sponsored by George W. Truett Theological Seminary, Baylor Libraries, Baylor School of Music, the Center for Christian Music Studies, the Department of Journalism, Public Relations, and New Media, the Baylor Department of History, the Baylor Department of Religion, Baylor Line Foundation, Second Missionary Baptist Church, and Toliver Chapel Missionary Baptist Church. Additional sponsorship opportunities are available. Please contact Kathy Hillman (Kathy_Hillman@baylor.edu).

Baylor BU Home
  • About
    Back
    • Pruit Memorial Symposium Committee
    • Pruit Memorial Symposium Production Team
  • Black Gospel Symposia
    Back
    • 2023: My Tribute: The Life and Legacy of Andrae Crouch
    • 2022: Go Tell It on the Mountain
    • 2021: Lord, Don't Move The Mountain
    • 2020: Gospel Music in Word and Song
    • 2019: Lord, Make Me An Instrument
    • 2018: She Sang Freedom with Dr. Tammy Kernoldle
    • 2017: Singing the Sermon: When the Message and Music Matter
    • 2016: Dr. Guthrie Ramsey, Scholar in Residence
    • 2015-2016: Lift Every Voice and Sing
    • 2014: Marching to Zion - Celebrating and Preserving Black Sacred Music
    • 2013: Marching to Zion - Celebrating and Preserving Black Sacred Music
  • Other Past Pruit Symposia
    Back
    • 2009: Religion, Politics and Society: The Baptist Contribution
      Back
      • Plenary Speakers
      • Session Topics
    • 2005: Global Christianity: Challenging Modernity and the West
    • 2004: Slavery, Oppression, and Prejudice: Ancient Roots and Modern Implications
    • 2003: The Schooled Heart: Moral Formation in American Higher Education
    • 2002: Christianity and Economics: Integrating Faith and Learning in Economic Scholarship
    • 2001: Celebrating Augustine's Confessions: Reading Augustine for the New Millenium
    • 2000: Interpreting Christian Art
    • 1999: Cultivating Citizens: Soulcraft and Citizenship in Contemporary America
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