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  • Other Past Pruit Symposia
    • 2009: Religion, Politics and Society: The Baptist Contribution
      • Plenary Speakers
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    • 2005: Global Christianity: Challenging Modernity and the West
    • 2004: Slavery, Oppression, and Prejudice: Ancient Roots and Modern Implications
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    • 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
Baylor BU Pruit Symposium Black Gospel Symposia 2019: Lord, Make Me An Instrument
  • 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

2019: Lord, Make Me An Instrument

2019 Pruit Symposium

Lord, Make Me An Instrument:
Black Sacred Music at the Intersection of Gospel and Jazz

featuring Dr. Melvin Butler
Associate Professor of Musicology at the Frost School of Music
at the University of Miami
February 7, 2019

Headshot of Dr. Melvin Butler

"Getting in Tune: Gospel Music, Instrumentality, and Embodiment"
Armstrong Browning Library
3:30 p.m.
710 Speight Avenue, Waco, Texas
[map]

Gospel Sing Event
with Dr. Melvin Butler, Dr. Horace Maxile, Dr. Edward Taylor, and Chuck Jennings
Toliver Chapel Missionary Baptist Church
6:30 p.m.
1402 Elm Ave, Waco, TX 76704 
[map]


Both events are free and open to the public.
 

The 2019 Pruit Symposium is made possible by the Pruit Memorial Symposium Endowment. This year’s event is co-sponsored by the Baylor University Libraries; Truett Theological Seminary; Baylor School of Music; Department of History; Department of Religion; the Department of Journalism, Public Relations & New Media; and Toliver Chapel Missionary Baptist Church.

 

Resources

Publicity resources for churches and media

ABC Affiliate KXXV 25 video featuring Dr. Maxile, Toliver Chapel and the Black Gospel Project (Jan 21, 2019)

Baylor BU Pruit Symposium Black Gospel Symposia 2019: Lord, Make Me An Instrument
  • 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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