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    • 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
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    • 2014: Marching to Zion - Celebrating and Preserving Black Sacred Music
    • 2013: Marching to Zion - Celebrating and Preserving Black Sacred Music
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    • 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
Baylor BU Pruit Symposium Black Gospel Symposia 2020: Gospel Music in Word and Song
  • 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

2020: Gospel Music in Word and Song

2020: Gospel Music in Word and Song

The Pruit Memorial Symposium at Baylor University brings the perspective of the Christian intellectual tradition to contemporary issues of common concern. Since 2013, this annual symposium has focused on the tradition of American black sacred music in conjunction with the Black Gospel Music Restoration project of the Baylor Libraries.

The 2020 Pruit Symposium welcomed Dr. Cedric Dent who serves as professor of music at Middle Tennessee State University. From 1985-2011, Dent sang baritone with gospel and jazz vocal sextet Take 6, recording 11 albums that sold millions of copies and garnered eight Grammy Awards and 10 Dove awards. In 2013, Dent received the Heritage Music Award from the National Association of Negro Musicians and, in 2014, he rejoined Take 6 for their induction into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame. On February 4, Dent offered a public presentation on the story of the development of the unique vocal arrangements of Take 6, and then later walked a spirited audience at Toliver Chapel through a participatory history of black gospel music. Both events were free and open to the public.

 

Dr. Cedric Dent
Dr. Cedric Dent
Middle Tennessee State University

2020 Pruit Symposium
featuring Dr. Cedric Dent

Public Presentation
"David and Goliath: Gospel Music in Word and Song"
Tuesday, February 4, 2020
3:30 p.m.
Armstrong Browning Library
Foyer of Meditation
This event is free and open to the public

"Fly Away: Gospel Music in Word and Song"
with Truett Seminary student Joslyn Henderson and others
Tuesday, February 4, 2020
6:30 p.m.
Toliver Chapel Missionary Baptist Church
1402 Elm Avenue
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This event is free and open to the public

The 2020 Pruit Symposium is made possible by the Pruit Memorial Symposium Endowment. This year’s event is co-sponsored by the Baylor University Libraries; the School of Music; the Center for Christian Music Studies; the Department of Journalism, Public Relations & New Media; the Department of History; the Department of Religion; Greater Bosqueville Baptist Church; George W. Truett Theological Seminary; and Toliver Chapel Missionary Baptist Church.

Additional Resources
These resources were used to spread the word in the community about the 2020 Pruit Symposium.

Bulletin Ad (5" x 3.75", PDF)
Digital Slide (1920px x 1080px, 72dpi, PNG)
Half-Sheet Flyers (PDF)
Letter-Sized Flyer (PDF)
Tabloid (11" x 17", PDF) Poster
24" x 36" Poster (Flat PSD)

 

Baylor BU Pruit Symposium Black Gospel Symposia 2020: Gospel Music in Word and Song
  • 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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