Upcoming Events this Spring

Greetings from the Center for the Study of Evangelicalism at UCCS!

We wanted to make you aware of several upcoming events that we are hosting this spring.

Friday, March 27th, 3:00 pm, Kettle Creek, UCCS campus. As a part of the American Academy of Religion Rocky Mountain-Great Plains Regional Conference, the CSE is hosting Dr. David Evans (Eastern Mennonite Seminary), author of Damned Whiteness: How White Christian Allies Failed the Black Freedom Movement. See the conference information and program here.

Friday, April 3rd, 2026, 6:00 pm, Heller Center for the Arts—Jesus Springs: Evangelical Capitalism and the Fate of an American City - An Evening with William Schultz (University of Chicago). Dr. Schultz new book highlights the central role that Colorado Springs played in the rise of power and influence of American evangelicalism within the nation’s spiritual economy. Admission and parking is free. Map.

*(Dr. Schultz will give an additional talk on Apr. 2nd on the CC campus. Details to come).

Thursday, May 7th, 2026, 6:00 pm, The ENT Center for the Arts, Chapman Auditorium—Has Evangelical Christianity Become a Threat to American Democracy? An Evening with Matthew D. Taylor (Georgetown University). Dr. Taylor’s book, The Violent Take It by Force (2024), stands as the authoritative text on Christian Nationalism in the United States. His work has appeared or been featured in the New York Times, Weekend Edition, On the Media, Rolling Stone, The Bulwark, Politico, Sojourners, and Religion News Service. Admission and parking is free (no ticket required).

Please join us for some or all of these events,

Jeff Scholes and Paul Harvey