The Second Two-day SPAFER Retreat

David Bains, our discussion leader

David R. Bains is assistant professor of religion in the Howard College of Arts and Sciences, Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama. There he teaches courses in the History of Christianity and in World Religions. He has recently expanded Samford's offerings in world religions through a new course focusing on myths and rituals. He earned the Ph.D. in the Study of Religion from Harvard University in 1999. At Harvard he served as a teaching fellow in Diana Eck's course on "Religion in Multi-Cultural America," Peter Gomes' course on "The Christian Bible and its Interpretation," and David Hall's course on "Religion in America." His primary research interests are in American religious history, particularly in the so-called Protestant Establishment and in Christian worship in the twentieth century. He is a 1993 graduate of the University of Virginia and a native of Hampton, Virginia.

For a more complete resume, see Dr. Bains' curriculum vitae on Samford University's site.

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