Author

Gerardo Martí

Professor of sociology, Davidson College

Gerardo Martí is the William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Sociology at Davidson College. His speaking and writing focus on race, religion, power and social change. His most recent books are “American Blindspot: Race, Class, Religion and the Trump Presidency” and “The Glass Church: Robert H. Schuller, the Crystal Cathedral and the Strain of Megachurch Ministry.” He has served as president of both the Association for the Sociology of Religion and the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion.

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Applications now open for Reflective Leadership Grants

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