Leading Scholars | Faith And Reason

FAITHANDREASON® scholars bring world-class scholarship to audiences in a way that is both thought-provoking and accessible. Their ideas are presented in both live seminar events and in DVD and CD Educational Resources. The D.L. Dykes, Jr. Foundation was originally started to further the work and ideas of D.L. Dykes, Jr., a progressive Methodist minister from Shreveport, LA. In the years following his death, D.L. Dykes' son David Dykes began to seek out others whose ideas presented similar kinds of thought. This led to the creation of the FAITHANDREASON® advisory board of scholars in 2000. These scholars have helped to guide the work of the D.L. Dykes, Jr. Foundation and many of them have been featured in educational resources or presented at live seminar events.

The group of scholars includes the original FAITHANDREASON® Advisory Board scholars, as well as those who have appeared in our FAITHANDREASON® DVD and CD resources and public Seminar events.

The ideas of scholarship presented in these lectures and educational resources include: historical Christianity, progressive Christian theology, the Emerging Church paradigm, mysticism, global spirituality, contemplative theology, and religion in relation to women's issues, social justice, and human rights. Some of the topics from recent presentations are "God & Imperial Power, Jesus & Economic Justice" from 2009 featuring John Dominic Crossan and Joerg Rieger and "The Human Spirit and the Times We Live In," from 2009 featuring Joan Chittister and Richard Rohr.