Carl Frederick Hill
Ph.D Student
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Ph.D Student University of Memphis Department of Film & Communication
am currently enrolled as a doctor of Philosophy student at The University of Memphis School of Film and Communication. I hold a Master of Divinity degree from Virginia Union University. While at VUU. During my tenure at Virginia Union, I was named to the initial John W. Kinney Social Justice Scholar cohort. I presented The Sustenance of White Supremacy through Moral Codes and Biblical Literalism in the African American Church at the 2023 Race and Religion Conference at Boston College; and also at the 2023 Race and Rhetoric Conference at the University of Memphis. I serve as Senior Pastor of The Evergreen Missionary Baptist Church of Birmingham, Alabama. I also serve as a community advisory board member for the UAB Minority Health and Equity Research Center’s CARES Act, and board member of the Cutting Edge Clergy Caucus of Birmingham, Alabama; also serving as a member of the National Baptist Convention of America’s Evangelical Board. Along with church ministry, he is also the sole proprietor of Liberated Pages Publishing. My first publication was Cast All Your Anxiety on God: A 30-Day Devotional released in June 2023.
MARCH 2023 RACE & RELIGION CONFERENCE BOSTON COLLEGE
BOSTON, MA
THE SUSTENANCE OF WHITE SUPREMACY THROUGH MORAL CODES AND BIBLICAL LITERALISM
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CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
OCTOBER 2023 RELIGION & RHETORIC CONFERENCE UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS
MEMPHIS, TN
THE SUSTENANCE OF WHITE SUPREMACY THROUGH MORAL CODES AND BIBLICAL LITERALISM
NOVEMBER 2024 RELIGIOUS COMMUNICATION ASSOCIATION 'WORKS IN PROGRESS'
NEW ORLEANS, LA
GOD TOLD ME: A RHETORICAL ANALYSIS OF THE UNIVERSALIST THEOLOGY OF BISHOP CARLTON PEARSON
Upcoming Engagements
Stay tuned for upcoming events where I'll be discussing the impact of investigative journalism and sharing insights from my experiences.
About Carl Frederick Hill
My immediate research is at the intersection of rhetoric and religion. I will explore the implications of rhetoric, African American Rhetoric, and philosophy/ethics as they inform religion and religious actions. The impact of how rhetoric serves as a medium to inform, mobilize, and uplift the Black community. My research will consider the rhetorical strategies of preaching and homiletics. My research aims to examine the rhetoric of the Black Church and the phenomenon of Black Faith in the American context.