Honoring the Distinguished Legacy of THE REVEREND LAWRENCE EDWARD CARTER SR., PH.D.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2025
10.02 11.20
BENJAMIN ELIJAH MAYS CROWN FORUM:
MAHATMA GANDHI’S 156TH APPEARANCE DAY
ANNIVERSARY | 11:00 A.M.
PREACHER
Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde, D.Min.
Episcopal Diocese of Washington, D.C.
SPECIAL MUSIC BY World-Renowned Morehouse College Glee Club
LOCATION: MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.
INTERNATIONAL CHAPEL - CROWN NAVE
12:45 P.M. – 2:45 P.M.
INDUCTEE LUNCHEON & DIALOGUE
MODERATOR
Bishop Budde & Bishop Robert C. Wright
LOCATION: SHIRLEY MASSEY EXECUTIVE CONFERENCE CENTER
5:00 P.M. – 6:30 P.M.
THURMAN THURSDAY THEOLOGICAL TALKATHON
AUTHOR TALK – HUBERT HARRISON: FORBIDDEN GENIUS OF BLACK RADICALISM
Brain Walden Kwoba, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of African & African American Studies University of Memphis
MODERATOR
The Reverend Quincy James Rineheart, (Ph.D./ABD)
Associate Dean of Chapel Relations, Morehouse College
LOCATION: AFRICAN AMERICAN HALL OF FAME, 2ND FLOOR MLK CHAPEL
7:00 P.M. – 8:30 P.M.
THE GLOBAL SAGE: “FIRESIDE” CHAT WITH DEAN CARTER
MODERATOR
The Reverend Dr. Jamal Harrison-Bryant ’94
Senior Pastor, New Birth Missionary Baptist Church Stonecrest, Ga.
LOCATION: MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. INTERNATIONAL CHAPEL - CROWN NAVE
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2025
HOWARD THURMAN CROWN FORUM | 11:00 A.M.
SPEAKER
Stacey Floyd-Thomas, Ph.D.
E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Professor of Ethics and Society Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn.
LOCATION: MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.
INTERNATIONAL CHAPEL - CROWN NAVE
4:30 P.M. – 6:30 P.M.
THE DEAN’S FORUM MODERATOR
Harold V. Bennett, Ph.D.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Endowed Chair
Philosophy and Religion Department, Morehouse College PANELISTS
Angela N. Parker, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of New Testament & Greek Mercer University
Joel B. Kemp, J.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor Hebrew Bible, Emory University
Mitzi J. Smith, Ph.D.
J. Davison Philips Professor of New Testament
Columbia Theological Seminary
RESPONDENT
Vincent Lee Wimbush ’75, Ph.D.
Senior Research Fellow, Emory University
LOCATION: AFRICAN AMERICAN HALL OF FAME, 2ND FLOOR MLK CHAPEL
7:00 P.M.– 8:30 P.M.
THE DEAN: PAST PRESIDENTS AND ALUMNI CHAPEL ASSISTANTS
Assistants and Alumni Chapel Assistants
Honoring Dean Carter
LOCATION: THE MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. INTERNATIONAL CHAPEL-CROWN NAVE
THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 2026
01.22 03.19
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. CROWN FORUM | 11:00 A.M.
PREACHER
The Reverend Keith Troy ’76, D.Min.
Senior Pastor, New Salem Baptist Church, Columbus, Ohio.
LOCATION: MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.
INTERNATIONAL CHAPEL - CROWN NAVE
12:30 P.M. – 2:00 P.M.
THE PROFESSOR/ PREACHER/ PROPHET & COLLEGE PASTOR
Morehouse Students, Faculty, Staff & Alumni
Honoring Dean Carter
LOCATION: AFRICAN AMERICAN HALL OF FAME, 2ND FLOOR MLK CHAPEL
4:30 P.M. – 6:30 P.M.
THE DEAN’S FORUM MODERATOR
Illya Eliphis Davis ’89, (Ph.D./ABD)
Director of Freshman & Seniors’ Academic Success and Adjunct Professor of Philosophy, Morehouse College
PANELISTS
Linden Martin Young ’26
Samuel W. Williams Fellow, Officer of Freshmen and Seniors’ Academic Success, Morehouse College
George Anthony Pratt ’23, Ph.D. Student Committee on the Study of Religion, Harvard University
Calvin Roosevelt Bell ’24, Ph.D. Student Department of Philosophy, Northwestern University
Spencer Alexandria Nabors C’2020, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Georgetown University
RESPONDENT
Melanie C. Jones Quarles, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Ethics, Theology and Culture and Director of the Katie Geneva Cannon Center for Womanist Leadership
Union Presbyterian Seminary
LOCATION: AFRICAN AMERICAN HALL OF FAME, 2ND FLOOR MLK CHAPEL
THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 2026
BAYARD RUSTIN CROWN FORUM | 11:00 A.M.
SPEAKER
Frank Leon Roberts, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of English & Black Studies, Amherst College, Amherst, Mass.
MODERATOR
The Reverend Quincy James Rineheart (Ph.D./ABD)
Associate Dean of Chapel Relations, Morehouse College
LOCATION: MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. INTERNATIONAL CHAPEL - CROWN NAVE
4:30 P.M. – 6:30 P.M.
THE DEAN’S FORUM
MODERATOR
Shonda Jones, Ed.D.
Dean and Executive Vice President, Brite Divinity School
PANELISTS
Brandon Thomas Crowley ’08, Ph.D.
Director of Theological Education and Senior Research Fellow in Religion, Homiletics and Ecclesiology, Episcopal Divinity School
Frank Leon Roberts, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of English and Black Studies, Amherst College
Paul Anthony Daniels II ’12 (Ph.D./ABD)
Dean, Bloy House: The Episcopal Theological School
Teresa Lynn Smallwood, J.D., Ph.D.
Academic Dean and Vice President for Academic Affairs, United Lutheran Seminary
RESPONDENT
Calvin L. Warren, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of African American Studies, Emory University
LOCATION: AFRICAN AMERICAN HALL OF FAME, 2ND FLOOR MLK CHAPEL
7:00 P.M. – 8:30 P.M.
THE MORAL COSMOPOLITAN HUMANITARIAN
Local & National Pastors, Civic & Community Leaders, and Academic Colleagues Honoring Dean Carter
LOCATION: THE MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. INTERNATIONAL CHAPEL
SUNDAY, APRIL 5, 2026
RESURRECTION SUNDAY | 5:30 P.M.
PREACHER
The Reverend Robert Michael Franklin Jr. ’75, Ph.D.
President Emeritus, Morehouse College, James T. and Berta R. Laney
Professor in Moral Leadership, Emory University
LOCATION: MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. INTERNATIONAL CHAPEL - CROWN NAVE
THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 2026
BENJAMIN ELIJAH MAYS CROWN FORUM | 11:00 A.M.
SPEAKER
C. Shane Reese, Ph.D. President, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
SPECIAL MUSIC BY World-Renowned Morehouse College Glee Club
LOCATION: MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. INTERNATIONAL CHAPEL - CROWN NAVE
4:00 P.M. – 5:00 P.M.
“LISTENING SESSION ON VOCATIONAL PATHWAYS”
SPEAKER
The Reverend Kenyatta R. Gilbert, Ph.D. Dean, Howard University School of Divinity, Washington, D.C.
LOCATION: AFRICAN AMERICAN HALL OF FAME, 2ND FLOOR MLK CHAPEL
*Light hors d’oeuvres will be served.
5:30 PM–6:30 PM
“OPEN MIC”: EXPRESSIONS OF APPRECIATION FOR DEAN CARTER
LOCATION: MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. INTERNATIONAL CHAPEL - CROWN NAVE
7:00 P.M. - 8:30 P.M.
“A CONVERSATION ON THE BLACK CHRIST”
AUTHOR TALK: THE BLACK CHRIST 25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION
The Reverend Canon Kelly Brown Douglas, Ph.D. Visiting Professor of Theology, Harvard Divinity School Canon Theologian, Washington National Cathedral
MODERATOR
The Reverend Michael Benard Beckwith, D.D.
Founder and Senior Minister of Agape International Spiritual Center
LOCATION: MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. INTERNATIONAL CHAPEL - CROWN NAVE
FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 2026
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THE RETIREMENT CELEBRATION
HONORING THE LEGACY OF THE REVEREND DEAN LAWRENCE EDWARD CARTER, SR., PH.D. PLACE Hyatt
RECEPTION 6 P.M.
DINNER & TRIBUTES 7:30 P.M.
*Tickets required. More details are forthcoming.
SUNDAY, APRIL 12, 2026
THE DEAN’S SUNDAY | 5:30 P.M.
PREACHER
The Reverend Brad Ronnell Braxton, Ph.D. President and Professor of Public Theology Chicago Theological Seminary, Chicago, IL
LOCATION: MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. INTERNATIONAL CHAPEL - CROWN NAVE
