A Conversation with Anthony Pinn

Anthony Pinn and Anne Klaeysen will discuss a range of topics, such as the role of humanism in social justice, race, and the current political moment.

Anthony B. Pinn received his BA from Columbia University, Master of Divinity and PhD in the study of religion from Harvard University. He is currently the Agnes Cullen Arnold Distinguished Professor of Humanities and Professor of Religion at Rice University. Pinn is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a Professor Extraordinarius at the University of South Africa. Pinn is the founding director of the Center for Engaged Research and Collaborative Learning, and served as the inaugural director of the Center for African and African American Studies both at Rice University. In addition, he is Director of Research for the Institute for Humanist Studies – a Washington, DC-based think tank. Pinn’s research interests include religion and culture; black religious thought; humanism; and Hip Hop culture. He is the author/editor of over 35 books, including The Black Practice of Disbelief (Beacon, 2024), (with Brad Braxton) A Master Class in Being Human: A Black Christian and a Black Secular Humanist on Religion, Race and Justice (2023); Deathlife: Hip Hop and Thanatological Narrations of Blackness (Duke, 2024), and Interplay of Things: Religion, Art, and Presence Together (Duke, 2021).

Join us in person at:
Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture,
269 4th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11215