noontime lecture at the Moravian Archives  by Dr. Jared Burkholder
in person at the Moravian Archives; online via Zoom (please register by filling out the form below)

In the early decades of the twentieth century, baseball-player-turned-celebrity-evangelist, Billy Sunday was a sensation. At the height of his preaching career, Sunday held campaigns in America’s cities that could last several months and were attended by millions of people. His on-stage antics, colloquial speech, and fiery sermons drew both praise and scorn across the nation. In 1915, Sunday held a major campaign in Philadelphia and ten years later, in 1925, he brought his campaign machine to Winston-Salem. As Billy Sunday came to town, Moravians in both the northern and southern provinces had opportunity to weigh in on his controversial methods. Jared Burkholder will discuss what Moravians had to say and whether they found Sunday’s preaching consistent with Moravian tradition or not.

Dr. Jared S. Burkholder is a Scholar in Residence at Moravian Theological Seminary.

Our lecture series is sponsored by Campbell, Rappold & Yurasits LLP