Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago
On November 19, 2025, Grebel welcomed Rev. Dr. Braxton Shelley as the 2025 Rodney and Lorna Sawatsky Visiting Scholar.
Dr. Shelley's lecture explored the worldview—the history, aesthetics and theology—that gives rise to Black gospel music. Surveying a diverse array of gospel selections, this presentation clarified what this tradition shares: the belief that musical sound can turn spiritual power into a physical reality.
On November 19, 2025, Grebel welcomed Rev. Dr. Braxton Shelley as the 2025 Rodney and Lorna Sawatsky Visiting Scholar.
Dr. Shelley's lecture explored the worldview—the history, aesthetics and theology—that gives rise to Black gospel music. Surveying a diverse array of gospel selections, this presentation clarified what this tradition shares: the belief that musical sound can turn spiritual power into a physical reality.
