Prof. Emilie Townes to receive Honorary Doctorate from United Lutheran Seminary
The following is an excerpt from “ULS Announces 2025 Honorary Degree Recipients,” featuring Martin Luther King, Jr. Professor of Religion and Black Studies emilie townes, published on April 1, 2025.
President R. Guy Erwin is pleased to announce that the Rev. Dr. Yvette Flunder and the Rev. Dr. Emilie M. Townes will receive from ULS the degree of Doctor of Divinity, honoris causa, at the upcoming Commencement on May 9, 2025. Bishop Flunder will preach at the morning worship service and Professor Townes will offer remarks during the afternoon degree-granting ceremony.
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