Davis, Lane

Dr. Lane Davis returned to his undergraduate alma mater to serve in the Department of Religion faculty in 2021. He teaches courses in Church history and Biblical interpretation and also serves as an instructor in Huntingdon’s CALL vocational discernment program. His research focuses on Methodist history (particularly in the twentieth century), issues of doctrine and pluralism, and the life and thought of Albert C. Outler. Prior to his doctoral work, Lane served as a pastor at United Methodist congregations in Brentwood, Tennessee, Dunwoody, Georgia, and Dothan, Alabama. You can learn more about his scholarship and teaching at www.lanedavis.us.

PUBLICATIONS

Edited Volumes:

• “Evangelical Religion and the Public Sphere: Dynamics of Religious Expression and Regulation.” In Imagination and the Public Sphere, edited by Susan G. Cumings. Newcastle upon Tyne, UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2012. 63-82.

Articles in Preparation:

• “The Origins of Methodist Tradition: The Liberal Orthodox Influence of Robert C. Calhoun on Albert C. Outler.”

Other Publications:

• “Cultivating an Institutional Imagination,” Firebrand Magazine, November 2020

GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS

• Wesleyan Studies Summer Seminar, Asbury Theological Seminary, June 2021
• Hayek Fund, Institute for Humane Studies at George Washington University, March 2021
• John Wesley Fellow, A Foundation for Theological Education, 2020
• Graduate Student Funding, SMU Dedman College Graduate Student Association, 2020
• Graduate Student Travel Grant, American Historical Association, 2019

PRESENTATIONS

• “Institutionalizing a Pandemic: Texas Methodism and the 1918 Flu,” American Academy of Religion, Accepted for Fall 2021
• “Evangelical Religion and the Public Sphere,” Southern Humanities Conference, 2008