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Corey D. B. Walker is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Africana Studies where he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in philosophy, critical theory, modern theology, and cultural studies. His research revolves around a series of critical investigations into the historical, philosophical, and theological problems of modern thought and political practice.

Prior to joining the faculty at Brown in 2006, Professor Walker was Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Virginia (2003-2006), Director of the Center for the Study of Local Knowledge at the University of Virginia (2002-2003), and Visiting Professor at the Historisches Institut at Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena in Germany (2002).

Professor Walker is the author of the book, A Noble Fight: African American Freemasonry and the Struggle for Democracy in America (University of Illinois Press, 2008) and is now completing work on a new book entitled Between Transcendence and History: An Essay on Religion and the Future of Democracy in America. Professor Walker recently completed a term as an Associate Editor of The Journal of the American Academy of Religion the top academic journal for the study of religion.

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