Speaker: Tom Kersen

Being Southern: Some Reflections on Some Recent Discussions

In the summer of 2022, I held four classes about southern identity and culture through a continuing education program at University of Southern Mississippi. My talk before UUCJ will be about some of that wonderful discourse and deep reflection gained from that experience. Thomas M. Kersen, Ph.D. Interim Chair, Criminal Justice and Sociology Associate Professor … Continue reading Being Southern: Some Reflections on Some Recent Discussions

The Jesus Freak Movement

Dr. Tom Kersen takes us back to the 1970s and the Jesus Freak movement. According to Kersen, the movement was “primarily a West Coast phenomena linked to Children of God which many people felt was a cult. Duane Pederson was a Greenville native and a JF organizer when he moved out to Hollywood. Two JF’rs … Continue reading The Jesus Freak Movement