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Leonard McKinnis

Associate Professor

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Affiliations

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

Department of African American Studies

School of Literatures, Cultures & Linguistics

Department of Religion

Leonard Mckinnis is currently serving as a College Of Liberal Arts & Sciences Associate Professor at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

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Leonard McKinnis

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Associate Professor

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religious studies religion sociology of religion african american studies humanities contemporary islam religious research christian practice anthropology philosophy of religion african identity islamic thought american studies islamic studies comparative religion interfaith american identity religious groups race nationalism material culture cultural anthropology ritual cultural studies ethnic studies anthropological theory urban history scientific study of religion black experience afrocentricity religious symbol diaspora studies diasporic movement forced migration divine blackness black coptic people stephen finley black embodiment stephen c. finley black coptic religion performative imagination my name richard kent evans john africa philadelphia police urban church j. m. barron r. h. williams american religion extraterrestrial bodies ethnography black theology lived religion

Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

In and out of This World: Material and Extraterrestrial Bodies in the Nation of Islam by Stephen C. Finley (Review). African American Review (2023)

Leonard C. McKinnis

anthropological theoryislamic studiesnationalismstephen c. finleyreligious studiesphilosophy of religionreligionreligious symbolcomparative religioncontemporary islamstephen finleyanthropologyblack embodimenthumanitiesreligious researchmaterial cultureislamic thoughtcultural anthropology

REVIEW: S.C. Finley's in and out of This World: Material and Extraterrestrial Bodies in the Nation of Islam. African American Review (2023)

Leonard McKinnis

archival researchislamic studiess.c. finleycultural historymiddle eastern studiesextraterrestrial bodieshumanitiescontemporary islamislamic thoughthistoryanthropology

The Black Coptic Church: Race and Imagination in a New Religion. NYU Press (2023)

Leonard McKinnis

black coptic churchreligious studiescritical race theoryreligioncomparative religionsociology of religionafrican identityreligious groupsafrican american studiesnew religioninterfaith

MOVE: An American Religion, by Richard Kent Evans. Sociology of Religion (2021)

Leonard C McKinnis

colonialismforced migrationphiladelphia policereligious studiesreligionamerican identitysociology of religionprotestdiaspora studiesamerican studiesdiasporic movementjohn africarichard kent evanshistory

REVIEW: R.K. Evans' Move: An American Religion. Sociology of Religion (2021)

Leonard McKinnis

american religionchristian practicephilosophy of religionreligious studiesreligionamerican identityscientific study of religionsociology of religionamerican studiesreligious researchamerican political thought

I Told Jesus It Would Be Alright If He Changed My Name: Performative Imagination and Identity Construction in Black Coptic Religion. (2020)

Leonard Cornell McKinnis

christian practicereligious studiesreligionmy nameperformative imaginationsociology of religionhumanitiesblack coptic religionreligious researchritualcontemporary islamcultural studiesinterfaith

REVIEW: J. M. Barron and R. H. Williams' the Urban Church Imagined: Religion, Race, and Authenticity in the City. Journal of Religion (2020)

Leonard McKinnis

christian practicej. m. barronreligious studiescritical race theoryreligionurban historyurban churchsociology of religionreligious groupsafrican american studiesurban sociologyurbanismr. h. williams

Divine Blackness: Race, Religion, and Imagination Among the Black Coptic People.

Leonard McKinnis

ethnic studiesracereligious studiesblack experiencereligionsociology of religionafrocentricityafrican identityblack coptic peopleafrican american studiesdivine blackness

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Leonard McKinnis

Associate Professor

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Affiliations

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

Department of African American Studies

School of Literatures, Cultures & Linguistics

Department of Religion

Leonard Mckinnis is currently serving as a College Of Liberal Arts & Sciences Associate Professor at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Honors

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Education

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Leonard McKinnis

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Associate Professor

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

In and out of This World: Material and Extraterrestrial Bodies in the Nation of Islam by Stephen C. Finley (Review). African American Review (2023)

Leonard C. McKinnis

REVIEW: S.C. Finley's in and out of This World: Material and Extraterrestrial Bodies in the Nation of Islam. African American Review (2023)

Leonard McKinnis

archival researchislamic studiess.c. finleycultural historymiddle eastern studiesextraterrestrial bodieshumanitiescontemporary islamislamic thoughthistoryanthropology

The Black Coptic Church: Race and Imagination in a New Religion. NYU Press (2023)

Leonard McKinnis

black coptic churchreligious studiescritical race theoryreligioncomparative religionsociology of religionafrican identityreligious groupsafrican american studiesnew religioninterfaith

MOVE: An American Religion, by Richard Kent Evans. Sociology of Religion (2021)

Leonard C McKinnis

REVIEW: R.K. Evans' Move: An American Religion. Sociology of Religion (2021)

Leonard McKinnis

I Told Jesus It Would Be Alright If He Changed My Name: Performative Imagination and Identity Construction in Black Coptic Religion. (2020)

Leonard Cornell McKinnis

christian practicereligious studiesreligionmy nameperformative imaginationsociology of religionhumanitiesblack coptic religionreligious researchritualcontemporary islamcultural studiesinterfaith

REVIEW: J. M. Barron and R. H. Williams' the Urban Church Imagined: Religion, Race, and Authenticity in the City. Journal of Religion (2020)

Leonard McKinnis

christian practicej. m. barronreligious studiescritical race theoryreligionurban historyurban churchsociology of religionreligious groupsafrican american studiesurban sociologyurbanismr. h. williams

Divine Blackness: Race, Religion, and Imagination Among the Black Coptic People.

Leonard McKinnis

ethnic studiesracereligious studiesblack experiencereligionsociology of religionafrocentricityafrican identityblack coptic peopleafrican american studiesdivine blackness

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